Announcer Salary

Q: How much does an Announcer make?

Announcers make $51,862 per year on average, or $24.93 per hour, in the United States. Announcers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $16,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $165,000. Location impacts how much an announcer can expect to make. Announcers make the most in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

Updated February 6, 2023

Average Announcer Salary

$51,862yearly

$24.93 hourly

Entry level Salary

$16,000 yearly

$16,00010%

$51,862Median

$165,00090%

How much does an Announcer make?

Announcers make $51,862 per year on average, or $24.93 per hour, in the United States. Announcers on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $16,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $165,000.

Location impacts how much an announcer can expect to make. Announcers make the most in Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Connecticut.

Highest Paying States For Announcers

While an announcer can average a salary of $51,862 per year, or $24.93 per hour, there are many opportunities for announcers to make more. For example, in Bristol, CT you might make $87,057 per year. Other high-paying locations include New York, NY, New Brunswick, NJ and Vallejo, CA. If you're in an entry-level position, your best bet is to move to Bristol, CT where the average starting salary is $31,000. The highest paying states for announcers include Massachusetts, Vermont and New Hampshire. Meanwhile, Tennessee, Alabama, and Nebraska offer the lowest salaries.

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Average Salary:

Announcer average salary by State

Rank	State	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Count
1	Vermont	$86,137	$41.41
2	Massachusetts	$88,274	$42.44
3	Rhode Island	$83,800	$40.29
4	New Hampshire	$84,012	$40.39
5	Nevada	$80,039	$38.48
6	Connecticut	$82,529	$39.68
7	New York	$82,345	$39.59
8	New Jersey	$81,796	$39.33
9	Maine	$78,115	$37.56
10	Oregon	$76,842	$36.94	1
11	Delaware	$76,873	$36.96
12	Pennsylvania	$73,099	$35.14
13	Maryland	$77,997	$37.50
14	California	$76,333	$36.70	6
15	Ohio	$69,364	$33.35
16	West Virginia	$68,818	$33.09
17	Washington	$73,303	$35.24
18	Arizona	$69,067	$33.21
19	Michigan	$65,234	$31.36	2
20	Idaho	$65,868	$31.67
21	Utah	$62,395	$30.00	1
22	District of Columbia	$72,956	$35.08
23	New Mexico	$63,508	$30.53
24	Louisiana	$60,330	$29.00	3
25	Texas	$62,251	$29.93
26	Virginia	$64,777	$31.14
27	Illinois	$60,300	$28.99	1
28	Montana	$59,762	$28.73
29	Kentucky	$57,836	$27.81
30	Wisconsin	$56,518	$27.17
31	Alaska	$54,966	$26.43	2
32	Iowa	$54,232	$26.07
33	North Carolina	$53,798	$25.86	3
34	South Carolina	$54,817	$26.35
35	Hawaii	$59,399	$28.56
36	Indiana	$53,779	$25.86
37	South Dakota	$52,953	$25.46
38	Kansas	$52,874	$25.42
39	Minnesota	$51,481	$24.75
40	Oklahoma	$49,875	$23.98
41	Mississippi	$49,038	$23.58
42	Wyoming	$49,638	$23.86
43	Tennessee	$47,356	$22.77
44	Nebraska	$46,584	$22.40	1
45	Arkansas	$47,498	$22.84
46	Colorado	$49,643	$23.87
47	Missouri	$47,360	$22.77	1
48	Alabama	$46,998	$22.60
49	North Dakota	$45,862	$22.05
50	Florida	$46,297	$22.26	1
51	Georgia	$46,469	$22.34

Highest Paying Cities For Announcers

Rank	City	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate
1	Bristol, CT	$87,057	$41.85
2	New York, NY	$85,779	$41.24
3	New Brunswick, NJ	$84,720	$40.73
4	Vallejo, CA	$81,632	$39.25
5	Salt Lake City, UT	$61,334	$29.49
6	Joliet, IL	$59,263	$28.49
7	Durham, NC	$56,361	$27.10
8	Lakeland, FL	$46,895	$22.55
9	Kansas City, MO	$46,818	$22.51
10	Gainesville, GA	$46,633	$22.42

Announcers Salary Details

Average Announcer Salary Graph, Trends, and Summary

What is an Announcer's Salary?

Percentile	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate
90th Percentile	$165,000	$13,750	$79
75th Percentile	$95,000	$7,917	$46
Average	$51,862	$4,322	$25
25th Percentile	$28,000	$2,333	$13
10th Percentile	$16,000	$1,333	$8

Highest Paying Types of Announcers

Job Title	Annual Salary	Monthly Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
Talk Show Host	$49,582	$4,132	$23.84	10,048
On-Air Host	$45,873	$3,823	$22.05	10,674
On-Air Personality	$42,380	$3,532	$20.37	1,507
Morning Show Host	$42,336	$3,528	$20.35	10,174
Radio Internship	$48,046	$4,004	$23.10	49,838

Here are the five companies hiring the most now:

Which Companies Pay Announcers The Most?

The highest paying companies for announcers are ESPN and Brenau University according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, companies like Ilitch Holdings and Joliet Schools 86 report highly competitive wages for announcers.

Rank	Company	Average Salary	Hourly Rate	Job Openings
1	ESPN	$186,905	$89.86
2	Brenau University	$94,604	$45.48
3	Ilitch Holdings	$61,636	$29.63
4	Joliet Schools 86	$44,986	$21.63
5	New Brunswick Public Schools	$43,945	$21.13
6	Caliper Family of Companies	$34,862	$16.76
7	Audacy	$34,664	$16.67	2
8	Capitol Broadcasting	$33,998	$16.35	5
9	Six Flags	$25,562	$12.29

Announcer Pay Trends

Average Announcer Salary Over Time

Compare salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.

Announcer Salary By Year

Year	Avg. Salary	Hourly Rate	% Change
2023	$51,900	$24.93	+5.8%
2022	$48,800	$23.48	+4.1%
2021	$46,900	$22.53	+2.3%
2020	$45,800	$22.00	+3.2%
2019	$44,300	$21.29	+1.4%

Recently Added Announcer Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
University of Utah	Announcer	Salt Lake City, UT	02/16/2022	$43,827
Cortech	Baseball Announcer	Alpharetta, GA	08/05/2021	$31,305
Sc Department of Public Safety	Temporary PA Announcers	Greenwood, SC	08/03/2021	$25,044
Cortech	Baseball Announcer	Alpharetta, GA	07/09/2021	$31,305
University of Utah	Announcer	Salt Lake City, UT	03/10/2021	$31,702

Announcer Salaries FAQs

What State Pays Announcers The Most?

Massachusetts pays Announcers the most in the United States, with an average salary of $88,274 per year, or $42.44 per hour.

How Do I Know If I'm Being Paid Fairly As An Announcer?

You know if you are being paid fairly as an Announcer if your pay is close to the average pay for the state you live in. For example, if you live in Vermont you should be paid close to $86,137 per year.

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Updated February 6, 2023