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Broadcast Technicians Salary in SD

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Broadcast Technicians in SD have a median annual salary of $32,150, with 40 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $27,270 at the 10th percentile to $55,360 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

$32,150

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$15.46

Employment

40

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$27,270
10th
$28,070
25th
$32,150
Median
$47,000
75th
$55,360
90th

Local compared with national

SD

$32,150

Median annual · 2025

United States

$59,570

Median annual · 2025

The SD median is 46.0% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $27,420).

Top skills

  1. 1.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.9
  2. 2.MonitoringImportance 3.9
  3. 3.Operations MonitoringImportance 3.9
  4. 4.Active ListeningImportance 3.6
  5. 5.Operation and ControlImportance 3.4
  6. 6.Reading ComprehensionImportance 3.3
  7. 7.Quality Control AnalysisImportance 3.3
  8. 8.Systems AnalysisImportance 3.3
  9. 9.Systems EvaluationImportance 3.3
  10. 10.WritingImportance 3.1
  11. 11.Active LearningImportance 3.1
  12. 12.Complex Problem SolvingImportance 3.1

Career information

Education and experience

Experience
Over 2 years, up to and including 4 years
Job zone
3

Technology used

  • Adobe After Effects
  • Adobe Audition
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Premiere Pro
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Avid Technology audio visual editing software
  • Character generator software
  • Cisco IOS
  • Dassault Systemes CATIA
  • Email software
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Excel

Common tasks

  • Play and record broadcast programs, using automation systems.
  • Report equipment problems, ensure that repairs are made, and make emergency repairs to equipment when necessary and possible.
  • Set up, operate, and maintain broadcast station computers and networks.
  • Observe monitors and converse with station personnel to determine audio and video levels and to ascertain that programs are airing.
  • Monitor strength, clarity, and reliability of incoming and outgoing signals, and adjust equipment as necessary to maintain quality broadcasts.
  • Control audio equipment to regulate volume and sound quality during radio and television broadcasts.
  • Monitor and log transmitter readings.
  • Regulate the fidelity, brightness, and contrast of video transmissions, using video console control panels.
  • Select sources from which programming will be received or through which programming will be transmitted.
  • Install broadcast equipment, troubleshoot equipment problems, and perform maintenance or minor repairs, using hand tools.

Related careers

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

Broadcast Technicians salary in other locations

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