How much does a Traffic Anchor make in the United States?
As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Traffic Anchor in the United States is $62,708 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $30.
However, a Traffic Anchor's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:
Top Earners (90th percentile): $75,725
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $57,793 to $69,522
Key Factors That Influence Traffic Anchor Salaries
A Traffic Anchor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how geographic location, education
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Do Traffic Anchor Salaries Vary from State to State?
Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Traffic Anchors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:
District of Columbia: $69,431.
California: $69,167.
Massachusetts: $68,246.
District of Columbia$69,431
California$69,167
Massachusetts$68,246
Washington$67,995
New Jersey$67,970
Alaska$67,882
Connecticut$67,016
New York$66,665
Hawaii$65,543
Rhode Island$65,016
Maryland$64,659
Minnesota$64,170
Colorado$63,981
Illinois$63,919
Oregon$63,680
Delaware$63,505
New Hampshire$63,394
Virginia$63,147
Pennsylvania$62,426
Nevada$62,063
North Dakota$61,943
Michigan$61,755
Wisconsin$61,686
Vermont$61,548
Texas$61,166
Maine$61,141
Arizona$61,103
Ohio$61,059
Georgia$60,482
Indiana$60,194
Wyoming$60,137
Utah$60,050
Iowa$60,012
Kansas$59,711
Louisiana$59,623
North Carolina$59,592
Missouri$59,579
Florida$59,335
Montana$59,203
Nebraska$59,078
Kentucky$59,009
South Carolina$58,758
Tennessee$58,601
Idaho$58,538
New Mexico$58,081
Oklahoma$57,980
Alabama$57,610
South Dakota$56,989
Arkansas$56,651
West Virginia$56,469
Mississippi$55,923
Top Paying Cities for Traffic Anchors
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $79,094
San Francisco: $78,228
Oakland: $76,579
San Jose, CA$79,094
San Francisco, CA$78,228
Oakland, CA$76,579
New York, NY$72,202
Paramus, NJ$71,324
Queens Village, NY$71,321
Passaic, NJ$71,261
Bergenfield, NJ$71,256
Stamford, CT$71,118
Huntington, NY$71,092
Newark, NJ$70,628
Bridgeport, CT$70,496
Vallejo, CA$70,371
New Brunswick, NJ$70,346
Petaluma, CA$70,309
Middlesex, NJ$70,190
Somerset, NJ$70,146
Santa Cruz, CA$70,064
Boston, MA$69,682
Monterey, CA$69,461
Seattle, WA$69,318
Santa Rosa, CA$69,305
Los Angeles, CA$69,287
Juneau, AK$69,123
Washington, DC$69,054
Orange, CA$68,831
Santa Ana, CA$68,666
Long Beach, CA$68,603
Anaheim, CA$68,590
Anchorage, AK$68,559
Santa Maria, CA$68,371
Everett, WA$68,358
Danbury, CT$68,138
Bremerton, WA$68,051
Tacoma, WA$67,825
New Suffolk, NY$67,824
Sacramento, CA$67,807
Santa Barbara, CA$67,738
Trenton, NJ$67,669
San Diego, CA$67,669
Brockton, MA$67,600
Fairbanks, AK$67,446
Lompoc, CA$67,286
Lowell, MA$67,235
Ventura, CA$67,223
Nashua, NH$67,211
Stockton, CA$67,205
Modesto, CA$66,747
Poughkeepsie, NY$66,609
Olympia, WA$66,490
Kennewick, WA$66,490
New Haven, CT$66,465
Lawrence, MA$66,239
Hartford, CT$66,176
Riverside, CA$66,164
New Bedford, MA$66,101
Richland, WA$66,101
Bakersfield, CA$66,013
San Bernardino, CA$65,988
New Britain, CT$65,982
Atlantic City, NJ$65,982
New London, CT$65,957
Norwich, CT$65,938
Portsmouth, NH$65,925
Boulder, CO$65,792
Portland, OR$65,706
Worcester, MA$65,700
Minneapolis, MN$65,505
Philadelphia, PA$65,417
Honolulu, HI$65,210
Saint Paul, MN$65,180
Vineland, NJ$65,167
Providence, RI$64,985
Chicago, IL$64,803
Bellingham, WA$64,728
Springfield, MA$64,677
Baltimore, MD$64,659
Chico, CA$64,502
Pittsfield, MA$64,333
Manchester, NH$64,213
Spokane, WA$63,937
Denver, CO$63,931
Albany, NY$63,636
Troy, NY$63,611
Nassau, NY$63,544
Schenectady, NY$63,480
Wilmington, DE$63,430
Burlington, VT$63,342
Salem, OR$63,317
Portland, ME$63,122
Yakima, WA$63,060
Rochester, MN$62,865
Reno, NV$62,834
Fresno, CA$62,834
Milwaukee, WI$62,777
Detroit, MI$62,715
Ann Arbor, MI$62,704
Allentown, PA$62,696
Colorado Springs, CO$62,589
Syracuse, NY$62,558
Carson City, NV$62,558
Houston, TX$62,470
Eugene, OR$62,439
Gary, IN$62,364
Springfield, OR$62,313
Bismarck, ND$62,301
Galveston, TX$62,257
Medford, OR$62,163
Fort Collins, CO$62,138
Concord, NH$62,106
Austin, TX$62,088
Mesa, AZ$61,956
Reading, PA$61,950
Phoenix, AZ$61,943
Dallas, TX$61,925
Saint Cloud, MN$61,864
Madison, WI$61,780
Utica, NY$61,611
Rochester, NY$61,511
Des Moines, IA$61,504
Raleigh, NC$61,498
Atlanta, GA$61,404
Battle Creek, MI$61,385
Salt Lake City, UT$61,366
Lancaster, PA$61,272
Harrisburg, PA$61,185
Kansas City, MO$61,122
Champaign, IL$61,109
Kansas City, KS$61,109
Fort Worth, TX$61,103
Columbus, OH$61,092
Boca Raton, FL$61,078
Pittsburgh, PA$61,053
Richmond, VA$61,028
Indianapolis, IN$61,015
Cleveland, OH$61,009
Las Vegas, NV$60,934
Cincinnati, OH$60,934
Petersburg, VA$60,840
Huntsville, AL$60,746
Lansing, MI$60,704
Lebanon, PA$60,695
Pueblo, CO$60,689
Appleton, WI$60,670
Buffalo, NY$60,645
Dayton, OH$60,626
Racine, WI$60,614
Charlotte, NC$60,608
Saint Louis, MO$60,589
York, PA$60,551
Elkhart, IN$60,551
Gastonia, NC$60,539
Billings, MT$60,524
Beaumont, TX$60,507
Lorain, OH$60,495
Benton Harbor, MI$60,482
Toledo, OH$60,470
Binghamton, NY$60,438
Rock Hill, SC$60,432
Rockford, IL$60,401
Springfield, IL$60,376
Elyria, OH$60,369
Fargo, ND$60,369
Flagstaff, AZ$60,325
Fort Lauderdale, FL$60,288
Duluth, MN$60,250
Miami, FL$60,250
Cheyenne, WY$60,206
Grand Forks, ND$60,206
Bangor, ME$60,068
Cedar Rapids, IA$59,999
Durham, NC$59,973
Louisville, KY$59,968
Grand Rapids, MI$59,956
Hialeah, FL$59,949
Casper, WY$59,861
Scranton, PA$59,786
New Orleans, LA$59,767
Virginia Beach, VA$59,761
Akron, OH$59,730
Peoria, IL$59,648
Sarasota, FL$59,636
Nashville, TN$59,592
Omaha, NE$59,592
Green Bay, WI$59,592
Baton Rouge, LA$59,560
Charleston, SC$59,548
Jamestown, NY$59,517
Davenport, IA$59,517
Tucson, AZ$59,485
Saint Petersburg, FL$59,448
Tampa, FL$59,435
Evansville, IN$59,397
Port Arthur, TX$59,397
Bradenton, FL$59,372
Santa Fe, NM$59,259
Orlando, FL$59,147
Clearwater, FL$59,128
Canton, OH$58,996
La Crosse, WI$58,996
Albuquerque, NM$58,958
Newport News, VA$58,952
High Point, NC$58,933
Ogden, UT$58,908
Corpus Christi, TX$58,858
Norfolk, VA$58,820
Laramie, WY$58,820
Rock Island, IL$58,783
Saginaw, MI$58,770
Jacksonville, FL$58,764
Salisbury, NC$58,751
Boise, ID$58,739
Moline, IL$58,708
Fort Myers, FL$58,689
Memphis, TN$58,676
Tulsa, OK$58,645
Waterloo, IA$58,607
Spartanburg, SC$58,545
Lincoln, NE$58,513
Fort Wayne, IN$58,501
Provo, UT$58,494
Cedar Falls, IA$58,419
San Antonio, TX$58,394
Greensboro, NC$58,369
South Bend, IN$58,363
Savannah, GA$58,294
Muskegon, MI$58,269
Birmingham, AL$58,262
Winston Salem, NC$58,232
Lake Charles, LA$58,081
Anderson, IN$58,068
Lexington, KY$58,049
Augusta, GA$58,030
Greenville, SC$58,030
Lima, OH$57,980
Wichita, KS$57,974
Tuscaloosa, AL$57,974
Columbia, SC$57,917
Springfield, OH$57,905
Asheville, NC$57,805
Bloomington, IN$57,761
Knoxville, TN$57,535
Shreveport, LA$57,529
Wilmington, NC$57,447
Roanoke, VA$57,447
Topeka, KS$57,334
Frankfort, KY$57,327
Oklahoma City, OK$57,284
Chillicothe, OH$57,259
Longview, TX$57,253
Melbourne, FL$57,246
Sioux Falls, SD$57,146
Mobile, AL$57,140
Terre Haute, IN$57,115
Altoona, PA$57,077
Amarillo, TX$57,033
Killeen, TX$57,014
Fayetteville, AR$56,964
Chattanooga, TN$56,945
Sioux City, IA$56,889
Idaho Falls, ID$56,877
Lynchburg, VA$56,826
Gainesville, FL$56,745
Portsmouth, OH$56,713
Little Rock, AR$56,701
Lafayette, LA$56,676
Youngstown, OH$56,676
Daytona Beach, FL$56,638
Clarksville, TN$56,632
Pensacola, FL$56,626
Temple, TX$56,621
Hopkinsville, KY$56,438
Erie, PA$56,425
Florence, SC$56,400
Charleston, WV$56,300
Great Falls, MT$56,268
Macon, GA$56,180
Tallahassee, FL$56,174
Fayetteville, NC$56,162
Waco, TX$56,149
Helena, MT$56,105
Pine Bluff, AR$56,081
Vincennes, IN$56,005
Lubbock, TX$55,980
Alamogordo, NM$55,942
Twin Falls, ID$55,886
Rapid City, SD$55,867
Jackson, MS$55,754
Huntington, WV$55,750
Greenville, MS$55,748
Parkersburg, WV$55,684
Montgomery, AL$55,673
Wichita Falls, TX$55,610
Springfield, MO$55,610
Biloxi, MS$55,578
Monroe, LA$55,516
Johnstown, PA$55,472
Sumter, SC$55,447
Columbus, GA$55,440
Pascagoula, MS$55,321
Abilene, TX$55,321
Kingsport, TN$55,158
Albany, GA$55,158
Gulfport, MS$55,139
Alexandria, LA$54,933
Fort Smith, AR$54,776
El Paso, TX$54,606
Las Cruces, NM$54,324
Harlingen, TX$54,165
Pocatello, ID$54,155
Florence, AL$54,073
Brownsville, TX$54,061
Mcallen, TX$53,929
Dothan, AL$53,841
Columbus, MS$53,469
Altus, OK$53,177
Lawton, OK$53,058
Pierre, SD$52,832
What Skills Can Increase a Traffic Anchor's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Attention to Detail (Mentioned in 4.75% Job Postings): Executing and completing a task with a high level of accuracy.
Housekeeping (Mentioned in 2.8% Job Postings): Housekeeping department is keeping the venue clean and sanitary as part of customer service. Cleaners vacuum rugs and furniture in hallways, rooms and public areas. They collect trash and empty wastebaskets, change the sheets and make the beds.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.55% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Traffic Anchor's salary.
Analysis: Can increase your salary by up to 21%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 18%.
Scheduling: Can increase your salary by up to 14%.
Traffic Anchor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Traffic Anchor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 56% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Biotechnology and Insurance
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 32% above the average.
In contrast, Traffic Anchor positions in Retail & Wholesale or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Traffic Anchor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for a Traffic Anchor
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Biotechnology
$82,775
$40.0
32%
Insurance
$75,250
$36.0
20%
Aerospace & Defense
$73,996
$36.0
18%
Energy & Utilities
$70,233
$34.0
12%
Financial Services
$70,233
$34.0
12%
How Education impacts a Traffic Anchor's Salary?
Your level of education can impact your salary potential.
While many Traffic Anchors enter the field with a No Diploma degree,
higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.
According to our 100% employer-reported salary data,
the median salary for a Traffic Anchor with a No Diploma is between
$42,881
and $46,025).
Traffic Anchor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how a Traffic Anchor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
Hourly
Monthly
Weekly
Yearly
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Last Updated on September 01, 2026
$57,793
Average$62,708/year
$69,522
$4,816
Average$5,226/month
$5,793
$1,111
Average$1,206/week
$1,337
$28
Average$30/hour
$33
Annual Salary
Monthly Pay
Weekly Pay
Hourly Wage
75th Percentile
$69,522
$5,793
$1,337
$33
Average
$62,708
$5,226
$1,206
$30
25th Percentile
$57,793
$4,816
$1,111
$28
Salaries of Jobs related to Traffic Anchor
Weather Anchor$132,639
Sport Anchor$81,062
Evening Anchor$64,880
Morning Anchor$64,655
Anchor/Reporter$63,535
Anchor III$62,662
News Anchor$62,184
Sports Anchor$62,145
Anchor MMJ$61,752
Anchor Assistant$51,406
Weekend Anchor$46,333
Salary Trends for Traffic Anchor
Salaries for a Traffic Anchor can change over time,
reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy.
The median salary decreased from $49,132 in 2023
to around $48,848 in 2025,
reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy.
For a detailed analysis of Traffic Anchor salary trends,
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Most common benefits for Traffic Anchor
Social Security
401 (k)
Disability
Healthcare
Pension
Time Off (days)
Common company salaries for Traffic Anchor
Here are companies hiring for Traffic Anchor and their salaries, click below for more details.
C$128,509/per year
C R Bard IncBiotechnologythe United States
H$124,697/per year
Henry Schein CanadaBiotechnologythe United States
N$123,899/per year
Nordex IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$120,416/per year
Nipro CorpBiotechnologythe United States
E$115,870/per year
EnovisBiotechnologythe United States
A$114,553/per year
Advanced Research Projects Agency - EnergyBiotechnologythe United States
M$112,110/per year
MiniMed IncBiotechnologythe United States
L$111,500/per year
Labcorp Drug DevelopmentBiotechnologythe United States
L$110,229/per year
Life Technologies CorpBiotechnologythe United States
Z$106,224/per year
Zimmer BiometBiotechnologythe United States
P$103,077/per year
Promontory TherapeuticsBiotechnologythe United States
S$102,181/per year
Steris PLCBiotechnologythe United States
G$97,274/per year
Gavin Conferences Pty LtdBiotechnologythe United States
E$94,764/per year
Endeavor BioMedicinesBiotechnologythe United States
R$94,402/per year
Replay Holdings LLCBiotechnologythe United States
P$94,235/per year
Pleno IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$93,666/per year
Simulaids IncBiotechnologythe United States
N$88,880/per year
NOIRLab/CASBiotechnologythe United States
O$86,468/per year
Onward TechnologyBiotechnologythe United States
L$84,895/per year
LED Medical Diagnostics IncBiotechnologythe United States
E$84,682/per year
Eyeco LtdBiotechnologythe United States
P$84,523/per year
PaerosolBiotechnologythe United States
I$83,525/per year
IONIQ Sciences IncBiotechnologythe United States
S$82,815/per year
Stateside PPEBiotechnologythe United States
D$82,041/per year
Digi BioBiotechnologythe United States
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FAQ about Traffic Anchor
1. What industry pays the highest salary for Traffic Anchor?
The Biotechnology industry offers the highest average compensation for Traffic Anchor roles,
with salaries approximately 32% above the market median.
Where Does Our Salary Data Come From?
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