How much do Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys make in Madison, WI?

Percentile spread

For Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys, the published 10th percentile is $30,180 and the 90th percentile is $104,600. The difference is $74,420, which is 156.1% 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 $35,380 to the 75th at $77,280, covers $41,900.

The mean annual wage is $62,690, which sits above the median of $47,670. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Madison, WI median is 0.7% higher than the national median of $47,340 for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys. In 2024 national prices the local median is $48,999, which is 3.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 17.3% higher than the Wisconsin median of $40,630.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Madison, WI is 97.287, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,670 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys at $48,999 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

5 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys. Madison, WI ranks 5th of 6 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).).

• Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI is 88 miles away, with a median of $48,370 and employment of 170. That median is 1.5% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $49,898, against $48,999 here.
• Green Bay, WI is 125 miles away, with a median of $46,600 and employment of 40. That median is 2.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $50,061, against $48,999 here.
• Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN is 128 miles away, with a median of $49,470 and employment of 480. That median is 3.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,753, against $48,999 here.

Employment share

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Madison, WI (110 of 408,070). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (21,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.97 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.