The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of radio and television announcers in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $27,210 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $34,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $34,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $39,330 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $90,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $34,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $27,210.
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 | $34,120 | 14.98% | 2.40% |
| 2021 | $29,010 | 11.69% | - |
| 2019 | $25,620 | -61.36% | - |
| 2017 | $41,340 | 24.14% | - |
| 2016 | $31,360 | -6.19% | - |
| 2012 | $33,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $34,120, Lexington-Fayette is the second highest paying city for radio and television announcers in state of Kentucky, following the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $40,370). Compared with Louisville-Jefferson County, the median annual salary of radio and television announcers in Lexington-Fayette is 15.5 percent (15.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| Lexington-Fayette | |
| Evansville | |
| Bowling Green | |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area |