The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of radio and television announcers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $18,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $18,030 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $18,030 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $36,670 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $52,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $52,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $18,030. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $18,030.
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 | $18,030 | -109.60% | -118.75% |
| 2021 | $37,790 | 39.16% | - |
| 2020 | $22,990 | -63.42% | - |
| 2018 | $37,570 | -14.51% | - |
| 2015 | $43,020 | 46.93% | - |
| 2014 | $22,830 | -61.54% | - |
| 2013 | $36,880 | -6.94% | - |
| 2012 | $39,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $18,030, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the lowest paying city for radio and television announcers in state of South Carolina, following city of Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill (median annual salary of $54,980). Compared with the highest paying city Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, the median annual salary of radio and television announcers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 67.2 percent (67.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Columbia | |
| Myrtle Beach-North Myrtle Beach-Conway | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville |