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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

The median news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN earns $60,150 a year, 3% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,009 a month.

10th percentile
$33,930
25th percentile
$46,650
Median percentile
$60,150
75th percentile
$76,340
90th percentile
$124,990

Based on 150 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

$48,105 take-home a year
Gross pay$60,150
Federal income tax−$5,038
Social Security + Medicare−$4,601
Kentucky income tax (approx.)−$2,406
Monthly take-home$4,009
Every two weeks$1,850

Does it go far here?

$64,626Median pay in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY is worth this at average US prices (local price level 93.1 vs 100).
28%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,116 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$491,640
Physicians, All Other$335,670
Nurse Anesthetists$222,520
Chief Executives$213,920
Maintenance Workers, Machinery$157,260
Computer and Information Systems Managers$150,710
Architectural and Engineering Managers$149,430
Pharmacists$143,920

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