The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage data of radio and television announcers in Louisville-Jefferson County 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 | $24,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,550 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,370 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $47,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,370. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $24,830.
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 | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $40,370 | 8.97% | 50.93% |
| 2021 | $36,750 | 20.63% | - |
| 2020 | $29,170 | -53.38% | - |
| 2018 | $44,740 | 3.64% | - |
| 2017 | $43,110 | 37.35% | - |
| 2015 | $27,010 | -5.41% | - |
| 2014 | $28,470 | 30.42% | - |
| 2013 | $19,810 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $40,370, Louisville-Jefferson County is the highest paying city for radio and television announcers in state of Kentucky, followed by Lexington-Fayette (median annual salary $34,120). In comparison, the median annual salary of radio and television announcers in Louisville-Jefferson County is 15.5 percent (15.5%) higher than that in Lexington-Fayette.
| 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 |