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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary in Baltimore, MD

The median news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD earns $69,740 a year, 12% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,476 a month.

10th percentile
$38,580
25th percentile
$50,790
Median percentile
$69,740
75th percentile
$96,860
90th percentile
$159,360

Based on 230 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$53,708 take-home a year
Gross pay$69,740
Federal income tax−$6,513
Social Security + Medicare−$5,335
Maryland income tax (approx.)−$4,184
Monthly take-home$4,476
Every two weeks$2,066

Does it go far here?

$66,745Median pay in Baltimore, MD is worth this at average US prices (local price level 104.5 vs 100).
36%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,611 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Baltimore, MD

JobMedian pay
General Internal Medicine Physicians$322,890
Family Medicine Physicians$307,400
Chief Executives$268,030
Physicians, All Other$218,770
Dentists, General$172,110
Computer and Information Systems Managers$168,520
Architectural and Engineering Managers$167,350
Aerospace Engineers$166,980

All news analysts, reporters, and journalists salaries · Take-home pay in Maryland