SOC 27-3011 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$47,340

U.S. median hourly wage$22.76

U.S. employment21,240

Nationally, broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys earned a median of $47,340 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 21,240 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys: pay and employment by state
State
New York	$81,310	$39.09	1,460	0.2
Maryland	$74,480	$35.81	290	0.1
New Jersey	$70,800	$34.04	190	0.0
Indiana	$61,760	$29.69	1,040	0.3
Nevada	$60,460	$29.07	160	0.1
Massachusetts	$60,200	$28.94	280	0.1
Florida	$56,360	$27.10	990	0.1
Rhode Island	$55,110	$26.50	90	0.2
Pennsylvania	$52,080	$25.04	830	0.1
Hawaii	$51,030	$24.53	140	0.2
Colorado	$50,660	$24.35	310	0.1
Texas	$49,050	$23.58	960	0.1
Tennessee	$48,290	$23.22	970	0.3
Arizona	$47,930	$23.04	410	0.1
North Carolina	$47,910	$23.03	830	0.2
Idaho	$46,940	$22.57	50	0.1
Illinois	$46,720	$22.46	770	0.1
Michigan	$46,640	$22.42	650	0.1
Oregon	$46,190	$22.21	240	0.1
Utah	$46,080	$22.15	190	0.1
New Hampshire	$46,000	$22.11	70	0.1
Missouri	$45,460	$21.85	470	0.2
Nebraska	$45,020	$21.64	280	0.3
Alaska	$44,790	$21.53	80	0.2
Washington	$44,420	$21.36	620	0.2
Virginia	$44,400	$21.35	460	0.1
Maine	$44,000	$21.15	170	0.3
Minnesota	$43,530	$20.93	750	0.3
Ohio	$42,440	$20.41	910	0.2
Georgia	$42,020	$20.20	490	0.1
South Dakota	$40,630	$19.53	230	0.5
Wisconsin	$40,630	$19.54	580	0.2
New Mexico	$38,940	$18.72	190	0.2
Alabama	$38,530	$18.53	300	0.1
North Dakota	$38,500	$18.51	180	0.4
Iowa	$37,090	$17.83	320	0.2
Wyoming	$36,760	$17.67	50	0.2
Kentucky	$36,170	$17.39	340	0.2
Arkansas	$36,160	$17.38	300	0.2
Oklahoma	$36,110	$17.36	300	0.2
West Virginia	$35,400	$17.02	130	0.2
Vermont	$35,220	$16.93	110	0.4
Kansas	$35,130	$16.89	440	0.3
Montana	$35,000	$16.83	130	0.3
Mississippi	$34,040	$16.37	160	0.1
Louisiana	$33,020	$15.87	190	0.1
South Carolina	$30,960	$14.88	150	0.1
Puerto Rico	$22,970	$11.04	150	0.2
California	Not published	Not published	1,620	0.1
Connecticut	Not published	Not published	290	0.2
District of Columbia	Not published	Not published	70	0.1

Pay by metro area

All 100 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

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Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$124,810	$60.00	1,090	0.1
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$88,030	$42.32	260	0.1
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$83,680	$40.23	120	0.1
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$79,310	$38.13	180	0.1
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$75,710	$36.40	290	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$71,350	$34.31	120	0.1
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$70,110	$33.71	340	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$69,310	$33.32	280	0.1
Bloomington, IN	$67,450	$32.43	360	5.0
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$66,140	$31.80	320	0.3
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$65,890	$31.68	120	0.1
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$64,990	$31.25	40	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$63,710	$30.63	180	0.1
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$63,090	$30.33	170	0.1
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$61,770	$29.70	80	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$60,430	$29.05	130	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$57,600	$27.69	90	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$56,360	$27.10	170	0.1
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$55,390	$26.63	120	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$55,290	$26.58	40	0.1
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$55,110	$26.50	90	0.1
Rochester, NY	$54,690	$26.29	110	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$52,500	$25.24	50	0.1
St. Louis, MO-IL	$52,460	$25.22	160	0.1
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$51,480	$24.75	60	0.1
Urban Honolulu, HI	$51,060	$24.55	110	0.3
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$51,000	$24.52	190	0.1
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$50,280	$24.17	260	0.1
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$50,040	$24.06	80	0.0
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$50,020	$24.05	Not published	Not published
Omaha, NE-IA	$49,990	$24.03	110	0.2
Pittsburgh, PA	$49,930	$24.01	140	0.1
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$49,470	$23.78	480	0.1
Fresno, CA	$49,010	$23.56	50	0.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$48,820	$23.47	40	0.1
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$48,740	$23.43	270	0.1
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$48,370	$23.26	170	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	$48,340	$23.24	40	0.2
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$48,340	$23.24	560	0.5
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$47,930	$23.04	150	0.1
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$47,820	$22.99	270	0.1
South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI	$47,720	$22.94	60	0.5
Madison, WI	$47,670	$22.92	110	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$47,610	$22.89	320	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$47,500	$22.84	110	0.1
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$47,320	$22.75	40	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$47,090	$22.64	40	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$46,820	$22.51	40	0.1
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$46,710	$22.46	70	0.1
Green Bay, WI	$46,600	$22.41	40	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$46,220	$22.22	50	0.1
Portland-South Portland, ME	$45,910	$22.07	80	0.3
State College, PA	$45,900	$22.07	40	0.5
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$45,570	$21.91	80	0.1
Evansville, IN	$45,490	$21.87	30	0.2
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$45,400	$21.83	40	0.1
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$45,380	$21.82	60	0.3
Roanoke, VA	$45,260	$21.76	40	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$45,110	$21.69	60	0.1
Springfield, MO	$45,090	$21.68	50	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$44,830	$21.55	150	0.1
Columbus, OH	$44,810	$21.55	130	0.1
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$44,580	$21.43	420	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$44,460	$21.38	40	0.1
Lincoln, NE	$44,440	$21.37	60	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$43,930	$21.12	230	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$43,100	$20.72	40	0.2
Mankato, MN	$42,550	$20.46	30	0.6
Toledo, OH	$42,030	$20.21	40	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$41,690	$20.04	40	0.1
Wichita, KS	$40,750	$19.59	70	0.2
Bangor, ME	$40,710	$19.57	40	0.5
Rapid City, SD	$40,690	$19.56	50	0.6
Albuquerque, NM	$40,400	$19.42	70	0.2
Columbia, MO	$40,300	$19.37	50	0.4
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$39,470	$18.97	40	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$38,760	$18.63	30	0.1
Fargo, ND-MN	$38,640	$18.58	70	0.4
Duluth, MN-WI	$38,590	$18.55	40	0.3
Huntsville, AL	$38,380	$18.45	40	0.2
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$38,000	$18.27	30	0.1
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$37,850	$18.20	50	0.1
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$37,770	$18.16	80	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$37,410	$17.98	40	0.0
Oklahoma City, OK	$36,570	$17.58	120	0.2
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$35,720	$17.17	50	0.2
Fort Smith, AR-OK	$34,600	$16.63	30	0.4
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$23,460	$11.28	80	0.1
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	Not published	Not published	40	0.1
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	Not published	Not published	340	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	Not published	Not published	60	0.1
Knoxville, TN	Not published	Not published	90	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	Not published	Not published	600	0.1
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	Not published	Not published	40	0.1
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	Not published	Not published	120	0.1
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	Not published	Not published	90	0.1
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	Not published	Not published	110	0.1
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	Not published	Not published	50	0.0
Tallahassee, FL	Not published	Not published	30	0.2
Tucson, AZ	Not published	Not published	60	0.2

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.