Salary Data
About the Survey
RTDNA has supported research on the state of radio and television news since 1972. The annual surveys have been conducted by industry researcher Bob Papper.
2011 Salary Survey: Sharp Rise in TV & Radio News Salaries
Not only did TV news staffing go up noticeably this past year, so did salaries. The latest RTDNA/Hofstra University Annual Survey found that local television news salaries rose 7.3% during 2010. The numbers are a sharp contrast to the last two years, when salaries actually fell 4.4% two years ago before rising a modest 2.5% last year.
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2010 Salary Survey: News Salaries Stabilize
The good news in broadcast news salaries in 2009 is that there isn't bad news, according to the latest RTDNA/Hofstra University Annual Survey.Local television news salaries rose a modest 2.5 percent during 2009, and local radio news salaries were unchanged.�
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2009 Salary Survey: A Bad Year For News Salaries
Staff cutbacks and salary give-backs – especially at the upper end of the food chain –
meant a drop in salaries in both radio and television news. That’s the first time that’s
happened in the 15 years of the RTNDA/Hofstra University Annual Survey.
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2008 Salary Survey: A Run for the Money
Inflation continues to outpace many salaries in TV and radio news. But not all. Published in the May/June 2008 issue of Communicator.
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2007 Salary Survey: Seize the Pay
As newsroom compensation chases inflation, not everyone is able to catch up. Published in the June 2007 issue of Communicator.
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2006 Salary Survey: Keeping Up
The 2006 survey reveals little change in TV news salaries and a drop in radio news salaries compared to the inflation rate. Published in the June 2006 issue of Communicator.
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2005 Salary Survey: Slight Increases
The
2005 survey reveals shows modest increases ahead of inflation. Published in the
June 2005 issue of Communicator.
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2004 Salary Survey: Salaries Soar
While real wages remain slightly below the high watermark of 2000, salaries surged across the board in 2003.
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