Broadcast engineer earnings by seniority

90th percentile

Top-level broadcast engineer earnings begin at:

$33.83 per hour

$70,360 per year

75th percentile

Senior-level broadcast engineer earnings begin at:

$26.31 per hour

$54,720 per year

50th percentile

Mid-level broadcast engineer earnings begin at:

$19.28 per hour

$40,110 per year

25th percentile

Junior-level broadcast engineer earnings begin at:

$13.50 per hour

$28,070 per year

10th percentile

Starting level broadcast engineer earnings begin at:

$11.33 per hour

$23,560 per year

Approximate values based on highest and lowest earning segments.

Broadcast engineer salary by state

State Name Average Salary
District of Columbia $74,890
New York $62,650
Colorado $60,880
Massachusetts $60,790
New Jersey $60,770
New Hampshire $59,110
Rhode Island $59,050
Hawaii $55,630
Wisconsin $49,900
Washington $48,500
South Carolina $48,370
Virginia $47,840
Oregon $47,810
Michigan $46,560
Connecticut $46,350
Pennsylvania $46,340
Florida $46,010
North Carolina $45,890
Vermont $45,850
Arizona $44,710
Nebraska $40,110
Texas $40,050
Ohio $38,950
Louisiana $38,860
Oklahoma $38,800
New Mexico $38,430
Tennessee $38,430
Maine $38,420
Iowa $38,210
Nevada $38,120
Kentucky $38,070
Montana $38,050
Utah $37,280
Indiana $36,650
Arkansas $36,390
South Dakota $36,260
North Dakota $35,540
Maryland $34,730
California $34,370
Illinois $34,200
Georgia $34,170
Missouri $31,820
Alabama $30,760
Wyoming $30,370
Idaho $30,320
Minnesota $30,060
Puerto Rico $29,810
Alaska $29,070
West Virginia $27,860
Kansas $27,560
Delaware $24,550
Mississippi $21,530

How do broadcast engineer salaries compare to similar careers?

Broadcast engineers earn 8% less than similar careers in Nebraska. On average, they make less than technical writers but more than desktop publishers.

Career Median Salary
Technical writer salary $52K
Drafter salary $49K
Graphic designer salary $49K
Multimedia animator salary $50K
Remote sensing technician salary $47K
Broadcast engineer salary $40K
Audio visual technician salary $38K
Desktop publisher salary $29K

Source: CareerExplorer (Aggregated)