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What broadcasters make
Median
$47,340
Small market
$28,190
Top tenth
$138,440
The national median is $47,340 a year and the bottom tenth earn about $28,190. Read that carefully: many announcers are paid by the shift or the hour and do not work full-time all year, so the low end is real and common. The top tenth are major market and network names.