News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary

SOC 27-3023 · BLS OEWS May 2025

Median

$62,200

per year, nationally

Middle half

$45,370–$98,450

25th to 75th percentile

Employed

39,250

in the U.S.

Growth 2024–34

-3.9%

4,100 openings/yr

What the range looks like

A single median hides most of what a job pays. The bar below is the full national range: the wash spans the 10th to 90th percentile, the solid bar is the middle half, and the tick is the median.

$36,240$144,140

10th: $36,240
25th: $45,370
Median: $62,200
75th: $98,450
90th: $144,140

Getting in

Typical education to enter: Bachelor's degree
Related work experience: None
On-the-job training: None

Entry requirements describe what is typical, not mandatory. Source: BLS Employment Projections, 2024–34.

Where news analysts, reporters, and journalists earn the most

Nominal pay and pay adjusted for local prices rank states differently — a high-wage state with high costs can be worse off in real terms than a middling one. Switch between the two below.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	State	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	District of Columbia	$105,390	109.9	1,720	9.72×
2	New York	$100,770	107.9	5,750	2.35×
3	Georgia	$81,910	96.3	1,520	1.23×
4	Nevada	$78,550	100.0	370	0.96×
5	Rhode Island	$74,570	102.3	150	1.17×
6	Maryland	$63,680	105.0	580	0.83×
7	Michigan	$62,760	96.2	960	0.86×
8	Tennessee	$62,390	91.9	600	0.73×
9	Virginia	$62,140	101.1	1,110	1.07×
10	Utah	$61,880	98.9	240	0.54×
11	Connecticut	$61,620	103.6	470	1.09×
12	Colorado	$60,770	103.1	590	0.81×
13	Illinois	$60,590	100.0	1,060	0.69×
14	New Jersey	$59,830	108.8	500	0.46×
15	Florida	$58,730	103.4	2,490	0.99×
16	North Carolina	$58,670	94.3	930	0.74×
17	Wisconsin	$57,530	94.1	740	1.00×
18	Hawaii	$56,730	110.0	120	0.77×
19	Delaware	$55,600	99.8	70	0.56×
20	Washington	$54,760	107.0	880	0.98×
21	New Mexico	$54,610	92.2	170	0.78×
22	Idaho	$51,190	95.5	220	1.03×
23	Louisiana	$50,750	88.2	410	0.83×
24	Maine	$50,090	97.0	250	1.57×
25	Oregon	$49,200	103.4	410	0.83×
26	Texas	$48,470	97.1	2,670	0.75×
27	New Hampshire	$48,450	104.2	90	0.53×
28	Oklahoma	$48,210	87.8	400	0.92×
29	Montana	$47,960	94.6	290	2.24×
30	South Carolina	$47,940	93.7	480	0.83×
31	Ohio	$47,880	92.8	1,340	0.96×
32	Indiana	$47,610	93.3	530	0.66×
33	Kentucky	$47,530	90.2	370	0.73×
34	Vermont	$46,970	98.0	90	1.11×
35	Missouri	$46,920	90.8	480	0.65×
36	Minnesota	$46,490	98.6	510	0.69×
37	Kansas	$45,870	90.1	400	1.10×
38	Mississippi	$45,240	87.0	310	1.07×
39	Alaska	$43,820	102.4	90	1.04×
40	Iowa	$43,540	87.8	590	1.49×
41	South Dakota	$43,520	88.6	190	1.63×
42	Alabama	$43,440	88.8	530	0.99×
43	North Dakota	$43,420	89.0	160	1.46×
44	Arizona	$43,100	100.7	450	0.55×
45	Nebraska	$40,420	90.1	350	1.34×
46	Arkansas	$37,450	86.9	260	0.77×
47	Wyoming	$36,040	92.7	80	1.14×
48	West Virginia	$35,280	89.5	190	1.07×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. States where news analysts, reporters, and journalists wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

Best paying metro areas for news analysts, reporters, and journalists

The 40 highest-paying metros with a published estimate. BLS suppresses roughly half of all occupation-by-metro cells, so a metro absent here has no local figure rather than a low one.

The median wage as published, before local prices are taken into account.

#	Metro area	Median	Cost of living	Employed	Concentrationvs. national
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$101,670	112.6	5,360	2.24×
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$101,020	108.9	2,390	3.02×
3	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$85,040	100.1	1,090	1.49×
4	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$81,640	100.2	300	1.03×
5	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$80,000	106.7	220	0.82×
6	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$79,760	100.9	190	0.90×
7	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$77,180	100.3	470	0.98×
8	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$76,450	110.4	160	0.57×
9	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$74,290	105.8	340	0.83×
10	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$70,350	103.6	660	0.58×
11	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$69,740	104.5	230	0.66×
12	Ann Arbor, MI	$67,850	100.9	60	1.11×
13	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$66,780	106.4	100	0.23×
14	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$66,440	100.9	370	1.01×
15	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$65,610	114.2	840	1.18×
16	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$65,350	95.8	100	0.77×
17	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$64,930	105.7	40	0.76×
18	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$64,320	101.4	290	0.83×
19	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$63,940	98.1	340	1.04×
20	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$63,810	111.9	200	0.52×
21	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$63,690	102.6	460	0.63×
22	Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$63,430	101.8	170	0.95×
23	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$63,050	96.9	250	1.19×
24	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$62,770	96.3	250	0.89×
25	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$62,750	108.3	550	0.80×
26	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$62,560	92.2	90	0.56×
27	Reno, NV	$62,060	101.0	60	0.82×
28	Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$61,830	100.9	40	0.51×
29	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$61,620	102.7	140	0.90×
30	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$61,360	97.3	360	1.04×
31	Knoxville, TN	$61,020	92.6	110	0.98×
32	Madison, WI	$60,780	97.3	160	1.54×
33	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$60,620	95.7	220	0.80×
34	Colorado Springs, CO	$60,600	100.7	70	0.85×
35	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$60,150	93.1	150	0.85×
36	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$60,100	99.6	100	0.88×
37	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$59,950	98.2	160	0.84×
38	Tulsa, OK	$59,580	89.2	120	1.02×
39	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$59,340	111.1	500	0.94×
40	Savannah, GA	$58,690	95.2	50	1.08×

Cost of living is the BEA regional price parity for all items, where 100 is the national average. Concentration is the BLS location quotient: how much more of the local workforce does this job than the national average, so 2.00× means twice the national share. It is often the reason wages differ — a place that concentrates an occupation has the employers and the competition for it. Metro areas where news analysts, reporters, and journalists wages are suppressed by BLS for confidentiality are omitted.

Similar occupations

Other jobs in the same field, with what each pays nationally.

Public Relations Specialists$74,750
Editors$77,920
Interpreters and Translators$60,170
Writers and Authors$76,910
Technical Writers$90,390
Broadcast Announcers and Radio Disc Jockeys$47,340
Media and Communication Workers, All Other$73,620
Court Reporters and Simultaneous Captioners$72,420

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary

What the range looks like

Getting in

Where news analysts, reporters, and journalists earn the most

Best paying metro areas for news analysts, reporters, and journalists

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