The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of radio and television announcers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $19,990 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $23,740 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $35,870 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $55,490 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $73,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $73,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $35,870. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,990.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radio and television announcers from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $35,870 | 22.08% | 4.29% |
| 2014 | $27,950 | 0.36% | - |
| 2013 | $27,850 | -23.27% | - |
| 2012 | $34,330 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $35,870 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 29.5 percent (29.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton and 48.4 percent (48.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.