The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $76,960, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for broadcast technicians. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $67,220). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $76,960 |
$47,210 | 400 |
| 2 | New York | $67,220 |
$36,070 | 3,520 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $64,740 |
$35,040 | 580 |
| 4 | New Jersey | $60,770 |
$39,270 | 260 |
| 5 | Rhode Island | $59,470 |
$33,400 | 50 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $59,110 |
$30,580 | 150 |
| 7 | Florida | $57,290 |
$27,260 | 1,060 |
| 8 | Colorado | $57,110 |
$37,100 | 520 |
| 9 | Oregon | $55,660 |
$30,290 | 220 |
| 10 | Utah | $54,930 |
$32,390 | 130 |
| 11 | Wisconsin | $52,880 |
$23,840 | 370 |
| 12 | South Carolina | $51,890 |
$25,830 | 240 |
| 13 | Missouri | $51,120 |
$27,300 | 330 |
| 14 | Michigan | $50,930 |
$22,620 | 860 |
| 15 | Maryland | $48,470 |
$28,030 | 300 |
| 16 | Virginia | $47,840 |
$25,110 | 450 |
| 17 | Louisiana | $47,610 |
$31,650 | 130 |
| 18 | Pennsylvania | $47,440 |
$23,090 | 780 |
| 19 | Iowa | $46,470 |
$21,990 | 270 |
| 20 | Georgia | $46,460 |
$31,880 | 980 |
| 21 | North Carolina | $46,240 |
$22,750 | 700 |
| 22 | Vermont | $45,850 |
$26,190 | 60 |
| 23 | Arizona | $44,570 |
$31,600 | 330 |
| 24 | New Mexico | $42,950 |
$26,120 | 80 |
| 25 | Connecticut | $42,070 |
$35,530 | 130 |
| 26 | Hawaii | $41,870 |
$30,750 | 60 |
| 27 | Nebraska | $41,650 |
$23,470 | 90 |
| 28 | Texas | $40,590 |
$21,990 | 2,000 |
| 29 | Minnesota | $40,490 |
$23,140 | 240 |
| 30 | Ohio | $40,240 |
$21,540 | 830 |
| 31 | Alaska | $40,000 |
$28,580 | 50 |
| 32 | Indiana | $39,690 |
$21,870 | 650 |
| 33 | Kentucky | $38,490 |
$20,240 | 310 |
| 34 | Maine | $38,420 |
$28,980 | 110 |
| 35 | Tennessee | $38,280 |
$28,450 | 730 |
| 36 | Washington | $37,390 |
$34,520 | 490 |
| 37 | Illinois | $37,140 |
$28,430 | 950 |
| 38 | Kansas | $36,310 |
$19,900 | 120 |
| 39 | Montana | $36,300 |
$21,910 | 120 |
| 40 | Nevada | $36,090 |
$28,620 | 160 |
| 41 | Idaho | $35,820 |
$24,690 | 80 |
| 42 | Alabama | $35,410 |
$22,730 | 230 |
| 43 | Oklahoma | $35,320 |
$20,630 | 270 |
| 44 | California | $34,370 |
$29,930 | 11,600 |
| 45 | Arkansas | $33,750 |
$24,190 | 110 |
| 46 | Wyoming | $33,660 |
$27,090 | 50 |
| 47 | North Dakota | $31,750 |
$24,930 | 90 |
| 48 | South Dakota | $31,100 |
$20,800 | 100 |
| 49 | Puerto Rico | $30,810 |
$17,680 | 90 |
| 50 | West Virginia | $29,960 |
$21,320 | 100 |
| 51 | Guam | $27,540 |
$18,240 | 60 |
| 52 | Delaware | $25,320 |
$21,100 | 40 |
| 53 | Mississippi | $21,550 |
$16,890 | 100 |