Highest-paying Cities for Broadcast News Analysts

The top 49 highest paying cities for broadcast news analysts (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of broadcast news analysts in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $107,610, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is the highest paying city for broadcast news analysts. It is followed by Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado (average annual salary $105,400). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of broadcast news analysts in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 49 Highest-paying cities/areas for Broadcast News Analysts

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$107,610	$44,650	60
2	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$105,400	$36,860	60
3	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$101,870	$31,760	40
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$91,890	$41,250	490
5	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$87,570	$40,170	140
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$86,610	$38,490	410
7	Columbus, Ohio	$86,430	$38,990	60
8	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$86,200	$38,530	230
9	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$86,110	$33,030	40
10	Fresno, California	$81,000	$18,120	40
11	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$80,460	$29,030	170
12	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$79,900	$32,000	100
13	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$77,920	$34,750	30
14	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$76,660	$35,810	90
15	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$75,750	$57,070	40
16	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$74,750	$37,200	60
17	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$74,650	$50,540	50
18	Salt Lake City, Utah	$74,070	$34,600	70
19	St Louis, Missouri	$73,030	$34,920	60
20	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$71,540	$31,900	300
21	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$70,560	$34,200	130
22	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$70,180	$41,200	60
23	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$68,000	$32,430	330
24	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$66,140	$23,870	210
25	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$65,260	$36,060	110
26	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$65,040	$24,540	40
27	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$62,550	$34,530	40
28	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$60,860	$22,990	30
29	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$60,440	$22,140	1,110
30	Springfield, Missouri	$59,600	$22,810	40
31	Kansas City, Missouri	$58,200	$30,350	80
32	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$55,650	$24,890	n/a
33	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$55,230	$20,540	60
34	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$55,230	$23,470	330
35	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$52,810	$17,700	50
36	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$51,900	$23,090	110
37	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$50,670	$34,920	40
38	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$50,400	$22,620	120
39	Jackson, Mississippi	$49,220	$22,750	n/a
40	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$47,190	$31,940	40
41	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$46,840	$26,790	80
42	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$46,430	$33,610	30
43	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$43,000	$33,520	80
44	Honolulu, Hawaii	$40,530	$16,610	40
45	Syracuse, New York	$40,210	$28,580	30
46	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$39,050	$27,550	100
47	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$37,470	$27,100	60
48	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$28,250	$21,450	n/a
49	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$27,050	$16,590	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for broadcast news analysts.