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News Analyst, Reporters, and Journalists Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

The annual salary statistics of news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$30,810
25th Percentile Wage
$36,510
50th Percentile Wage
$48,790
75th Percentile Wage
$77,510
90th Percentile Wage
$99,980

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $99,980. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $48,790. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $30,810.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of news analysts, reporters, and journalists from 2012 to 2021. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth2-Year Growth
2021
$48,790
-0.12% 17.32%
2020
$48,850
17.42% -
2019
$40,340
- -

Table 2. Compare News Analyst, Reporters, and Journalists Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $48,790 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is in the middle of salary range for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 34.2 percent (34.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 21.7 percent (21.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Maria-Santa Barbara.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$74,140
Salinas
$60,520
Fresno
$59,620
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$56,860
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$54,910
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$51,290
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$50,960
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$48,790
Bakersfield-Delano
$46,880
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$38,210

See also: Top paying jobs in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California.