Broadcast Technicians Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Broadcast Technicians positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$53,920
National average
Salary Range
$29,190 – $115,400
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Broadcast Technicians Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $97,100 | $39,350 | $133,700 |
| District of Columbia | $96,520 | $45,590 | $127,750 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $82,130 | $33,490 | $129,310 |
| New York | $80,980 | $35,880 | $130,020 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $77,660 | $39,210 | $156,120 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $77,510 | $32,400 | $114,190 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $77,270 | $34,900 | $126,280 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $76,400 | $34,680 | $130,600 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $76,400 | $61,960 | $100,820 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $75,940 | $36,720 | $135,140 |
| Illinois | $74,990 | $31,180 | $128,890 |
| California | $73,780 | $36,710 | $126,660 |
| Connecticut | $72,410 | $36,700 | $99,310 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $72,160 | $44,010 | $119,620 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $69,760 | $34,650 | $95,480 |
| Nevada | $67,910 | $31,380 | $95,480 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $67,080 | $33,420 | $136,910 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $66,380 | $32,640 | $102,870 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $66,330 | $34,940 | $94,890 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $66,070 | $35,600 | $98,190 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $64,620 | $35,890 | $100,800 |
| Arizona | $63,080 | $34,190 | $126,250 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $62,630 | $45,220 | $101,780 |
| Fresno, CA | $62,620 | $33,280 | $94,110 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $62,490 | $34,390 | $99,260 |
| Colorado | $60,860 | $40,050 | $101,780 |
| Akron, OH | $60,860 | $22,140 | $84,180 |
| Green Bay, WI | $60,360 | $35,180 | $103,740 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $60,030 | $31,110 | $93,400 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $59,870 | $30,950 | $94,360 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $59,800 | $22,790 | $92,040 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $59,560 | $27,160 | $78,870 |
| Maryland | $58,850 | $34,360 | $91,380 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $57,700 | $31,200 | $102,820 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $57,440 | $40,650 | $88,160 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $57,300 | $30,900 | $98,030 |
| Pennsylvania | $57,250 | $26,670 | $122,010 |
| Washington | $56,920 | $36,090 | $88,160 |
| Massachusetts | $56,600 | $35,220 | $102,850 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $56,600 | $35,220 | $102,870 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $56,340 | $26,000 | $126,170 |
| Rhode Island | $56,100 | $29,120 | $81,500 |
| Maine | $56,050 | $33,490 | $115,400 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $55,880 | $29,120 | $79,340 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $55,320 | $26,360 | $104,530 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $54,840 | $34,840 | $83,660 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $54,830 | $29,270 | $81,690 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $54,480 | $36,310 | $98,700 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $53,610 | $33,770 | $95,430 |
| Minnesota | $53,560 | $31,310 | $80,260 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $52,580 | $29,690 | $104,140 |
| Madison, WI | $52,100 | $21,990 | $77,600 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $51,900 | $31,000 | $97,030 |
| Wisconsin | $50,820 | $23,660 | $93,400 |
| New Mexico | $50,810 | $38,530 | $71,130 |
| Hawaii | $49,800 | $31,000 | $98,230 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $49,130 | $35,830 | $87,010 |
| Georgia | $48,840 | $28,360 | $77,830 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $48,840 | $34,620 | $80,460 |
| Oregon | $48,780 | $31,020 | $82,980 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $48,590 | $29,250 | $54,830 |
| Knoxville, TN | $48,460 | $32,250 | $80,760 |
| Columbia, SC | $48,110 | $33,550 | $73,060 |
| Michigan | $47,890 | $27,090 | $81,640 |
| Vermont | $47,890 | $36,310 | $70,990 |
| Montana | $47,850 | $29,300 | $84,260 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $47,790 | $31,560 | $78,150 |
| Louisiana | $47,700 | $33,820 | $88,380 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $47,580 | $38,000 | $73,190 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $47,450 | $28,350 | $90,210 |
| South Carolina | $47,280 | $30,140 | $78,030 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $47,130 | $31,600 | $94,030 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $46,970 | $33,860 | $78,710 |
| Tucson, AZ | $46,960 | $31,350 | $78,470 |
| Rochester, NY | $46,570 | $31,200 | $103,010 |
| Reno, NV | $46,530 | $29,830 | $99,090 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $46,480 | $21,930 | $92,530 |
| Virginia | $46,470 | $26,240 | $108,590 |
| Florida | $46,290 | $28,810 | $97,550 |
| Tennessee | $46,170 | $31,360 | $86,770 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $46,170 | $35,650 | $99,130 |
| Alabama | $46,140 | $26,400 | $75,830 |
| Huntsville, AL | $46,140 | $28,080 | $78,890 |
| Birmingham, AL | $46,050 | $27,830 | $75,830 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $46,040 | $33,280 | $94,290 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $46,000 | $31,410 | $95,040 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $45,970 | $27,770 | $90,620 |
| Oklahoma | $45,730 | $18,460 | $111,740 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $45,660 | $28,290 | $93,790 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $45,500 | $29,900 | $83,580 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $45,430 | $31,050 | $82,740 |
| North Carolina | $45,430 | $29,900 | $83,580 |
| Texas | $45,070 | $23,990 | $85,480 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $45,070 | $23,110 | $82,350 |
| Missouri | $44,990 | $31,240 | $84,070 |
| Mobile, AL | $44,650 | $26,460 | $71,810 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $44,240 | $26,680 | $180,350 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $44,210 | $28,510 | $82,980 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $43,860 | $27,770 | $184,670 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $43,590 | $21,930 | $76,370 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $43,250 | $22,690 | $82,750 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $43,120 | $35,560 | $95,760 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $42,820 | $26,340 | $76,790 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $42,810 | $27,590 | $71,740 |
| Kentucky | $42,250 | $18,760 | $104,200 |
| Peoria, IL | $42,190 | $32,220 | $74,990 |
| Asheville, NC | $41,670 | $33,280 | $54,490 |
| Montgomery, AL | $40,450 | $27,300 | $78,540 |
| Wyoming | $40,210 | $26,120 | $64,360 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $40,120 | $28,400 | $79,060 |
| Mississippi | $39,990 | $18,750 | $61,620 |
| Indiana | $39,930 | $22,690 | $81,310 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $39,900 | $30,630 | $84,690 |
| Bloomington, IN | $39,460 | $29,050 | $62,840 |
| Nebraska | $39,140 | $24,960 | $65,480 |
| North Dakota | $39,120 | $23,720 | $74,950 |
| Arkansas | $39,050 | $27,700 | $75,420 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $38,770 | $29,330 | $65,590 |
| Wilmington, NC | $38,740 | $31,860 | $63,120 |
| Lincoln, NE | $38,600 | $24,960 | $65,480 |
| West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $38,340 | $17,690 | $63,040 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $37,870 | $27,760 | $85,880 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $37,590 | $27,090 | $82,620 |
| Tulsa, OK | $37,500 | $30,910 | $103,690 |
| Springfield, MO | $37,440 | $31,800 | $75,590 |
| Iowa | $37,340 | $17,760 | $80,960 |
| Kansas | $37,330 | $21,840 | $116,850 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $37,250 | $23,450 | $74,630 |
| Flint, MI | $36,950 | $23,490 | $66,190 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $36,760 | $30,590 | $79,090 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $36,190 | $24,570 | $67,090 |
| Columbus, OH | $36,030 | $22,570 | $104,100 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $35,650 | $21,420 | $63,300 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $35,160 | $21,840 | $92,080 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $35,140 | $25,780 | $81,440 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $34,810 | $23,790 | $102,420 |
| Utah | $34,570 | $20,890 | $76,650 |
| Toledo, OH | $34,320 | $22,550 | $100,540 |
| Syracuse, NY | $33,390 | $31,200 | $86,190 |
| Idaho | $32,990 | $22,800 | $81,540 |
| Boise City, ID | $32,990 | $22,800 | $82,750 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $32,440 | $22,970 | $102,450 |
| Ohio | $31,760 | $21,950 | $98,330 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $30,360 | $21,840 | $58,390 |
| Puerto Rico | $30,100 | $21,030 | $56,960 |
| West Virginia | $29,900 | $20,800 | $55,540 |
| South Dakota | $29,230 | $23,300 | $52,700 |
| Cleveland, OH | $27,860 | $21,740 | $96,180 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $20,890 | $20,890 | $67,120 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Broadcast Technicians make?▾
The median annual salary for a Broadcast Technicians is $53,920, with a typical range of $29,190 – $115,400 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Broadcast Technicians?▾
Entry-level Broadcast Technicians positions typically start around $29,190 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Broadcast Technicianss earn the most?▾
Broadcast Technicianss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.