Average Disc Jockeys, Except Radio Salary in St. Louis, MO-IL

Disc Jockeys, Except Radio in St. Louis, MO-IL earn a median hourly wage of $16.84 per hour. BLS does not publish an annual salary figure for this occupation because most work is project-based or on irregular schedules. There are 170 workers employed locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for St. Louis, MO-IL (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for disc jockeys, except radio in St. Louis, MO-IL. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). Hourly wages and employment are shown below.

Local hourly wage

Hourly pay for disc jockeys, except radio in St. Louis, MO-IL, across all workers BLS surveyed.

Median hourly wage: $16.84/hr
Mean hourly wage: $21.39/hr
10th percentile: $14.13/hr
90th percentile: $38.82/hr

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 170
How common this job is here: 2.44×; More concentrated here than nationally — this metro area is unusually strong in this occupation.

Where disc jockeys, except radio earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for disc jockeys, except radio this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

Hawaii: $54.55/hr
Wisconsin: $27.69/hr
South Dakota: $27.27/hr
North Carolina: $26.30/hr
New York: $25.51/hr
Illinois: $22.87/hr
Washington: $22.79/hr
Idaho: $22.33/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Urban Honolulu, HI: $45.29/hr
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: $38.06/hr
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: $29.07/hr
Sioux Falls, SD-MN: $27.27/hr
Green Bay, WI: $26.78/hr
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: $25.86/hr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: $23.52/hr
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN: $22.87/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for disc jockeys, except radio from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: +3.8%; 600 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 1,500; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: High school diploma or equivalent

Related occupations

Other jobs in the same field. Many of these follow similar hourly or project-based pay patterns.