The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of radio and television announcers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $29,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $32,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,760 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $99,050 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,050. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,200.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radio and television announcers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $32,440 | -19.48% | -11.31% |
| 2021 | $38,760 | 9.83% | - |
| 2020 | $34,950 | -29.64% | - |
| 2019 | $45,310 | -8.36% | - |
| 2018 | $49,100 | 20.90% | - |
| 2017 | $38,840 | 13.54% | - |
| 2016 | $33,580 | 1.82% | - |
| 2015 | $32,970 | -7.10% | - |
| 2014 | $35,310 | 0.79% | - |
| 2013 | $35,030 | -3.08% | - |
| 2012 | $36,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,440 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 17.5 percent (17.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Bloomington-Normal and 40.4 percent (40.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Bloomington-Normal | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Peoria | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Springfield | |
| Northwest Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| East Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area | |
| Carbondale-Marion | |
| South Illinois nonmetropolitan area |