The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine is shown in Table 1. The wage information of radio and television announcers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford 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 | $26,520 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $30,570 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $47,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $57,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $47,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,520.
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 | $47,140 | -2.27% | 29.36% |
| 2021 | $48,210 | 37.23% | - |
| 2019 | $30,260 | -10.05% | - |
| 2017 | $33,300 | 0.00% | - |
| 2012 | $33,300 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $47,140, Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is the highest paying city for radio and television announcers in state of Maine, followed by Bangor (median annual salary $39,500). In comparison, the median annual salary of radio and television announcers in Portland-South Portland-Biddeford is 16.2 percent (16.2%) higher than that in Bangor.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-South Portland-Biddeford | |
| Bangor | |
| Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | |
| Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area |