Media and Communication Workers, All Other

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Pay by education level. Among full-time, year-round media and communication workers, all other ages 25 to 64, median yearly pay is $60,900 with some college or an associate's degree, $91,400 with a bachelor's degree and $91,400 with a master's degree or higher (Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2024 dollars). Pay differs for many reasons besides education, such as experience, employer and location.

Industries that employ this career. The largest shares of media and communication workers, all other work in Information (30%), Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation (10%), Public Administration (9%) and Educational Services (9%) (Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2024).

Where the jobs are, and what they pay by industry. Nationwide, the industries that employ the most media and communication workers, all other are Motion Picture and Video Industries (32% of the jobs counted, median pay $103,730), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (21% of the jobs counted, median pay $72,400), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (8% of the jobs counted, median pay $78,370), Radio and Television Broadcasting Stations (6% of the jobs counted, median pay $63,650) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025). Among large industries, the highest median pay is in Motion Picture and Video Industries ($103,730), Local Government, excluding Schools and Hospitals ($81,710), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools ($78,370). Pay differs by industry for many reasons, including the mix of jobs and where employers are located.

What workers studied. Among media and communication workers, all other with a bachelor's degree or higher, the most common fields of the bachelor's degree are Communications (22%), Psychology (7%), English Language and Literature (7%) and Journalism (6%) (Census Bureau American Community Survey, 2024).

Injury and illness rates. For the broader group "Miscellaneous media and communication workers", which includes this career (BLS did not publish enough cases for this exact occupation), employers reported 51.1 nonfatal injury and illness cases with days away from work per 10,000 full-time workers, compared with 94.6 for all U.S. workers; the median case kept the worker away 8 days (all workers: 8) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2023-2024). Rates reflect the work setting as well as the occupation.

Union membership. In the broad group "Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media", which includes this career, 6.6% of wage and salary workers belong to a union (all U.S. workers: 10.0%); median weekly pay is $2,032 for union members and $1,387 for workers not in a union (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, 2025). This is a group figure, not specific to media and communication workers, all other.

Employer benefits. In the broad group "Professional and related", which includes this career, 86% of civilian workers had access to an employer retirement plan, 85% had access to employer medical care benefits, and 92% had paid sick leave, 73% paid vacation and 78% paid holidays (all civilian workers: 75%, 74%, 83%, 77% and 79%) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, National Compensation Survey, March 2026). This is a group figure, not specific to media and communication workers, all other, and having access to a benefit does not mean every worker uses it. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has not endorsed this presentation. Employers spent about $74.42 per hour worked on total compensation for the occupational group "Professional and related" in June 2026 ($50.37 in wages and salaries and $24.06 in benefits, 32.3% of the total; all civilian workers: $49.46, with 31.6% in benefits) (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employer Costs for Employee Compensation).

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2024 PUMS (MajorPays' own estimates from the survey; Census is credited as the source of the original data and has not endorsed them); BLS Survey of Occupational Injuries and Illnesses; BLS Current Population Survey; BLS National Compensation Survey (employee benefits); HRSA National Center for Health Workforce Analysis; U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (LCA disclosure data, FY2025). MajorPays has selected and reorganized these figures; these agencies have not approved or endorsed them. See it interactively →