The annual salary statistics of radio and television announcers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of radio and television announcers in Huntington-Ashland 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 | $19,280 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $19,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $33,550 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $49,650 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,040 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for radio and television announcers in Huntington-Ashland, West Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,040. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $33,550. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $19,280.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of radio and television announcers from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $33,550 | -0.60% | 43.82% |
| 2017 | $33,750 | 44.15% | - |
| 2015 | $18,850 | -69.92% | - |
| 2014 | $32,030 | 19.83% | - |
| 2013 | $25,680 | 26.60% | - |
| 2012 | $18,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $33,550, Huntington-Ashland is the second highest paying city for radio and television announcers in state of West Virginia, following the highest paying city Washington-Arlington-Alexandria (median annual salary of $60,030). Compared with Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, the median annual salary of radio and television announcers in Huntington-Ashland is 44.1 percent (44.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria | |
| Huntington-Ashland | |
| North Central West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Morgantown | |
| Southern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg | |
| Charleston |