The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $87,550, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for radio and television announcers. It is followed by Rhode Island (average annual salary $75,760). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $87,550 |
$45,880 | 180 |
| 2 | Rhode Island | $75,760 |
$28,530 | 90 |
| 3 | New York | $68,180 |
$31,420 | 2,000 |
| 4 | Utah | $60,530 |
$26,410 | 150 |
| 5 | Alaska | $55,900 |
$31,720 | 90 |
| 6 | Nevada | $54,060 |
$25,320 | 300 |
| 7 | Washington | $52,730 |
$33,810 | 470 |
| 8 | Oregon | $50,300 |
$31,450 | 210 |
| 9 | Florida | $49,970 |
$22,200 | 1,160 |
| 10 | California | $49,360 |
$29,990 | 5,070 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $47,940 |
$33,150 | 480 |
| 12 | Connecticut | $47,600 |
$27,710 | 260 |
| 13 | Colorado | $46,900 |
$29,030 | 460 |
| 14 | North Carolina | $46,520 |
$20,240 | 790 |
| 15 | Idaho | $45,470 |
$23,410 | 150 |
| 16 | Nebraska | $44,660 |
$22,380 | 240 |
| 17 | North Dakota | $44,390 |
$27,130 | 200 |
| 18 | Maryland | $43,780 |
$31,360 | 330 |
| 19 | Vermont | $43,560 |
$26,500 | 50 |
| 20 | Montana | $43,220 |
$22,900 | 180 |
| 21 | New Mexico | $41,650 |
$23,920 | 180 |
| 22 | New Hampshire | $41,580 |
$27,490 | 90 |
| 23 | Hawaii | $41,200 |
$26,060 | 110 |
| 24 | South Dakota | $37,680 |
$29,370 | 220 |
| 25 | Pennsylvania | $37,610 |
$19,990 | 1,020 |
| 26 | Wisconsin | $37,470 |
$28,960 | 650 |
| 27 | Georgia | $36,890 |
$23,430 | 610 |
| 28 | Indiana | $36,840 |
$21,440 | 520 |
| 29 | Maine | $36,660 |
$26,520 | 120 |
| 30 | Texas | $36,170 |
$22,070 | 1,380 |
| 31 | Iowa | $36,130 |
$23,500 | 230 |
| 32 | Alabama | $36,070 |
$20,650 | 380 |
| 33 | Kansas | $36,020 |
$20,290 | 490 |
| 34 | Arizona | $35,490 |
$27,340 | 300 |
| 35 | Wyoming | $35,450 |
$27,300 | 60 |
| 36 | New Jersey | $34,420 |
$24,960 | 500 |
| 37 | Minnesota | $34,280 |
$22,950 | 800 |
| 38 | Oklahoma | $34,180 |
$21,880 | 210 |
| 39 | Kentucky | $34,120 |
$20,960 | 420 |
| 40 | West Virginia | $34,020 |
$21,840 | 200 |
| 41 | Louisiana | $32,670 |
$20,330 | 200 |
| 42 | Illinois | $32,410 |
$26,910 | 1,080 |
| 43 | Ohio | $31,610 |
$21,040 | 670 |
| 44 | Tennessee | $31,390 |
$22,570 | 1,040 |
| 45 | Virginia | $29,950 |
$22,470 | 510 |
| 46 | Michigan | $28,870 |
$21,700 | 670 |
| 47 | Missouri | $28,790 |
$23,190 | 570 |
| 48 | Mississippi | $28,620 |
$19,590 | 140 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $27,740 |
$23,590 | 260 |
| 50 | Delaware | $27,010 |
$16,900 | 130 |
| 51 | South Carolina | $26,340 |
$17,560 | 260 |
| 52 | Guam | $22,400 |
$18,200 | 30 |
| 53 | Puerto Rico | $17,630 |
$16,740 | 190 |