Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys Salary in the US
A broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys earns a national median of $47,340 a year (mean $78,720) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #614 of 825.
How much does a broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys earn in the US?
A broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys in the United States earns a median of $47,340 a year (mean $78,720), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 7% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 21,240 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-3011), ranked #614 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$47,340
per year
Mean
$78,720
per year
Employment
21,240
US workers
National rank
#614
of 825 by median
What a broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys (SOC 27-3011) earns a median annual wage of $47,340 and a mean (average) of $78,720. The median is the midpoint — half of broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys earn more and half earn less — and is 7% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys is $47,340, and the mean (average) is $78,720. The median is the midpoint — half of broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys earn more and half earn less.
- How does broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys pay compare to the US average?
- At $47,340, a broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys earns 7% below the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 21,240 broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys employed nationally (SOC 27-3011), across all industries.
- Where does this broadcast announcers and radio disc jockeys salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-3011. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-3011 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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