The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of radio and television announcers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $26,120 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $33,470 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $40,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $68,320 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,030 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,030. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $40,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,120.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radio and television announcers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $40,510 | -2.17% | -11.77% |
| 2016 | $41,390 | 14.71% | - |
| 2015 | $35,300 | -7.39% | - |
| 2014 | $37,910 | -7.17% | - |
| 2013 | $40,630 | -11.44% | - |
| 2012 | $45,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $40,510 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for radio and television announcers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of radio and television announcers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 48.7 percent (48.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro and 43.4 percent (43.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Lewiston.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Tacoma | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee | |
| Yakima | |
| Spokane | |
| Lewiston |