The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage information of radio and television announcers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $28,090 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $31,280 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $31,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $42,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $105,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $105,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $31,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,090.
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 | $31,390 | 2.55% | 24.94% |
| 2021 | $30,590 | -1.54% | - |
| 2019 | $31,060 | -18.71% | - |
| 2017 | $36,870 | 10.74% | - |
| 2016 | $32,910 | 28.59% | - |
| 2015 | $23,500 | 9.36% | - |
| 2014 | $21,300 | -3.52% | - |
| 2013 | $22,050 | -6.85% | - |
| 2012 | $23,560 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $31,390, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for radio and television announcers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Knoxville (median annual salary of $39,560). Compared with Knoxville, the median annual salary of radio and television announcers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 20.7 percent (20.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Memphis | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Jackson | |
| Western Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Clarksville | |
| North Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area | |
| Johnson City | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |