The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of radio and television announcers in Champaign-Urbana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $22,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $30,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $38,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $49,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $49,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $30,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radio and television announcers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $30,520 | 25.33% | 24.93% |
| 2020 | $22,790 | -0.53% | - |
| 2016 | $22,910 | 2.53% | - |
| 2015 | $22,330 | -2.60% | - |
| 2012 | $22,910 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $30,520 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for radio and television announcers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of radio and television announcers in Champaign-Urbana is 22.3 percent (22.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington-Normal and 36.7 percent (36.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.