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Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys Salary in Miami, FL

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys in Miami, FL have a median annual salary of $70,110, with 340 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $36,530 at the 10th percentile to $308,960 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$70,110

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$33.71

Employment

340

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$36,530
10th
$47,250
25th
$70,110
Median
$105,280
75th
$308,960
90th

Local compared with national

Miami, FL

$70,110

Median annual · 2025

United States

$47,340

Median annual · 2025

The Miami, FL median is 48.1% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $22,770).

Top skills

  1. 1.SpeakingImportance 4.8
  2. 2.Active ListeningImportance 4.0
  3. 3.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.9
  4. 4.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.8
  5. 5.Social PerceptivenessImportance 3.8
  6. 6.Time ManagementImportance 3.3
  7. 7.WritingImportance 3.1
  8. 8.Active LearningImportance 3.1
  9. 9.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  10. 10.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  11. 11.Service OrientationImportance 3.0
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.0

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Bachelor's Degree
Experience
Over 1 month, up to and including 3 months
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Adobe Audition
  • Audion Laboratories VoxPro
  • Avid Technology Pro Tools
  • Burli Software Burli Newsroom System
  • Dalet Digital Media Systems Dalet Media Life
  • Database software
  • Enterprise application integration EAI software
  • Microsoft Access
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Microsoft Office software
  • Microsoft Outlook
  • Microsoft PowerPoint
  • Microsoft Word
  • Program logging software
  • Statistical processing software

Common tasks

  • Read news flashes to inform audiences of important events.
  • Announce musical selections, station breaks, commercials, or public service information, and accept requests from listening audience.
  • Operate control consoles.
  • Identify stations, and introduce or close shows, ad-libbing or using memorized or read scripts.
  • Study background information to prepare for programs or interviews.
  • Prepare and deliver news, sports, or weather reports, gathering and rewriting material so that it will convey required information and fit specific time slots.
  • Record commercials for later broadcast.
  • Keep daily program logs to provide information on all elements aired during broadcast, such as musical selections and station promotions.
  • Develop story lines for broadcasts.
  • Select program content, in conjunction with producers and assistants, based on factors such as program specialties, audience tastes, or requests from the public.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

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