How much do Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys make in Pittsburgh, PA?

Percentile spread

For Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys, the published 10th percentile is $23,100 and the 90th percentile is $134,620. The difference is $111,520, which is 223.4% 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 $36,090 to the 75th at $74,260, covers $38,170.

The mean annual wage is $68,530, which sits above the median of $49,930. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Pittsburgh, PA median is 5.5% higher than the national median of $47,340 for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys. In 2024 national prices the local median is $52,741, which is 11.4% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.1% lower than the Pennsylvania median of $52,080.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Pittsburgh, PA is 94.671, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $49,930 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys at $52,741 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

7 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys. Pittsburgh, PA ranks 4th of 8 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).).

• State College, PA is 110 miles away, with a median of $45,900 and employment of 40. That median is 8.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $47,436, against $52,741 here.
• Cleveland, OH is 116 miles away, with a median of $43,930 and employment of 230. That median is 12% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $46,772, against $52,741 here.
• Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA is 148 miles away, with a median of $41,690 and employment of 40. That median is 16.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $42,261, against $52,741 here.

Employment share

Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys accounts for 0.01% of wage-and-salary employment in Pittsburgh, PA (140 of 1,114,490). Nationally the occupation is 0.01% of employment (21,240 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.92 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.