The annual salary statistics of reporters and correspondents in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of reporters and correspondents in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $29,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $49,690 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,300 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $112,200 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for reporters and correspondents in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $112,200. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $49,690. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $29,040.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of reporters and correspondents from 2012 to 2018.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 6-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | $49,690 | 7.33% | 16.78% |
| 2017 | $46,050 | 10.21% | - |
| 2016 | $41,350 | 5.66% | - |
| 2015 | $39,010 | -6.00% | - |
| 2012 | $41,350 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $49,690 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for reporters and correspondents in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of reporters and correspondents in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 20.4 percent (20.4%) lower than that in the highest paying San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos and 48.0 percent (48.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area.