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Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys Salary by City
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys Salary by City (2026)
110 metro areas · National average: $65,224 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys salaries across 110 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
Los Angeles, CA $213,140
$78,350
$37,420
N/A
New York, NY $211,430
$102,300
$36,900
N/A
San Jose, CA $144,360
$62,500
$36,790
N/A
San Francisco, CA $132,720
$126,550
$43,380
$203,750
San Diego, CA $131,230
$88,560
$36,850
$228,380
Boston, MA $126,200
$73,630
$49,930
N/A
Sacramento, CA $116,630
$67,060
$37,040
$200,920
Miami, FL $113,320
$54,280
$28,160
$166,410
Orlando, FL $108,710
$57,630
$28,190
$153,510
Las Vegas, NV $107,050
$59,540
$36,920
N/A
Houston, TX $101,060
$48,860
$30,480
$166,960
Washington, DC $100,260
$64,880
$35,360
$203,270
Colorado Springs, CO $97,250
$57,600
$30,610
N/A
Salt Lake City, UT $94,290
$58,710
$34,040
$201,950
Bridgeport, CT $93,930
$75,330
$35,720
$142,430
Denver, CO $92,550
$68,390
$37,850
$204,260
Charlotte, NC $92,460
$49,090
$21,420
$153,670
Baltimore, MD $90,770
$72,080
$34,760
$150,670
Detroit, MI $85,220
$54,830
$23,660
$154,400
Philadelphia, PA $79,220
$62,630
$27,840
$125,320
Austin, TX $79,060
$49,930
$36,230
$126,560
Dallas, TX $77,820
$48,330
$27,230
$144,340
Tampa, FL $76,960
$46,990
$25,840
$107,720
Buffalo, NY $76,760
$43,090
$31,200
$130,680
San Antonio, TX $76,520
$44,250
$23,590
$145,470
Fresno, CA $76,330
$61,590
$33,280
$139,180
Cincinnati, OH $75,280
$45,680
$26,640
$161,150
Bakersfield, CA $74,740
$61,470
$35,210
$129,420
Minneapolis, MN $72,920
$47,710
$30,460
$154,700
Portland, OR $72,790
$47,640
$35,400
$136,470
Trenton, NJ $71,230
$46,460
$31,470
$168,150
Milwaukee, WI $68,400
$46,810
$22,210
$128,290
Phoenix, AZ $67,220
$38,160
$30,700
$130,110
Lansing, MI $66,970
$48,260
$22,850
$103,440
Atlanta, GA $66,150
$47,310
$28,220
$124,990
Urban Honolulu, HI $63,900
$48,200
$30,710
$134,950
Providence, RI $63,220
$48,680
$30,970
$88,800
Indianapolis, IN $62,880
$63,520
$27,760
$102,100
Albany, NY $62,290
$42,110
$31,700
$108,130
Riverside, CA $61,880
$46,160
$34,620
$101,180
Kansas City, MO $61,850
$46,690
$23,860
$100,720
Greenville, SC $61,000
$44,910
$18,360
$91,470
Rochester, NY $60,890
$42,140
$31,200
$104,000
Greensboro, NC $60,790
$42,560
$20,040
$126,520
Boise City, ID $59,550
$48,650
$29,680
$94,030
Cleveland, OH $59,030
$35,230
$22,290
$132,570
Green Bay, WI $58,330
$38,710
$29,570
$98,340
Virginia Beach, VA $58,080
$54,690
$26,130
$79,430
Seattle, WA $57,700
$42,400
$41,790
$87,090
Memphis, TN $57,650
$41,010
$24,750
$103,320
Allentown, PA $57,300
$48,030
$23,180
$104,450
Chicago, IL $57,070
$46,970
$31,420
$92,620
Tucson, AZ $57,060
$47,330
$32,360
$87,030
Springfield, MO $56,920
$38,650
$27,980
$124,700
Flint, MI $56,650
$44,830
$22,400
$93,100
Syracuse, NY $56,330
$39,880
$31,200
$88,050
Evansville, IN $56,280
$49,780
$28,330
$114,980
Nashville, TN $56,020
$45,000
$29,390
$98,870
Tulsa, OK $55,380
$46,120
$23,920
$100,640
Spokane, WA $54,970
$40,410
$36,400
$78,190
Pittsburgh, PA $54,780
$46,750
$22,440
$95,610
Eugene, OR $54,500
$49,250
$29,840
$79,360
Madison, WI $54,500
$44,980
$31,180
$81,780
Richmond, VA $54,420
$47,210
$25,880
$80,040
Knoxville, TN $53,220
$39,410
$24,550
$93,120
Jacksonville, FL $53,200
$40,000
$25,070
$94,850
Omaha, NE $52,650
$47,720
$27,040
$80,130
Birmingham, AL $52,560
$38,590
$22,850
$102,600
Savannah, GA $51,890
$44,780
$23,710
$96,790
Scranton, PA $51,430
$46,720
$21,450
$83,710
Grand Rapids, MI $51,020
$46,650
$27,530
$82,860
Albuquerque, NM $50,850
$38,980
$24,990
$100,160
Roanoke, VA $50,580
$33,480
$24,960
$86,110
Chattanooga, TN $50,500
$41,040
$22,580
$94,210
South Bend, IN $50,440
$45,550
$24,270
$80,020
St. Cloud, MN $50,130
$43,270
$30,440
$60,310
Toledo, OH $49,910
$40,010
$22,390
$75,090
Cape Coral, FL $49,640
$38,500
$25,550
$83,070
Fort Wayne, IN $49,420
$37,880
$23,850
$77,220
Huntsville, AL $49,360
$40,550
$20,800
$81,660
Raleigh, NC $49,160
$38,890
$21,030
$81,990
Columbus, OH $48,860
$35,640
$22,620
$74,190
Fargo, ND $48,090
$44,990
$29,170
$61,510
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $47,190
$36,980
$27,330
$66,260
Augusta, GA $45,900
$29,460
$18,920
$91,380
Portland, ME $44,870
$46,200
$30,570
$58,660
Wichita, KS $44,470
$38,840
$21,670
$64,350
Charleston, SC $44,300
$31,130
$18,060
$83,580
El Paso, TX $44,300
$34,530
$23,140
$58,340
North Port, FL $44,260
$36,930
$25,620
$87,350
Mankato, MN $44,190
$39,360
$29,990
$61,090
Lincoln, NE $43,830
$40,940
$27,120
$59,210
Rapid City, SD $43,570
$38,780
$34,940
$59,260
Columbia, SC $43,080
$30,760
$17,160
$79,700
Sioux Falls, SD $43,020
$39,290
$29,160
$51,920
Kingsport, TN $40,980
$37,570
$23,440
$60,040
Mobile, AL $40,640
$37,170
$20,330
$60,930
Bangor, ME $40,560
$38,490
$29,790
$46,910
Des Moines, IA $40,430
$36,390
$19,190
$55,690
Harrisburg, PA $40,120
$29,240
$16,440
$58,790
Charleston, WV $39,960
$36,890
$29,650
$48,550
New Orleans, LA $39,420
$26,360
$21,510
$77,510
Cedar Rapids, IA $36,330
$30,930
$17,670
$57,030
Sioux City, IA $35,820
$29,860
$20,890
$50,710
Little Rock, AR $35,040
$35,990
$24,080
$47,790
San Juan, PR $34,450
$22,700
$19,860
$102,060
Myrtle Beach, SC $34,290
$29,250
$17,440
$43,200
Bowling Green, KY $33,140
$29,210
$20,890
$47,620
Fayetteville, AR $33,080
$28,320
$26,330
$41,700
Fort Smith, AR $32,340
$30,410
$23,690
$38,130
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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