Looks like drinks are on you. A recent study from RTDNA/Hofstra University found that local TV news salaries rose 7.3% during 2010.

That increase is a far cry from the bad old days of two years ago, when salaries fell 4.4%.

Here’s a breakdown of current local TV news salaries based on research by RTDNA and Hofstra…

	Average	Minimum	Maximum
News Director	$95,600	$18,000	$300,000
Assistant ND	74,400	27,000	190,000
Managing Editor	65,200	26,000	145,000
Executive Producer	60,700	25,000	140,000
News Anchor	90,500	18,000	737,500
Weathercaster	70,900	18,000	300,000
Sports Anchor	60,800	17,000	300,000
News Reporter	40,100	16,000	201,500
Sports Reporter	35,900	19,000	120,000
Assignment Editor	40,600	18,000	80,000
News Producer	35,100	18,000	86,000
News Writer	34,800	15,000	79,000
News Assistant	30,000	14,000	50,000
Photographer	34,900	12,000	175,000