The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio is shown in Table 1. The wage data of radio and television announcers in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor 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 | $21,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $24,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $48,370 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $62,120 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $62,120. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,990.
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 | $31,610 | -12.37% | -18.60% |
| 2021 | $35,520 | -3.91% | - |
| 2017 | $36,910 | 3.22% | - |
| 2016 | $35,720 | 4.79% | - |
| 2015 | $34,010 | 1.56% | - |
| 2014 | $33,480 | -11.53% | - |
| 2013 | $37,340 | -0.40% | - |
| 2012 | $37,490 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $31,610 in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor is in the middle of salary range for radio and television announcers in state of Ohio. In comparison, the annual salary of radio and television announcers in Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor is 36.2 percent (36.2%) lower than that in the highest paying Akron and 34.6 percent (34.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lima.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Akron | |
| Cincinnati-Middletown | |
| Toledo | |
| Dayton | |
| Columbus | |
| Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor | |
| Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | |
| Canton-Massillon | |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | |
| Eastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | |
| Other Ohio nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lima |