The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of radio and television announcers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton 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 | $17,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,510 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,850 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $66,250 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,850. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $17,300.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radio and television announcers from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $50,850 | 39.86% | 61.51% |
| 2019 | $30,580 | 0.36% | - |
| 2018 | $30,470 | 5.51% | - |
| 2017 | $28,790 | 31.19% | - |
| 2016 | $19,810 | -2.42% | - |
| 2015 | $20,290 | 3.55% | - |
| 2014 | $19,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $50,850, Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is the highest paying city for radio and television announcers in state of Pennsylvania, followed by Newark-Union (median annual salary $49,280). In comparison, the median annual salary of radio and television announcers in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton is 3.1 percent (3.1%) higher than that in Newark-Union.