The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of radio and television announcers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill 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 | $23,480 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,980 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $145,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $145,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $23,480.
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 | $54,980 | 11.93% | 48.05% |
| 2021 | $48,420 | 2.46% | - |
| 2020 | $47,230 | 35.68% | - |
| 2019 | $30,380 | -69.19% | - |
| 2018 | $51,400 | 35.19% | - |
| 2017 | $33,310 | -12.40% | - |
| 2016 | $37,440 | -21.45% | - |
| 2015 | $45,470 | 4.60% | - |
| 2014 | $43,380 | 11.27% | - |
| 2013 | $38,490 | 25.80% | - |
| 2012 | $28,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $54,980, Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is the highest paying city for radio and television announcers in state of South Carolina, followed by Augusta-Richmond County (median annual salary $34,220). In comparison, the median annual salary of radio and television announcers in Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill is 37.8 percent (37.8%) higher than that in Augusta-Richmond County.
| 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 |