Broadcast Technicians · SOC 27-4012

Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Broadcast Technicianss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for broadcast technicians. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (3 such areas are excluded here). Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 25 of 96 metro areas

Broadcast Technicians: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$103,180	460	0.2
2	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$96,820	2,010	0.2
3	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$96,060	520	0.1
4	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$81,640	370	0.2
5	Pittsburgh, PA	$81,030	160	0.1
6	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$79,520	70	0.1
7	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$78,050	700	0.4
8	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$77,790	540	0.2
9	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$77,550	130	0.1
10	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$75,010	710	0.2
11	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$74,890	210	0.2
12	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$74,760	130	0.2
13	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$74,490	510	0.2
14	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$69,910	160	0.1
15	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$69,740	60	0.0
16	Madison, WI	$65,990	90	0.2
17	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$65,300	170	0.1
18	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$64,940	200	0.1
19	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$63,500	490	0.1
20	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$63,370	80	0.2
21	Reno, NV	$62,960	50	0.2
22	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$62,750	130	0.1
23	Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$62,080	40	0.2
24	Green Bay, WI	$61,660	50	0.3
25	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$60,350	260	0.6

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Broadcast Technicians overview.

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.