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Electrical Engineer Salary in the Industry of Radio and Television Broadcasting

The salary statistics and trend of electrical engineers in the industry of radio and television broadcasting are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare electrical engineer salaries in different industries within the information sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$58,760
25th Percentile Wage
$73,350
50th Percentile Wage
$93,850
75th Percentile Wage
$119,660
90th Percentile Wage
$149,000

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for electrical engineers in the industry of radio and television broadcasting. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) electrical engineers is $149,000. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $93,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent electrical engineers is $58,760.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of electrical engineers in the industry of Radio and Television Broadcasting from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$93,850
3.43% 10.42%
2016
$90,630
4.53% -
2015
$86,520
-0.99% -
2014
$87,380
3.90% -
2013
$83,970
-0.12% -
2012
$84,070
- -

Table 3. Compare Electrical Engineer Salary in Different Industries within the Information Sector

The average salaries of electrical engineers in 17 industries within the information sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of electrical engineers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Other Information Services
$125,590
Other Information Services
$125,590
Motion Picture and Video Industries
$106,270
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
$105,830
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
$103,710
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
$100,410
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
$100,410
Software Publishers
$99,520
Cable and Other Subscription Programming
$99,300
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
$99,110
Telecommunications
$97,940
Other Telecommunications
$97,850
Broadcasting (except Internet)
$95,020
Television Broadcasting
$93,930
Radio and Television Broadcasting
$93,850
Radio Broadcasting
$93,630
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
$81,430

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