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Engineer in Charge Transmitter Salary
in Illinois, United States
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$107,001 (USD)
Average Salary
$51/hr
Average Hourly
$5,607
Average Bonus
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Salary Recap
The average pay for an Engineer in Charge Transmitter is $107,001 a year and $51 an hour in Illinois, United States. The average salary range for an Engineer in Charge Transmitter is between $74,045 and $130,435. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Illinois, United States.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
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Estimated salary in 2029:
$120,191
5 Year Change:
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About Illinois, United States
Illinois Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Illinois ( IL-in-OY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-most land area. Its largest urban areas include Chicago and the Metro East of Greater St. Louis, as well as Peoria, Rockford, Champaign–Urbana, and Springfield, the state's capital.
Illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of Chicago in the northeast, major industrial...
Job Summary
Description:
- Directs and coordinates operation and maintenance activities of radio, television broadcasting, or satellite uplink transmitter station in accordance with rules and regulations of federal communications commission: establishes procedures and standards for operation and maintenance of transmitter equipment.
- Trains workers to interpret readings and indicator lights on control console and picture on video monitor, and to determine operating adjustments required to obtain uniform audio sound level and video picture of specified clarity and color.
- Tunes or directs worker to tune transmitter to ensure signal emissions and radiation do not infringe on frequencies or broadcast area of other stations, and to obtain optimum operational performance of transmitting equipment.
- Trains workers in diagnosing causes of transmitter malfunctions, using test equipment, and in repairing or jury-rigging equipment (making temporary hookup) to return transmitter to operational status.
- Establishes procedures for testing of transmitter equipment, performance of preventative maintenance activities, and operation of equipment during test of emergency broadcast system.
- Develops, plans, and prepares schematic drawings designed to modify and improve existing transmitter equipment, and directs and coordinates equipment modification activities to prevent interruptions in transmitting operations.
- Prepares work schedules for transmitter operators.
- May remove and repair, or assist workers to remove and repair equipment, using handtools, such as screwdrivers, wrenches, and pliers.
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Salary Recap
The average pay for an Engineer in Charge Transmitter is $107,001 a year and $51 an hour in Illinois, United States. The average salary range for an Engineer in Charge Transmitter is between $74,045 and $130,435. This compensation analysis is based on salary survey data collected directly from employers and anonymous employees in Illinois, United States.
ERI's compensation data are based on salary surveys conducted and researched by ERI. Cost of labor data in the Assessor Series are based on actual housing sales data from commercially available sources, plus rental rates, gasoline prices, consumables, medical care premium costs, property taxes, effective income tax rates, etc.
Find actuarial salary survey data and benchmark salary and pay.
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Engineer in Charge Transmitter Job Prevalence in the United States
Job family: Architectural and Engineering Managers
Job family population: 197,180
Estimated population of Engineer in Charge Transmitter jobs: 6,538
Rate of error: 1.3%
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About Illinois, United States
Illinois Cost of Living Score:
Description:
Illinois ( IL-in-OY) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States. It borders Lake Michigan to its northeast, the Mississippi River to its west, and the Wabash and Ohio rivers to its south. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the sixth-largest population, and the 25th-most land area. Its largest urban areas include Chicago and the Metro East of Greater St. Louis, as well as Peoria, Rockford, Champaign–Urbana, and Springfield, the state's capital.
Illinois has a highly diverse economy, with the global city of Chicago in the northeast, major industrial...
Job Summary
Description:
- Directs and coordinates operation and maintenance activities of radio, television broadcasting, or satellite uplink transmitter station in accordance with rules and regulations of federal communications commission: establishes procedures and standards for operation and maintenance of transmitter equipment.
- Trains workers to interpret readings and indicator lights on control console and picture on video monitor, and to determine operating adjustments required to obtain uniform audio sound level and video picture of specified clarity and color.
- Tunes or directs worker to tune transmitter to ensure signal emissions and radiation do not infringe on frequencies or broadcast area of other stations, and to obtain optimum operational performance of transmitting equipment.
- Trains workers in diagnosing causes of transmitter malfunctions, using test equipment, and in repairing or jury-rigging equipment (making temporary hookup) to return transmitter to operational status.
- Establishes procedures for testing of transmitter equipment, performance of preventative maintenance activities, and operation of equipment during test of emergency broadcast system.
- Develops, plans, and prepares schematic drawings designed to modify and improve existing transmitter equipment, and directs and coordinates equipment modification activities to prevent interruptions in transmitting operations.
- Prepares work schedules for transmitter operators.
- May remove and repair, or assist workers to remove and repair equipment, using handtools, such as screwdrivers, wrenches, and pliers.
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ERI Economic Research Institute compiles the best salary, cost-of-living, and executive compensation survey data available.
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