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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary in Dallas, TX

The median news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX earns $56,000 a year, 10% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $3,931 a month.

10th percentile
$30,790
25th percentile
$46,130
Median percentile
$56,000
75th percentile
$76,230
90th percentile
$102,280

Based on 570 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

$47,176 take-home a year
Gross pay$56,000
Federal income tax−$4,540
Social Security + Medicare−$4,284
Texas income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$3,931
Every two weeks$1,814

Does it go far here?

$54,321Median pay in Dallas, TX is worth this at average US prices (local price level 103.1 vs 100).
41%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,614 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Dallas, TX

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$403,340
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$321,260
Chief Executives$320,060
General Internal Medicine Physicians$276,520
Family Medicine Physicians$259,310
Physicians, All Other$222,410
Nurse Anesthetists$218,650
Anesthesiologists$218,060

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