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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary in Connecticut

The median news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Connecticut earns $61,620 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,051 a month.

10th percentile
$45,000
25th percentile
$47,150
Median percentile
$61,620
75th percentile
$104,280
90th percentile
$210,770

Based on 470 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

$48,611 take-home a year
Gross pay$61,620
Federal income tax−$5,214
Social Security + Medicare−$4,714
Connecticut income tax (approx.)−$3,081
Monthly take-home$4,051
Every two weeks$1,870

Does it go far here?

$59,473Median pay in Connecticut is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.6 vs 100).
37%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,488 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Connecticut

JobMedian pay
Psychiatrists$326,670
Chief Executives$295,120
Pediatricians, General$216,830
Physicians, All Other$214,990
Natural Sciences Managers$210,670
General Internal Medicine Physicians$208,000
Architectural and Engineering Managers$175,490
Financial Managers$174,830

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