How much do Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys make in Bloomington, IN?

Percentile spread

For Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys, the published 10th percentile is $52,840 and the 90th percentile is $110,780. The difference is $57,940, which is 85.9% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $67,450 to the 75th at $84,920, covers $17,470.

The mean annual wage is $75,210, which sits above the median of $67,450. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Bloomington, IN median is 42.5% higher than the national median of $47,340 for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,937, which is 49.8% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 9.2% higher than the Indiana median of $61,760.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Bloomington, IN is 95.084, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $67,450 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys at $70,937 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys. Bloomington, IN ranks 1st of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 48 miles away, with a median of $66,140 and employment of 320. That median is 1.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $69,115, against $70,937 here.
• Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 88 miles away, with a median of $46,710 and employment of 70. That median is 30.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,186, against $70,937 here.
• Evansville, IN is 96 miles away, with a median of $45,490 and employment of 30. That median is 32.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,701, against $70,937 here.

Employment share

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys accounts for 0.49% of wage-and-salary employment in Bloomington, IN (360 of 73,240). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (21,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 35.98 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.