News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary
The median pay for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the United States is $62,200 a year. About 39,250 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $36,240
- 25th percentile
- $45,370
- Median percentile
- $62,200
- 75th percentile
- $98,450
- 90th percentile
- $144,140
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- District of Columbia $105,390
- New York $100,770
- Georgia $81,910
- Nevada $78,550
- Rhode Island $74,570
- Maryland $63,680
- Michigan $62,760
- Tennessee $62,390
- Virginia $62,140
- Utah $61,880
- Connecticut $61,620
- Colorado $60,770
- Illinois $60,590
- New Jersey $59,830
- Florida $58,730
- North Carolina $58,670
- Wisconsin $57,530
- Hawaii $56,730
- Delaware $55,600
- Washington $54,760
- New Mexico $54,610
- Idaho $51,190
- Louisiana $50,750
- Maine $50,090
- Oregon $49,200
- Texas $48,470
- New Hampshire $48,450
- Oklahoma $48,210
- Montana $47,960
- South Carolina $47,940
- Ohio $47,880
- Indiana $47,610
- Kentucky $47,530
- Vermont $46,970
- Missouri $46,920
- Minnesota $46,490
- Kansas $45,870
- Mississippi $45,240
- Alaska $43,820
- Iowa $43,540
- South Dakota $43,520
- Alabama $43,440
- North Dakota $43,420
- Arizona $43,100
- Nebraska $40,420
- Arkansas $37,450
- Wyoming $36,040
- West Virginia $35,280
By metro area
- New York, NY $101,670
- Washington, DC $101,020
- Atlanta, GA $85,040
- Las Vegas, NV $81,640
- Sacramento, CA $80,000
- Salt Lake City, UT $79,760
- Detroit, MI $77,180
- San Jose, CA $76,450
- Denver, CO $74,290
- Chicago, IL $70,350
- Baltimore, MD $69,740
- Ann Arbor, MI $67,850
- Riverside, CA $66,780
- Tampa, FL $66,440
- Miami, FL $65,610
- Buffalo, NY $65,350
- Manchester, NH $64,930
- Orlando, FL $64,320
- Austin, TX $63,940
- San Diego, CA $63,810
- Philadelphia, PA $63,690
- Providence, RI $63,430
- Milwaukee, WI $63,050
- Nashville, TN $62,770
- Boston, MA $62,750
- Memphis, TN $62,560
- Reno, NV $62,060
- Bakersfield, CA $61,830
- Hartford, CT $61,620
- Charlotte, NC $61,360
- Knoxville, TN $61,020
- Madison, WI $60,780
- Indianapolis, IN $60,620
- Colorado Springs, CO $60,600
- Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $60,150
- Albany, NY $60,100
- Raleigh, NC $59,950
- Tulsa, OK $59,580
- Seattle, WA $59,340
- Savannah, GA $58,690
- Rochester, NY $58,180
- Evansville, IN $58,110
- Cape Coral, FL $57,820
- Bozeman, MT $57,600
- Green Bay, WI $57,490
- Boise City, ID $57,060
- Syracuse, NY $57,060
- Richmond, VA $56,910
- Jacksonville, FL $56,890
- Urban Honolulu, HI $56,730
- Tallahassee, FL $56,270
- Albuquerque, NM $56,190
- Dallas, TX $56,000
- Roanoke, VA $55,820
- North Port, FL $55,360
- Missoula, MT $55,010
- Des Moines, IA $54,230
- Cincinnati, OH $53,780
- Peoria, IL $53,540
- New Orleans, LA $53,100
- Oklahoma City, OK $51,630
- Charlottesville, VA $51,310
- Lansing, MI $50,400
- Portland, ME $50,390
- Houston, TX $50,300
- Anchorage, AK $50,070
- Gainesville, FL $49,970
- St. Louis, MO $49,920
- Baton Rouge, LA $49,870
- Minneapolis, MN $49,680
- Columbia, SC $49,450
- Lancaster, PA $49,220
- Bangor, ME $49,100
- Columbus, OH $49,030
- Cedar Rapids, IA $48,990
- El Paso, TX $48,880
- Cleveland, OH $48,660
- Toledo, OH $48,650
- Kansas City, MO $48,490
- Sioux City, IA $48,330
- Charleston, SC $48,020
- Jackson, MS $47,990
- Lafayette, LA $47,940
- San Antonio, TX $47,650
- Spokane, WA $47,630
- Waco, TX $47,520
- Billings, MT $47,350
- Grand Rapids, MI $47,320
- Birmingham, AL $47,260
- Greensboro, NC $47,200
- Virginia Beach, VA $47,160
- Omaha, NE $47,020
- Augusta, GA $46,510
- Montgomery, AL $45,900
- Akron, OH $45,640
- Canton, OH $45,510
- Rapid City, SD $45,230
- Corpus Christi, TX $44,260
- Bend, OR $44,150
- Eugene, OR $43,470
- Lubbock, TX $43,310
- Tyler, TX $43,160
- College Station, TX $43,040
- Phoenix, AZ $41,870
- Lincoln, NE $41,550
- Beaumont, TX $41,470
- Panama City, FL $41,470
- Wichita, KS $40,440
- Worcester, MA $40,190
- McAllen, TX $39,860
- Wilmington, NC $39,800
- Little Rock, AR $37,750
- Gulfport, MS $36,670
- Fayetteville, AR $34,570