Highest-paying Cities for Radio and Television Announcers

The top 100 highest paying cities for radio and television announcers (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 radio and television announcers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $97,600, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is the highest paying city for radio and television announcers. It is followed by Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington (average annual salary $78,940). 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 radio and television announcers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Radio and Television Announcers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$97,600	$34,440	1,810
2	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$78,940	$36,490	90
3	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$75,770	$28,530	80
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$67,690	$31,620	410
5	Salt Lake City, Utah	$67,600	$26,410	100
6	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$63,030	$30,090	230
7	New Haven, Connecticut	$60,850	$26,380	n/a
8	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$60,610	$35,440	320
9	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$60,030	$26,980	560
10	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$58,600	$21,650	30
11	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$58,480	$34,560	370
12	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$58,470	$22,160	100
13	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$57,510	$31,200	110
14	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$55,900	$32,500	70
15	Springfield, Massachusetts	$55,720	$28,200	40
16	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$54,980	$23,480	270
17	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$54,160	$28,030	220
18	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$52,730	$29,300	160
19	Fresno, California	$52,320	$33,980	70
20	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$52,020	$22,630	60
21	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$51,940	$24,070	490
22	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$50,850	$17,300	70
23	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$50,670	$27,550	70
24	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$50,210	$21,300	150
25	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$49,940	$22,860	120
26	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$49,900	$29,120	470
27	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$49,750	$30,000	2,380
28	Tacoma, Washington	$49,630	$24,450	40
29	Akron, Ohio	$49,580	$19,240	30
30	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$49,480	$31,480	50
31	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$49,360	$28,050	1,140
32	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$49,280	$42,060	30
33	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$49,150	$33,820	140
34	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$48,600	$31,170	60
35	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$48,250	$29,750	300
36	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$47,950	$35,310	340
37	Fargo, North Dakota	$47,620	$27,130	80
38	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$47,140	$26,520	40
39	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$46,910	$23,970	50
40	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$46,750	$21,880	360
41	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$46,420	$27,640	80
42	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$45,470	$29,330	60
43	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$45,160	$31,730	270
44	El Paso, Texas	$44,770	$24,080	30
45	Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, Pennsylvania	$44,710	$21,700	30
46	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$44,700	$24,430	1,240
47	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$44,410	$29,220	120
48	Anchorage, Alaska	$44,110	$26,250	40
49	Savannah, Georgia	$44,040	$23,830	40
50	Kansas City, Missouri	$43,330	$23,910	310
51	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$43,270	$30,520	190
52	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$42,920	$27,750	80
53	Tallahassee, Florida	$42,860	$21,820	30
54	Worcester, Massachusetts	$42,580	$31,800	50
55	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$42,490	$21,270	60
56	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$41,950	$26,100	30
57	Wilmington, North Carolina	$41,750	$18,620	30
58	West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area, North Dakota	$41,670	$29,680	40
59	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$41,580	$27,620	30
60	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$41,220	$19,330	70
61	Syracuse, New York	$41,020	$27,900	50
62	Pensacola-Ferry Pass-Brent, Florida	$40,540	$18,560	30
63	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$40,510	$26,120	270
64	Amarillo, Texas	$40,470	$17,620	90
65	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$40,370	$24,830	100
66	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$40,180	$22,520	40
67	Fort Wayne, Indiana	$40,000	$22,030	50
68	Wenatchee-East Wenatchee, Washington	$40,000	$23,960	40
69	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$39,940	$23,100	130
70	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$39,890	$27,820	170
71	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$39,730	$22,340	350
72	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$39,660	$24,480	40
73	Knoxville, Tennessee	$39,560	$22,880	170
74	Jackson, Mississippi	$39,550	$18,980	30
75	Bangor, Maine	$39,500	$19,580	50
76	Huntsville, Alabama	$39,330	$19,730	80
77	Bloomington-Normal, Illinois	$39,300	$19,800	30
78	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$39,170	$21,640	40
79	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$39,150	$20,980	690
80	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$39,120	$17,900	300
81	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$39,070	$18,920	50
82	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$38,970	$30,040	60
83	Rapid City, South Dakota	$38,670	$29,030	40
84	Madison, Wisconsin	$38,610	$30,410	110
85	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$38,420	$29,640	100
86	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$38,420	$27,810	60
87	Charlottesville, Virginia	$38,410	$24,370	30
88	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$38,380	$27,040	40
89	Salinas, California	$38,370	$27,070	50
90	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$38,100	$19,120	40
91	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$38,050	$20,190	300
92	West Colorado nonmetropolitan area, Colorado	$38,040	$29,020	30
93	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$38,030	$23,590	40
94	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$38,020	$24,120	370
95	Columbia, Missouri	$37,940	$22,530	50
96	Richmond, Virginia	$37,910	$22,880	70
97	Tyler, Texas	$37,900	$21,930	40
98	Hawaii-Maui-Kauai nonmetropolitan area, Hawaii	$37,870	$23,480	30
99	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$37,810	$22,150	90
100	South Georgia nonmetropolitan area, Georgia	$37,620	$22,490	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for radio and television announcers.