State wages ยท Cost of living
Broadcast Technicians pay by state
The highest published median is in District of Columbia, at $96,520. District of Columbia leads after cost of living, at $87,820. Maine has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($53,920).
National median
$53,920
Highest state median
$96,520
District of Columbia
Best adjusted pay
$87,820
District of Columbia
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $33,000Higher: $87,820Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| District of Columbia | $96,520 | +79.0% | 109.901 | $87,820 | 1 |
| New York | $80,980 | +50.2% | 107.921 | $75,040 | 2 |
| Illinois | $74,990 | +39.1% | 99.958 | $75,020 | 3 |
| Connecticut | $72,410 | +34.3% | 103.61 | $69,890 | 4 |
| Nevada | $67,910 | +25.9% | 99.979 | $67,920 | 5 |
| California | $73,780 | +36.8% | 110.72 | $66,640 | 6 |
| Arizona | $63,080 | +17.0% | 100.677 | $62,660 | 7 |
| Colorado | $60,860 | +12.9% | 103.052 | $59,060 | 8 |
| Pennsylvania | $57,250 | +6.2% | 97.572 | $58,670 | 9 |
| Maine | $56,050 | +4.0% | 97.05 | $57,750 | 10 |
| Maryland | $58,850 | +9.1% | 104.959 | $56,070 | 11 |
| New Mexico | $50,810 | -5.8% | 92.212 | $55,100 | 12 |
| Rhode Island | $56,100 | +4.0% | 102.28 | $54,850 | 13 |
| Minnesota | $53,560 | -0.7% | 98.621 | $54,310 | 14 |
| Louisiana | $47,700 | -11.5% | 88.207 | $54,080 | 15 |
| Wisconsin | $50,820 | -5.7% | 94.095 | $54,010 | 16 |
| Massachusetts | $56,600 | +5.0% | 105.757 | $53,520 | 17 |
| Washington | $56,920 | +5.6% | 107.013 | $53,190 | 18 |
| Oklahoma | $45,730 | -15.2% | 87.843 | $52,060 | 19 |
| Alabama | $46,140 | -14.4% | 88.823 | $51,950 | 20 |
| Georgia | $48,840 | -9.4% | 96.293 | $50,720 | 21 |
| Montana | $47,850 | -11.3% | 94.645 | $50,560 | 22 |
| South Carolina | $47,280 | -12.3% | 93.749 | $50,430 | 23 |
| Tennessee | $46,170 | -14.4% | 91.87 | $50,260 | 24 |
| Michigan | $47,890 | -11.2% | 96.217 | $49,770 | 25 |
| Missouri | $44,990 | -16.6% | 90.817 | $49,540 | 26 |
| Vermont | $47,890 | -11.2% | 97.958 | $48,890 | 27 |
| North Carolina | $45,430 | -15.7% | 94.326 | $48,160 | 28 |
| Oregon | $48,780 | -9.5% | 103.361 | $47,190 | 29 |
| Kentucky | $42,250 | -21.6% | 90.159 | $46,860 | 30 |
| Texas | $45,070 | -16.4% | 97.057 | $46,440 | 31 |
| Mississippi | $39,990 | -25.8% | 86.953 | $45,990 | 32 |
| Virginia | $46,470 | -13.8% | 101.104 | $45,960 | 33 |
| Hawaii | $49,800 | -7.6% | 109.951 | $45,290 | 34 |
| Arkansas | $39,050 | -27.6% | 86.937 | $44,920 | 35 |
| Florida | $46,290 | -14.2% | 103.414 | $44,760 | 36 |
| North Dakota | $39,120 | -27.4% | 88.959 | $43,980 | 37 |
| Nebraska | $39,140 | -27.4% | 90.103 | $43,440 | 38 |
| Wyoming | $40,210 | -25.4% | 92.691 | $43,380 | 39 |
| Indiana | $39,930 | -25.9% | 93.329 | $42,780 | 40 |
| Iowa | $37,340 | -30.7% | 87.762 | $42,550 | 41 |
| Kansas | $37,330 | -30.8% | 90.068 | $41,450 | 42 |
| Utah | $34,570 | -35.9% | 98.864 | $34,970 | 43 |
| Idaho | $32,990 | -38.8% | 95.494 | $34,550 | 44 |
| Ohio | $31,760 | -41.1% | 92.774 | $34,230 | 45 |
| West Virginia | $29,900 | -44.5% | 89.497 | $33,410 | 46 |
| South Dakota | $29,230 | -45.8% | 88.586 | $33,000 | 47 |
| Alaska | Not available | Not available | 102.359 | Not available | Not available |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| New Hampshire | Not available | Not available | 104.165 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.