The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of radio and television announcers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue 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 | $35,440 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,610 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $89,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,870 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,870. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,610. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,440.
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 | $60,610 | 20.18% | 24.34% |
| 2021 | $48,380 | -7.11% | - |
| 2020 | $51,820 | 2.99% | - |
| 2019 | $50,270 | 5.61% | - |
| 2018 | $47,450 | 12.10% | - |
| 2017 | $41,710 | -2.25% | - |
| 2016 | $42,650 | 13.60% | - |
| 2015 | $36,850 | -7.35% | - |
| 2014 | $39,560 | -6.83% | - |
| 2013 | $42,260 | -8.52% | - |
| 2012 | $45,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $60,610, Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is the second highest paying city for radio and television announcers in state of Washington, following the highest paying city Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro (median annual salary of $78,940). Compared with Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, the median annual salary of radio and television announcers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue is 23.2 percent (23.2%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Tacoma | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Wenatchee-East Wenatchee | |
| Yakima | |
| Spokane | |
| Lewiston |