SOC 27-3023 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$62,200

U.S. median hourly wage$29.91

U.S. employment39,250

Nationally, news analysts, reporters, and journalists earned a median of $62,200 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 39,250 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists: pay and employment by state
State
District of Columbia	$105,390	$50.67	1,720	2.5
New York	$100,770	$48.45	5,750	0.6
Georgia	$81,910	$39.38	1,520	0.3
Nevada	$78,550	$37.76	370	0.2
Rhode Island	$74,570	$35.85	150	0.3
Maryland	$63,680	$30.61	580	0.2
Michigan	$62,760	$30.17	960	0.2
Tennessee	$62,390	$29.99	600	0.2
Virginia	$62,140	$29.87	1,110	0.3
Utah	$61,880	$29.75	240	0.1
Connecticut	$61,620	$29.62	470	0.3
Colorado	$60,770	$29.21	590	0.2
Illinois	$60,590	$29.13	1,060	0.2
New Jersey	$59,830	$28.76	500	0.1
Florida	$58,730	$28.24	2,490	0.3
North Carolina	$58,670	$28.21	930	0.2
Wisconsin	$57,530	$27.66	740	0.3
Hawaii	$56,730	$27.27	120	0.2
Delaware	$55,600	$26.73	70	0.1
Washington	$54,760	$26.33	880	0.2
New Mexico	$54,610	$26.26	170	0.2
Idaho	$51,190	$24.61	220	0.3
Louisiana	$50,750	$24.40	410	0.2
Maine	$50,090	$24.08	250	0.4
Oregon	$49,200	$23.65	410	0.2
Texas	$48,470	$23.31	2,670	0.2
New Hampshire	$48,450	$23.29	90	0.1
Oklahoma	$48,210	$23.18	400	0.2
Montana	$47,960	$23.06	290	0.6
South Carolina	$47,940	$23.05	480	0.2
Ohio	$47,880	$23.02	1,340	0.2
Indiana	$47,610	$22.89	530	0.2
Kentucky	$47,530	$22.85	370	0.2
Vermont	$46,970	$22.58	90	0.3
Missouri	$46,920	$22.56	480	0.2
Minnesota	$46,490	$22.35	510	0.2
Kansas	$45,870	$22.05	400	0.3
Mississippi	$45,240	$21.75	310	0.3
Puerto Rico	$44,870	$21.57	220	0.2
Alaska	$43,820	$21.07	90	0.3
Iowa	$43,540	$20.93	590	0.4
South Dakota	$43,520	$20.92	190	0.4
Alabama	$43,440	$20.88	530	0.3
North Dakota	$43,420	$20.88	160	0.4
Arizona	$43,100	$20.72	450	0.1
Nebraska	$40,420	$19.44	350	0.3
Arkansas	$37,450	$18.00	260	0.2
Wyoming	$36,040	$17.33	80	0.3
West Virginia	$35,280	$16.96	190	0.3
California	Not published	Not published	4,140	0.2
Massachusetts	Not published	Not published	810	0.2
Pennsylvania	Not published	Not published	1,160	0.2

Pay by metro area

All 129 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$101,670	$48.88	5,360	0.6
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$101,020	$48.57	2,390	0.8
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$85,040	$40.89	1,090	0.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$81,640	$39.25	300	0.3
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$80,000	$38.46	220	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$79,760	$38.35	190	0.2
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$77,180	$37.11	470	0.2
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$76,450	$36.76	160	0.1
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$74,290	$35.72	340	0.2
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$70,350	$33.82	660	0.1
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$69,740	$33.53	230	0.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$67,850	$32.62	60	0.3
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$66,780	$32.11	100	0.1
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$66,440	$31.94	370	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$65,610	$31.55	840	0.3
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$65,350	$31.42	100	0.2
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$64,930	$31.22	40	0.2
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$64,320	$30.93	290	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$63,940	$30.74	340	0.3
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$63,810	$30.68	200	0.1
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$63,690	$30.62	460	0.2
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$63,430	$30.50	170	0.2
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$63,050	$30.31	250	0.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$62,770	$30.18	250	0.2
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$62,750	$30.17	550	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$62,560	$30.08	90	0.1
Reno, NV	$62,060	$29.84	60	0.2
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$61,830	$29.73	40	0.1
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$61,620	$29.63	140	0.2
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$61,360	$29.50	360	0.3
Knoxville, TN	$61,020	$29.34	110	0.2
Madison, WI	$60,780	$29.22	160	0.4
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$60,620	$29.14	220	0.2
Colorado Springs, CO	$60,600	$29.13	70	0.2
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$60,150	$28.92	150	0.2
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$60,100	$28.90	100	0.2
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$59,950	$28.82	160	0.2
Tulsa, OK	$59,580	$28.65	120	0.3
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$59,340	$28.53	500	0.2
Savannah, GA	$58,690	$28.22	50	0.3
Rochester, NY	$58,180	$27.97	90	0.2
Evansville, IN	$58,110	$27.94	30	0.2
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$57,820	$27.80	120	0.4
Bozeman, MT	$57,600	$27.69	30	0.5
Green Bay, WI	$57,490	$27.64	70	0.4
Boise City, ID	$57,060	$27.43	80	0.2
Syracuse, NY	$57,060	$27.44	90	0.3
Richmond, VA	$56,910	$27.36	120	0.2
Jacksonville, FL	$56,890	$27.35	390	0.5
Urban Honolulu, HI	$56,730	$27.27	110	0.3
Tallahassee, FL	$56,270	$27.05	40	0.2
Albuquerque, NM	$56,190	$27.01	90	0.2
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$56,000	$26.92	570	0.1
Roanoke, VA	$55,820	$26.84	60	0.4
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$55,360	$26.62	80	0.2
Missoula, MT	$55,010	$26.45	50	0.8
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$54,230	$26.07	120	0.3
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$53,780	$25.86	300	0.3
Peoria, IL	$53,540	$25.74	60	0.4
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$53,100	$25.53	130	0.3
Oklahoma City, OK	$51,630	$24.82	140	0.2
Charlottesville, VA	$51,310	$24.67	40	0.4
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$50,400	$24.23	90	0.4
Portland-South Portland, ME	$50,390	$24.23	130	0.5
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$50,300	$24.19	470	0.1
Anchorage, AK	$50,070	$24.07	40	0.3
Gainesville, FL	$49,970	$24.02	50	0.3
St. Louis, MO-IL	$49,920	$24.00	160	0.1
Baton Rouge, LA	$49,870	$23.98	130	0.3
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$49,680	$23.89	280	0.1
Columbia, SC	$49,450	$23.77	80	0.2
Lancaster, PA	$49,220	$23.66	90	0.3
Bangor, ME	$49,100	$23.61	40	0.6
Columbus, OH	$49,030	$23.57	210	0.2
Cedar Rapids, IA	$48,990	$23.55	80	0.6
El Paso, TX	$48,880	$23.50	70	0.2
Cleveland, OH	$48,660	$23.40	310	0.3
Toledo, OH	$48,650	$23.39	80	0.3
Kansas City, MO-KS	$48,490	$23.31	290	0.3
Sioux City, IA-NE-SD	$48,330	$23.24	30	0.4
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$48,020	$23.09	130	0.3
Jackson, MS	$47,990	$23.07	130	0.5
Lafayette, LA	$47,940	$23.05	30	0.2
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$47,650	$22.91	180	0.2
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$47,630	$22.90	110	0.4
Waco, TX	$47,520	$22.85	60	0.5
Billings, MT	$47,350	$22.77	60	0.6
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$47,320	$22.75	110	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$47,260	$22.72	180	0.3
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$47,200	$22.69	80	0.2
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$47,160	$22.67	260	0.3
Omaha, NE-IA	$47,020	$22.61	90	0.2
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$46,510	$22.36	90	0.4
Montgomery, AL	$45,900	$22.07	60	0.4
Akron, OH	$45,640	$21.94	30	0.1
Canton-Massillon, OH	$45,510	$21.88	30	0.2
Rapid City, SD	$45,230	$21.74	30	0.5
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$44,870	$21.57	210	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	$44,260	$21.28	60	0.3
Bend, OR	$44,150	$21.23	40	0.4
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$43,470	$20.90	50	0.3
Lubbock, TX	$43,310	$20.82	70	0.4
Tyler, TX	$43,160	$20.75	80	0.7
College Station-Bryan, TX	$43,040	$20.69	40	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$41,870	$20.13	210	0.1
Lincoln, NE	$41,550	$19.98	100	0.5
Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX	$41,470	$19.94	40	0.2
Panama City-Panama City Beach, FL	$41,470	$19.94	30	0.4
Wichita, KS	$40,440	$19.44	70	0.2
Worcester, MA	$40,190	$19.32	30	0.1
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX	$39,860	$19.16	40	0.1
Wilmington, NC	$39,800	$19.14	60	0.3
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$37,750	$18.15	90	0.2
Gulfport-Biloxi, MS	$36,670	$17.63	40	0.2
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$34,570	$16.62	60	0.2
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	Not published	Not published	60	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	Not published	Not published	70	0.4
Fresno, CA	Not published	Not published	110	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	Not published	Not published	60	0.2
Lexington-Fayette, KY	Not published	Not published	70	0.2
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	Not published	Not published	1,690	0.3
Pittsburgh, PA	Not published	Not published	190	0.2
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	Not published	Not published	260	0.2
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	Not published	Not published	1,050	0.4
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	Not published	Not published	50	0.2
Spartanburg, SC	Not published	Not published	40	0.2
Springfield, MA	Not published	Not published	80	0.4
Tucson, AZ	Not published	Not published	120	0.3
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	Not published	Not published	150	1.0

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.