The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of radio and television announcers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $21,880 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $27,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $46,750 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $96,310 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $96,310. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $46,750. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $21,880.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radio and television announcers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $46,750 | 13.52% | 42.14% |
| 2020 | $40,430 | -5.44% | - |
| 2019 | $42,630 | 19.89% | - |
| 2018 | $34,150 | 4.36% | - |
| 2017 | $32,660 | 17.18% | - |
| 2016 | $27,050 | -13.90% | - |
| 2015 | $30,810 | -30.61% | - |
| 2014 | $40,240 | 32.78% | - |
| 2012 | $27,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $46,750 in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is in the middle of salary range for radio and television announcers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of radio and television announcers in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 8.1 percent (8.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and 60.4 percent (60.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.