The salary statistics of public address system and other announcers are shown in Table 1. In the next few tables we compare the average salaries of public address system and other announcers within different industry sectors and in the 50 states of the United States. The public address system and other announcers annual salary statistics are from 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 | $18,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $21,850 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $27,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $44,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $63,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for public address system and other announcers. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) public address system and other announcers is $63,760. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $27,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent is $18,250. Take note that in the United States, the annual salary of the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is almost 249% higher than that of the bottom 10 percent.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of public address system and other announcers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $27,720 | -2.60% | 5.38% |
| 2017 | $28,440 | -1.76% | - |
| 2016 | $28,940 | 6.95% | - |
| 2015 | $26,930 | 4.46% | - |
| 2014 | $25,730 | 2.88% | - |
| 2013 | $24,990 | -4.96% | - |
| 2012 | $26,230 | - | - |
The average salaries of public address system and other announcers in 9 major industry sectors are shown in Table 2. We note that the salaries vary considerably within different industry sectors. The highest paying industry sector for public address system and other announcers occupations is the professional, scientific, and technical services sector with an annual salary $60,820. The lowest paying sector is the administrative and support and waste management and remediation services sector (annual salary $20,100).
From the above tables we note that not only public address system and other announcers salaries vary considerably based on one's education and experience, and the industry sectors, they also change considerably from state to state. In the following table we compare the median salary of public address system and other announcers in all 50 states of the United States. We note that the median annual salaries range from $17,830 to $67,840. The highest paying state for public address system and other announcers is Connecticut with a median annual salary of $67,840. The lowest paying state is Mississippi with a median annual salary of $17,830. For more salary information of public address system and other announcers profession in a specific state, use the links in the table.