Highest-paying Cities for Broadcast Technicians

The top 100 highest paying cities for broadcast technicians (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 technicians in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $100,340, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is the highest paying city for broadcast technicians. It is followed by Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia (average annual salary $80,140). 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 technicians in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Broadcast Technicians

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$100,340	$40,380	8,950
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$80,140	$31,480	1,170
3	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$80,090	$28,900	100
4	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$78,150	$39,620	3,690
5	Nashua, New Hampshire	$77,580	$23,300	50
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$77,360	$37,390	670
7	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$74,360	$35,050	560
8	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$69,800	$26,950	90
9	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$68,920	$27,730	140
10	Richmond, Virginia	$68,310	$29,030	40
11	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$66,980	$22,350	50
12	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$66,620	$32,460	80
13	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$65,220	$28,800	50
14	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$62,880	$34,730	40
15	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$62,680	$38,240	140
16	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$62,520	$28,650	460
17	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$61,230	$33,680	1,850
18	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$60,890	$40,610	390
19	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$60,470	$35,500	140
20	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$60,050	$27,230	300
21	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$59,350	$31,960	80
22	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$59,280	$27,650	90
23	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$58,860	$23,690	70
24	Kansas City, Missouri	$58,110	$29,390	90
25	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$56,870	$36,090	30
26	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$56,290	$23,370	360
27	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$55,270	$33,400	50
28	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$54,790	$23,940	30
29	Sioux City, South Dakota	$54,690	$18,260	50
30	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$54,140	$22,110	30
31	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$53,470	$29,540	160
32	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$53,350	$22,620	80
33	Madison, Wisconsin	$52,880	$26,910	140
34	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$52,580	$23,220	80
35	Salt Lake City, Utah	$51,760	$32,390	110
36	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$51,460	$25,870	2,020
37	St Louis, Missouri	$51,360	$25,830	110
38	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$50,930	$23,060	30
39	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$50,190	$24,000	120
40	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$50,110	$23,210	330
41	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$49,980	$25,770	90
42	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$49,980	$29,110	60
43	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$49,480	$20,870	50
44	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$49,440	$40,660	70
45	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$47,760	$29,410	40
46	Worcester, Massachusetts	$47,750	$33,970	30
47	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$47,700	$31,280	70
48	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$47,440	$22,750	280
49	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$47,430	$22,310	610
50	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$47,220	$31,290	290
51	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$47,000	$28,090	40
52	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$46,870	$30,990	40
53	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$46,760	$29,730	40
54	Saginaw-Saginaw Township North, Michigan	$46,540	$21,680	30
55	Wichita, Kansas	$46,530	$19,900	50
56	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$46,530	$35,610	800
57	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$46,530	$21,890	280
58	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$46,280	$22,370	250
59	Columbus, Ohio	$46,210	$21,500	170
60	Beaumont-Port Arthur, Texas	$46,120	$18,890	50
61	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$46,010	$23,560	50
62	Amarillo, Texas	$45,850	$25,250	40
63	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$45,810	$31,200	50
64	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$45,530	$21,890	120
65	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$45,510	$25,290	810
66	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$45,460	$25,970	920
67	Tucson, Arizona	$45,400	$29,520	60
68	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$45,240	$24,080	140
69	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$45,130	$35,120	100
70	Lincoln, Nebraska	$45,100	$24,270	30
71	Spokane, Washington	$45,010	$30,430	30
72	Fresno, California	$44,970	$31,070	90
73	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$44,930	$34,190	40
74	Western Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$44,850	$17,440	40
75	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$44,590	$21,990	370
76	Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway, South Carolina	$44,390	$18,200	50
77	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$44,220	$29,590	600
78	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$44,180	$25,250	130
79	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$44,150	$31,600	230
80	Anchorage, Alaska	$44,060	$31,150	30
81	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$43,440	$29,650	70
82	Rochester, New York	$43,270	$28,310	70
83	Boulder, Colorado	$43,140	$32,330	30
84	Columbia, South Carolina	$42,410	$31,710	100
85	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$42,360	$23,630	40
86	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$42,270	$21,720	160
87	Tyler, Texas	$42,240	$21,850	40
88	Lubbock, Texas	$42,210	$21,760	40
89	Asheville, North Carolina	$42,150	$22,700	30
90	Toledo, Ohio	$42,090	$22,710	70
91	Upper Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area, Michigan	$41,830	$21,690	30
92	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$41,660	$28,950	80
93	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$41,100	$21,800	120
94	Medford, Oregon	$40,730	$26,790	50
95	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$40,490	$22,480	90
96	Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, Ohio	$40,420	$18,780	30
97	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$40,340	$26,330	40
98	Dayton, Ohio	$40,240	$26,380	110
99	Bismarck, North Dakota	$40,010	$23,300	60
100	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$39,890	$18,110	70

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for broadcast technicians.