The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of radio and television announcers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $20,980 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,970 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $39,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $70,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $112,010 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $112,010. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $39,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $20,980.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radio and television announcers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $39,150 | 14.79% | 5.11% |
| 2016 | $33,360 | 2.13% | - |
| 2015 | $32,650 | -10.38% | - |
| 2014 | $36,040 | 1.64% | - |
| 2013 | $35,450 | -4.80% | - |
| 2012 | $37,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $39,150, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is the second highest paying city for radio and television announcers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Bloomington-Normal (median annual salary of $39,300). Compared with Bloomington-Normal, the median annual salary of radio and television announcers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is .4 percent (.4%) lower.
| 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 |