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Anchor Salaries in the United States

How much does a Anchor make in the United States?

Anchors earn $58,000 annually on average, or $28 per hour, which is 13% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Anchors work for NBC at $81,000 annually while the lowest paid Anchors work for Clear Channel earning approximately $36,000 each year.

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$81K NBC's Average Anchor Salary (2 salaries)

+$23K (33%) more than national average Anchor salary ($58K)
+$21K (29%) more than average NBC salary ($60K)
$50K
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-$11K (14%) less than average NBC Anchor salary ($81K)
"Competitive"
$91K NBC Anchor ·
+$10K (11%) more than average NBC Anchor salary ($81K)

$58K NBC News' Average Anchor Salary (2 salaries)

Equal to national average Anchor salary ($58K)
+$13K (25%) more than average NBC News salary ($45K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
-$3K (5%) less than average NBC News Anchor salary ($58K)
"For radio anchors, it is competitive."
+$2K (3%) more than average NBC News Anchor salary ($58K)

$90K i24NEWS's Average Anchor Salary (1 salaries)

+$32K (43%) more than national average Anchor salary ($58K)
-$5K (5%) less than average i24NEWS salary ($95K)
$50K
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Equal to average i24NEWS Anchor salary ($90K)
"Lower. relocation and work visa status played a big role."

$46K Spectrum News' Average Anchor Salary (1 salaries)

-$12K (23%) less than national average Anchor salary ($58K)
Equal to average Spectrum News salary ($46K)
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$100K
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Equal to average Spectrum News Anchor salary ($46K)
"Better than most people in my field and city"

$36K Clear Channel's Average Anchor Salary (2 salaries)

-$22K (46%) less than national average Anchor salary ($58K)
-$9K (22%) less than average Clear Channel salary ($45K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
+$5K (12%) more than average Clear Channel Anchor salary ($36K)
-$6K (18%) less than average Clear Channel Anchor salary ($36K)

$131K Gannett Co.'s Average Anchor Salary (1 salaries)

+$73K (77%) more than national average Anchor salary ($58K)
+$80K (87%) more than average Gannett Co. salary ($51K)
$50K
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Equal to average Gannett Co. Anchor salary ($131K)

$80K Comcast's Average Anchor Salary (1 salaries)

+$22K (31%) more than national average Anchor salary ($58K)
+$41K (68%) more than average Comcast salary ($39K)
$50K
$100K
$150K
Equal to average Comcast Anchor salary ($80K)

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