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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary in Virginia

The median news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Virginia earns $62,140 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,058 a month.

10th percentile
$39,270
25th percentile
$46,400
Median percentile
$62,140
75th percentile
$105,680
90th percentile
$134,080

Based on 1,110 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

$48,692 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,140
Federal income tax−$5,277
Social Security + Medicare−$4,754
Virginia income tax (approx.)−$3,418
Monthly take-home$4,058
Every two weeks$1,873

Does it go far here?

$61,461Median pay in Virginia is worth this at average US prices (local price level 101.1 vs 100).
39%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,579 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Virginia

JobMedian pay
Cardiologists$461,450
Chief Executives$310,740
Physicians, All Other$278,530
Nurse Anesthetists$252,110
Emergency Medicine Physicians$239,200
Family Medicine Physicians$222,630
Computer and Information Systems Managers$201,490
Dentists, General$197,110

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