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Broadcast Technicians Salary in VA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Broadcast Technicians in VA have a median annual salary of $57,940, with 710 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $28,430 at the 10th percentile to $82,510 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

$57,940

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$27.86

Employment

710

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$28,430
10th
$41,800
25th
$57,940
Median
$62,490
75th
$82,510
90th

Local compared with national

VA

$57,940

Median annual · 2025

United States

$59,570

Median annual · 2025

The VA median is 2.7% below the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $1,630).

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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