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Broadcast Technician Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of broadcast technicians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of broadcast technicians in Philadelphia is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Broadcast Technicians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$17,280
25th Percentile Wage
$19,710
50th Percentile Wage
$32,820
75th Percentile Wage
$66,910
90th Percentile Wage
$83,410

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for broadcast technicians in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $83,410. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $32,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,280.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of broadcast technicians from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$32,820
-9.78% 3.78%
2016
$36,030
-2.64% -
2015
$36,980
11.44% -
2014
$32,750
8.37% -
2013
$30,010
-5.23% -
2012
$31,580
- -

Table 2. Compare Broadcast Technician Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $32,820 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for broadcast technicians in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of broadcast technicians in Philadelphia is 41.7 percent (41.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington and 41.8 percent (41.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Youngstown-Warren-Boardman.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$56,290
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$49,480
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$47,760
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$46,760
Pittsburgh
$45,530
Newark-Union
$37,490
Erie
$36,810
Philadelphia
$32,820
State College
$20,410
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$19,100