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Highest Paying Industries for Announcers

The top 47 highest paying industries for 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $59,350, theater companies and dinner theaters is the highest paying industry for announcers. It is followed by professional, scientific, and technical services industry (average annual salary $54,610). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of announcers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 47 Highest Paying Industries for Announcers

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Theater Companies and Dinner Theaters	$59,350	$19,470	130
2	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$54,610	$18,500	260
3	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$52,450	$18,010	200
4	Agents and Managers for Artists, Athletes, Entertainers, and Other Public Figures	$51,660	$25,010	n/a
5	Performing Arts Companies	$47,830	$18,720	350
6	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$44,120	$21,550	130
7	Junior colleges - Local government owned	$42,850	$22,000	110
8	Educational Services - Local government owned	$41,550	$22,180	130
9	Junior Colleges (including private, state, and local government schools)	$41,520	$20,720	150
10	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$38,940	$17,980	3,250
11	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$38,300	$19,650	250
12	Educational Services - Privately owned	$37,850	$19,420	270
13	Television Broadcasting	$37,840	$18,580	3,640
14	Spectator Sports	$37,800	$17,880	580
15	Educational Services	$37,690	$19,780	740
16	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$37,550	$19,400	250
17	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$36,960	$19,760	610
18	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$36,800	$19,570	550
19	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$36,410	$19,710	310
20	State government, including schools and hospitals	$36,150	$19,840	360
21	Educational Services - State government owned	$36,110	$19,730	340
22	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$35,870	$18,630	100
23	Federal, State, and Local Government	$35,870	$18,630	100
24	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$35,520	$18,120	80
25	Elementary and Secondary Schools	$35,400	$21,310	40
26	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$35,060	$17,770	2,070
27	Gambling Industries	$33,400	$19,540	40
28	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$31,250	$17,440	3,960
29	Restaurants and Other Eating Places	$29,250	$17,670	450
30	Information	$29,050	$17,540	29,250
31	Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers	$28,880	$19,620	90
32	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$28,880	$19,620	90
33	Newspaper Publishers	$28,740	$19,580	90
34	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$28,720	$17,490	28,100
35	Radio and Television Broadcasting	$28,670	$17,490	27,950
36	Radio Broadcasting	$27,660	$17,390	24,310
37	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$26,360	$16,610	50
38	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$25,240	$16,780	60
39	Accommodation and Food Services	$24,260	$17,050	2,990
40	Food Services and Drinking Places	$24,190	$17,040	2,960
41	Drinking Places (Alcoholic Beverages)	$23,330	$16,980	2,490
42	Administrative and Support Services	$22,150	$16,750	130
43	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$22,150	$16,750	130
44	Employment Services	$19,490	$16,700	120
45	Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries	$18,860	$16,410	700
46	Other Amusement and Recreation Industries	$18,710	$16,360	660
47	Fitness and Recreational Sports Centers	$18,560	$16,250	320