The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of radio and television announcers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $24,430 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $32,370 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $44,700 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $56,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $44,700. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,430.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radio and television announcers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $44,700 | -6.33% | -6.35% |
| 2016 | $47,530 | 7.97% | - |
| 2015 | $43,740 | 15.27% | - |
| 2014 | $37,060 | -1.75% | - |
| 2013 | $37,710 | -26.07% | - |
| 2012 | $47,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $44,700 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is in the middle of salary range for radio and television announcers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of radio and television announcers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale is 29.1 percent (29.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville and 42.8 percent (42.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.