Disc Jockeys, Except Radio · SOC 27-2091
Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Disc Jockeys, Except Radios
Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas
Metro areas ranked by published median hourly wage for disc jockeys, except radio. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked (9 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 19 of 19 metro areas
| # | Metro area | Median hourly | Employment | Per 1,000 jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $45.29 | 50 | 0.1 |
| 2 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $38.06 | Not published | Not published |
| 3 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $29.07 | 410 | 0.0 |
| 4 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $27.27 | 30 | 0.2 |
| 5 | Green Bay, WI | $26.78 | Not published | Not published |
| 6 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $25.86 | Not published | Not published |
| 7 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $23.52 | Not published | Not published |
| 8 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $22.87 | Not published | Not published |
| 9 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $22.20 | 170 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $22.15 | Not published | Not published |
| 11 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $21.57 | Not published | Not published |
| 12 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $20.69 | 110 | 0.0 |
| 13 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $16.84 | 170 | 0.1 |
| 14 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $16.74 | 90 | 0.1 |
| 15 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $16.51 | Not published | Not published |
| 16 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $16.15 | 50 | 0.0 |
| 17 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $15.95 | 50 | 0.0 |
| 18 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $12.64 | Not published | Not published |
| 19 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $12.00 | 50 | 0.0 |
Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Disc Jockeys, Except Radio 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.