The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of radio and television announcers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $22,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $43,320 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $58,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,590 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $152,560 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $152,560. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $58,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,160.
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 | $58,470 | 34.46% | 54.69% |
| 2021 | $38,320 | -43.06% | - |
| 2020 | $54,820 | 22.55% | - |
| 2019 | $42,460 | 1.37% | - |
| 2018 | $41,880 | 27.98% | - |
| 2017 | $30,160 | -36.70% | - |
| 2016 | $41,230 | -16.64% | - |
| 2014 | $48,090 | 31.21% | - |
| 2013 | $33,080 | 19.92% | - |
| 2012 | $26,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $58,470, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for radio and television announcers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $58,600). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of radio and television announcers in Raleigh-Cary is .2 percent (.2%) lower.