27 Series · SOC 27-3023
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)
Median Salary
$60,280
per year
Median Hourly
$28.98/hr
per hour
Mean Salary
$106,030
average
Employment
41,550
jobs nationwide
Salary Range
Annual Salary Distribution
Hourly Rate Distribution
10th Percentile
$34,590
25th Percentile
$40,420
Median
$60,280
75th Percentile
$97,460
90th Percentile
$162,430
Salary by State
Highest Paying States
Lowest Paying States
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| # | State | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $103,810 | +72% above national |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $103,350 | +71% above national |
| 3 | California | $84,830 | +41% above national |
| 4 | Georgia | $76,440 | +27% above national |
| 5 | Virginia | $63,360 | +5% above national |
| 6 | Delaware | $61,580 | +2% above national |
| 7 | Connecticut | $61,540 | +2% above national |
| 8 | Nevada | $61,160 | +1% above national |
| 9 | Maryland | $60,710 | +1% above national |
| 10 | New Jersey | $60,470 | same as national |
| 11 | Texas | $60,320 | same as national |
| 12 | Hawaii | $60,270 | same as national |
| 13 | Rhode Island | $59,770 | 1% below national |
| 14 | Colorado | $59,650 | 1% below national |
| 15 | Tennessee | $59,030 | 2% below national |
| 16 | Massachusetts | $58,890 | 2% below national |
| 17 | Florida | $57,720 | 4% below national |
| 18 | Washington | $57,040 | 5% below national |
| 19 | Illinois | $56,600 | 6% below national |
| 20 | Louisiana | $56,040 | 7% below national |
| 21 | Utah | $53,630 | 11% below national |
| 22 | Wisconsin | $52,670 | 13% below national |
| 23 | North Carolina | $52,430 | 13% below national |
| 24 | Oregon | $52,350 | 13% below national |
| 25 | New Mexico | $51,240 | 15% below national |
| 26 | Michigan | $49,690 | 18% below national |
| 27 | Arizona | $49,140 | 18% below national |
| 28 | Alaska | $47,310 | 22% below national |
| 29 | Maine | $46,670 | 23% below national |
| 30 | Oklahoma | $46,160 | 23% below national |
| 31 | Indiana | $45,470 | 25% below national |
| 32 | Minnesota | $45,190 | 25% below national |
| 33 | Idaho | $44,890 | 26% below national |
| 34 | Vermont | $44,890 | 26% below national |
| 35 | Alabama | $44,730 | 26% below national |
| 36 | South Carolina | $44,690 | 26% below national |
| 37 | Missouri | $44,270 | 27% below national |
| 38 | Mississippi | $44,160 | 27% below national |
| 39 | New Hampshire | $43,700 | 28% below national |
| 40 | North Dakota | $43,650 | 28% below national |
| 41 | Puerto Rico | $39,220 | 35% below national |
| 42 | Nebraska | $38,960 | 35% below national |
| 43 | Wyoming | $38,500 | 36% below national |
| 44 | Iowa | $38,290 | 36% below national |
| 45 | South Dakota | $36,610 | 39% below national |
| 46 | Montana | $36,510 | 39% below national |
| 47 | Ohio | $36,470 | 39% below national |
| 48 | West Virginia | $36,440 | 40% below national |
| 49 | Kentucky | $36,040 | 40% below national |
| 50 | Kansas | $34,330 | 43% below national |
| 51 | Arkansas | $34,230 | 43% below national |
Salary by Metro Area
Highest Paying Metros
Lowest Paying Metros
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| # | Metro Area | Median Salary | vs National |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $138,910 | +130% above national |
| 2 | New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $104,270 | +73% above national |
| 3 | San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $102,240 | +70% above national |
| 4 | Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $99,730 | +65% above national |
| 5 | Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $89,620 | +49% above national |
| 6 | Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $80,050 | +33% above national |
| 7 | Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $74,820 | +24% above national |
| 8 | San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $74,290 | +23% above national |
| 9 | Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $67,580 | +12% above national |
| 10 | Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $66,310 | +10% above national |
| 11 | San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $65,620 | +9% above national |
| 12 | Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $64,220 | +7% above national |
| 13 | Ann Arbor, MI | $63,780 | +6% above national |
| 14 | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $63,640 | +6% above national |
| 15 | Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $63,450 | +5% above national |
| 16 | Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $63,360 | +5% above national |
| 17 | Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $62,940 | +4% above national |
| 18 | Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $62,870 | +4% above national |
| 19 | Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $62,780 | +4% above national |
| 20 | Raleigh-Cary, NC | $62,690 | +4% above national |
| 21 | Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $62,610 | +4% above national |
| 22 | Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $62,590 | +4% above national |
| 23 | Reno, NV | $62,560 | +4% above national |
| 24 | Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $62,370 | +3% above national |
| 25 | Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $61,770 | +2% above national |
| 26 | Manchester-Nashua, NH | $61,740 | +2% above national |
| 27 | Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $61,160 | +1% above national |
| 28 | Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $61,140 | +1% above national |
| 29 | Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $61,050 | +1% above national |
| 30 | Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $60,850 | +1% above national |
| 31 | Tulsa, OK | $60,800 | +1% above national |
| 32 | Rochester, NY | $60,770 | +1% above national |
| 33 | Tucson, AZ | $60,610 | +1% above national |
| 34 | Winston-Salem, NC | $60,590 | +1% above national |
| 35 | Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $60,540 | same as national |
| 36 | Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $60,350 | same as national |
| 37 | Knoxville, TN | $60,290 | same as national |
| 38 | Urban Honolulu, HI | $60,270 | same as national |
| 39 | Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $59,950 | 1% below national |
| 40 | New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $59,910 | 1% below national |
| 41 | Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $59,430 | 1% below national |
| 42 | San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $59,160 | 2% below national |
| 43 | Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $59,030 | 2% below national |
| 44 | Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $58,690 | 3% below national |
| 45 | Salinas, CA | $58,610 | 3% below national |
| 46 | Springfield, MA | $57,720 | 4% below national |
| 47 | Richmond, VA | $57,610 | 4% below national |
| 48 | Madison, WI | $57,430 | 5% below national |
| 49 | Syracuse, NY | $56,640 | 6% below national |
| 50 | Corpus Christi, TX | $55,920 | 7% below national |
| 51 | Charlottesville, VA | $55,460 | 8% below national |
| 52 | Albuquerque, NM | $54,800 | 9% below national |
| 53 | Asheville, NC | $53,810 | 11% below national |
| 54 | Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $53,680 | 11% below national |
| 55 | Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $53,260 | 12% below national |
| 56 | Roanoke, VA | $53,140 | 12% below national |
| 57 | North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $52,700 | 13% below national |
| 58 | Central New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area | $51,320 | 15% below national |
| 59 | Boise City, ID | $51,220 | 15% below national |
| 60 | Oklahoma City, OK | $50,810 | 16% below national |
| 61 | College Station-Bryan, TX | $50,530 | 16% below national |
| 62 | Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $50,520 | 16% below national |
| 63 | Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $50,360 | 16% below national |
| 64 | Gainesville, FL | $50,020 | 17% below national |
| 65 | Kansas City, MO-KS | $49,990 | 17% below national |
| 66 | Missoula, MT | $49,500 | 18% below national |
| 67 | McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX | $49,380 | 18% below national |
| 68 | Anchorage, AK | $49,370 | 18% below national |
| 69 | Erie, PA | $49,240 | 18% below national |
| 70 | Lubbock, TX | $49,150 | 18% below national |
| 71 | Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $49,140 | 18% below national |
| 72 | Waco, TX | $49,110 | 19% below national |
| 73 | Columbus, OH | $48,680 | 19% below national |
| 74 | Jackson, MS | $48,670 | 19% below national |
| 75 | Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $48,640 | 19% below national |
| 76 | Colorado Springs, CO | $48,610 | 19% below national |
| 77 | Portland-South Portland, ME | $48,300 | 20% below national |
| 78 | Fort Collins-Loveland, CO | $48,260 | 20% below national |
| 79 | Peoria, IL | $48,230 | 20% below national |
| 80 | Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $48,180 | 20% below national |
| 81 | Savannah, GA | $48,040 | 20% below national |
| 82 | Lancaster, PA | $47,800 | 21% below national |
| 83 | Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $47,730 | 21% below national |
| 84 | Gulfport-Biloxi, MS | $47,700 | 21% below national |
| 85 | Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area | $47,610 | 21% below national |
| 86 | Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $47,440 | 21% below national |
| 87 | Baton Rouge, LA | $47,260 | 22% below national |
| 88 | Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $47,030 | 22% below national |
| 89 | Eugene-Springfield, OR | $46,980 | 22% below national |
| 90 | Youngstown-Warren, OH | $46,920 | 22% below national |
| 91 | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $46,910 | 22% below national |
| 92 | Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $46,840 | 22% below national |
| 93 | Omaha, NE-IA | $46,420 | 23% below national |
| 94 | Cedar Rapids, IA | $46,290 | 23% below national |
| 95 | Columbia, SC | $46,210 | 23% below national |
| 96 | Western Washington nonmetropolitan area | $45,800 | 24% below national |
| 97 | Sioux City, IA-NE-SD | $45,660 | 24% below national |
| 98 | Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $45,370 | 25% below national |
| 99 | Bangor, ME | $45,340 | 25% below national |
| 100 | Birmingham, AL | $45,320 | 25% below national |
| 101 | Greensboro-High Point, NC | $45,270 | 25% below national |
| 102 | Northeast Maine nonmetropolitan area | $45,220 | 25% below national |
| 103 | Killeen-Temple, TX | $44,990 | 25% below national |
| 104 | Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $44,970 | 25% below national |
| 105 | Topeka, KS | $44,870 | 26% below national |
| 106 | Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $44,680 | 26% below national |
| 107 | St. Louis, MO-IL | $44,520 | 26% below national |
| 108 | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $44,260 | 27% below national |
| 109 | Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area | $44,050 | 27% below national |
| 110 | Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $44,010 | 27% below national |
| 111 | Spartanburg, SC | $43,970 | 27% below national |
| 112 | Lexington-Fayette, KY | $43,940 | 27% below national |
| 113 | San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $43,850 | 27% below national |
| 114 | Chattanooga, TN-GA | $43,530 | 28% below national |
| 115 | Fargo, ND-MN | $43,170 | 28% below national |
| 116 | Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $42,430 | 30% below national |
| 117 | Maryland nonmetropolitan area | $42,030 | 30% below national |
| 118 | South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $41,150 | 32% below national |
| 119 | Lincoln, NE | $39,470 | 35% below national |
| 120 | Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $39,470 | 35% below national |
| 121 | Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $39,120 | 35% below national |
| 122 | Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $38,860 | 36% below national |
| 123 | Toledo, OH | $38,600 | 36% below national |
| 124 | Springfield, MO | $38,540 | 36% below national |
| 125 | Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $37,900 | 37% below national |
| 126 | Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX | $37,630 | 38% below national |
| 127 | Wilmington, NC | $37,610 | 38% below national |
| 128 | Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area | $37,520 | 38% below national |
| 129 | Charleston, WV | $37,500 | 38% below national |
| 130 | Northwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $37,400 | 38% below national |
| 131 | Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $37,230 | 38% below national |
| 132 | Hill Country Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $37,070 | 39% below national |
| 133 | Northeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $36,970 | 39% below national |
| 134 | Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $36,820 | 39% below national |
| 135 | Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH | $36,660 | 39% below national |
| 136 | East-Central Montana nonmetropolitan area | $36,510 | 39% below national |
| 137 | Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $36,400 | 40% below national |
| 138 | Cleveland, OH | $36,360 | 40% below national |
| 139 | Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $36,230 | 40% below national |
| 140 | Rapid City, SD | $36,220 | 40% below national |
| 141 | Bend, OR | $36,210 | 40% below national |
| 142 | South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $36,180 | 40% below national |
| 143 | Central Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,160 | 40% below national |
| 144 | East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $36,150 | 40% below national |
| 145 | Fort Wayne, IN | $36,110 | 40% below national |
| 146 | Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $36,080 | 40% below national |
| 147 | Akron, OH | $35,670 | 41% below national |
| 148 | Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $35,640 | 41% below national |
| 149 | Northeast Nebraska nonmetropolitan area | $35,610 | 41% below national |
| 150 | West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $35,550 | 41% below national |
| 151 | Lower East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area | $35,480 | 41% below national |
| 152 | Canton-Massillon, OH | $35,070 | 42% below national |
| 153 | West Montana nonmetropolitan area | $34,820 | 42% below national |
| 154 | Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $34,760 | 42% below national |
| 155 | Mid Michigan nonmetropolitan area | $34,500 | 43% below national |
| 156 | Wichita, KS | $34,330 | 43% below national |
| 157 | Eastern Washington nonmetropolitan area | $33,860 | 44% below national |
| 158 | Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $32,900 | 45% below national |
| 159 | Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $31,210 | 48% below national |
| 160 | West Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $30,880 | 49% below national |
| 161 | Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $30,800 | 49% below national |
| 162 | Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $29,830 | 51% below national |
| 163 | North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $29,760 | 51% below national |
| 164 | South Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $29,610 | 51% below national |
| 165 | West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $29,490 | 51% below national |
| 166 | East Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | $29,060 | 52% below national |
| 167 | Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $28,660 | 52% below national |
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