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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists Salary by City
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists Salary by City (2026)
127 metro areas · National average: $68,691 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salaries across 127 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
New York, NY $300,200
$104,270
$55,330
N/A
Waterbury, CT $220,200
$138,910
$38,870
N/A
Washington, DC $147,520
$99,730
$52,700
$208,380
Los Angeles, CA $131,450
$89,620
$41,030
$215,380
San Francisco, CA $131,310
$102,240
$51,920
$207,160
Austin, TX $100,180
$66,310
$42,930
$164,530
San Diego, CA $99,720
$65,620
$43,080
$162,290
San Jose, CA $98,860
$74,290
$45,680
$149,500
Atlanta, GA $98,710
$80,050
$35,500
$169,890
Sacramento, CA $96,980
$74,820
$39,280
$141,080
Detroit, MI $96,740
$63,640
$37,840
$166,160
Chicago, IL $93,590
$60,850
$34,220
$163,950
Buffalo, NY $87,940
$61,770
$36,220
$141,240
Baltimore, MD $87,710
$61,050
$35,820
$156,790
Las Vegas, NV $87,710
$64,220
$46,390
$168,730
Portland, OR $86,860
$62,590
$36,820
$118,370
Springfield, MA $85,810
$57,720
$35,880
$167,000
Memphis, TN $84,710
$60,540
$40,960
$161,770
Boston, MA $82,890
$61,140
$39,460
$139,360
Seattle, WA $82,360
$67,580
$42,840
$130,710
Albany, NY $82,240
$62,870
$36,070
$127,000
Lansing, MI $80,090
$47,030
$36,070
$159,130
Salt Lake City, UT $79,850
$62,940
$38,810
$162,430
Riverside, CA $79,220
$62,610
$37,440
$127,880
Hartford, CT $78,640
$62,780
$40,650
$99,910
Rochester, NY $78,570
$60,770
$36,090
$123,050
Nashville, TN $78,320
$59,030
$36,710
$125,500
Savannah, GA $78,190
$48,040
$31,440
$164,030
New Orleans, LA $77,760
$59,910
$38,220
$123,780
Salinas, CA $77,700
$58,610
$39,710
$121,220
Milwaukee, WI $77,560
$59,950
$38,410
$131,870
Denver, CO $76,450
$63,360
$37,170
$129,950
Syracuse, NY $76,230
$56,640
$39,690
$121,470
Dallas, TX $75,770
$62,370
$38,380
$106,370
San Antonio, TX $74,970
$59,160
$37,120
$130,730
Miami, FL $74,190
$63,450
$36,780
$125,130
Orlando, FL $73,520
$61,160
$35,480
$120,140
Reno, NV $73,200
$62,560
$38,680
$102,180
Indianapolis, IN $72,220
$53,260
$32,430
$110,590
Raleigh, NC $72,110
$62,690
$39,800
$103,460
Tulsa, OK $71,650
$60,800
$39,630
$95,280
Albuquerque, NM $71,410
$54,800
$38,380
$104,620
Manchester, NH $71,190
$61,740
$36,040
$128,140
Charlotte, NC $70,830
$59,430
$36,940
$127,190
Oklahoma City, OK $70,570
$50,810
$30,280
$140,150
Knoxville, TN $70,280
$60,290
$28,220
$153,230
College Station, TX $70,250
$50,530
$37,090
$159,460
Tucson, AZ $69,900
$60,610
$36,090
$124,880
Providence, RI $68,650
$58,690
$37,490
$101,310
Urban Honolulu, HI $68,160
$60,270
$29,120
$99,430
Winston, NC $67,150
$60,590
$37,800
$118,990
Chattanooga, TN $66,600
$43,530
$28,840
$124,070
Erie, PA $66,540
$49,240
$28,100
$80,010
Houston, TX $66,020
$60,350
$37,000
$100,480
Columbus, OH $65,340
$48,680
$31,160
$101,330
Richmond, VA $65,280
$57,610
$33,370
$116,730
Baton Rouge, LA $65,080
$47,260
$36,440
$110,000
Ann Arbor, MI $63,890
$63,780
$37,900
$94,540
Virginia Beach, VA $63,770
$50,360
$35,650
$108,780
Santa Maria, CA $63,280
$53,680
$36,580
$126,770
Omaha, NE $63,170
$46,420
$34,860
$111,620
Corpus Christi, TX $62,880
$55,920
$35,680
$98,010
Portland, ME $62,870
$48,300
$37,430
$98,300
Phoenix, AZ $62,410
$49,140
$36,610
$104,110
Cape Coral, FL $62,240
$48,640
$36,170
$109,460
Colorado Springs, CO $62,130
$48,610
$34,660
$97,700
Madison, WI $61,090
$57,430
$35,590
$93,760
Asheville, NC $60,810
$53,810
$38,180
$82,130
Augusta, GA $59,740
$46,840
$31,330
$89,250
Waco, TX $59,380
$49,110
$36,240
$87,770
Jackson, MS $59,330
$48,670
$34,720
$95,710
Boise City, ID $58,510
$51,220
$37,160
$80,350
Burlington, VT $58,070
$50,520
$39,550
$82,960
Kansas City, MO $57,900
$49,990
$27,090
$90,990
Roanoke, VA $57,840
$53,140
$39,640
$103,790
Spokane, WA $57,390
$48,180
$36,920
$85,380
Charlottesville, VA $57,150
$55,460
$32,390
$77,310
Anchorage, AK $57,080
$49,370
$36,780
$100,780
Eugene, OR $56,840
$46,980
$34,480
$88,930
Youngstown, OH $56,770
$46,920
$29,310
$91,360
Gulfport, MS $56,420
$47,700
$31,220
$82,620
Fort Wayne, IN $56,120
$36,110
$30,610
$92,930
Lubbock, TX $56,060
$49,150
$35,610
$77,660
Greensboro, NC $55,800
$45,270
$37,640
$77,710
Tampa, FL $55,590
$38,860
$36,750
$91,490
Fort Collins, CO $54,910
$48,260
$37,290
$70,800
St. Louis, MO $54,770
$44,520
$35,070
$82,370
Birmingham, AL $54,740
$45,320
$30,750
$103,340
Cincinnati, OH $54,690
$39,120
$30,100
$80,990
Columbia, SC $54,460
$46,210
$31,990
$102,480
Gainesville, FL $53,960
$50,020
$35,070
$80,700
Topeka, KS $53,160
$44,870
$27,910
$84,710
Sioux Falls, SD $53,050
$44,970
$31,610
$78,160
North Port, FL $53,010
$52,700
$37,090
$60,580
Fargo, ND $52,630
$43,170
$33,920
$79,990
Sioux City, IA $52,620
$45,660
$37,440
$92,980
Killeen, TX $52,210
$44,990
$36,060
$68,280
San Juan, PR $51,990
$43,850
$22,560
$94,580
Beaumont, TX $51,900
$37,630
$36,000
$83,430
Charleston, SC $51,740
$45,370
$37,950
$60,470
Spartanburg, SC $51,670
$43,970
$32,950
$84,350
Davenport, IA $51,650
$47,440
$30,140
$76,590
Minneapolis, MN $51,490
$46,910
$35,440
$75,990
Toledo, OH $51,270
$38,600
$29,170
$82,440
McAllen, TX $50,620
$49,380
$29,930
$67,320
Greenville, SC $50,550
$47,730
$37,200
$59,930
Peoria, IL $50,420
$48,230
$29,900
$58,280
Cedar Rapids, IA $49,610
$46,290
$34,440
$69,410
Grand Rapids, MI $49,590
$44,260
$33,470
$74,900
Cleveland, OH $48,670
$36,360
$29,900
$79,810
Bangor, ME $48,660
$45,340
$35,740
$71,320
Missoula, MT $48,290
$49,500
$28,680
$81,320
Des Moines, IA $47,480
$42,430
$32,440
$75,540
Springfield, MO $47,230
$38,540
$27,980
$76,280
Lincoln, NE $46,330
$39,470
$30,220
$63,190
Lancaster, PA $46,210
$47,800
$29,100
$60,610
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $46,120
$44,680
$30,180
$63,780
Lexington, KY $45,730
$43,940
$29,470
$79,400
Bend, OR $44,400
$36,210
$30,820
$61,140
Canton, OH $43,070
$35,070
$29,360
$76,040
Wilmington, NC $42,830
$37,610
$34,570
$63,720
Wichita, KS $42,770
$34,330
$23,950
$64,100
Akron, OH $41,410
$35,670
$28,860
$53,270
Charleston, WV $41,280
$37,500
$36,680
$62,650
Little Rock, AR $41,010
$37,230
$28,950
$57,080
Rapid City, SD $40,470
$36,220
$29,340
$48,130
Huntington, WV $37,380
$36,660
$30,060
$45,000
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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