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Highest-paying Cities for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

The top 100 highest paying cities for news analysts, reporters, and journalists (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of news analysts, reporters, and journalists in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $86,360, Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey is the highest paying city for news analysts, reporters, and journalists. It is followed by New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York (average annual salary $83,940). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of news analysts, reporters, and journalists in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$86,360	$40,010	50
2	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$83,940	$45,990	5,570
3	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$78,760	$35,710	740
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$76,780	$44,990	2,600
5	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$76,550	$38,480	220
6	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$75,970	$34,430	510
7	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$75,330	$40,690	1,000
8	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$74,840	$37,440	350
9	Topeka, Kansas	$74,370	$29,970	50
10	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$74,140	$37,500	270

11	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$71,940	$46,710	190
12	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$69,670	$35,350	130
13	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$66,160	$43,450	130
14	Salt Lake City, Utah	$65,990	$34,860	230
15	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$63,700	$33,270	350
16	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$63,650	$33,280	40
17	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$63,170	$33,950	310
18	Anchorage, Alaska	$61,530	$38,470	40
19	New Haven, Connecticut	$61,280	$41,730	60
20	Rochester, New York	$60,890	$33,850	130
21	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$60,890	$43,270	100
22	Salinas, California	$60,520	$37,190	30
23	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$60,150	$34,050	520
24	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$60,000	$33,510	320
25	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$60,000	$34,540	1,110
26	Fresno, California	$59,620	$37,530	180
27	Jacksonville, Florida	$59,380	$30,770	130
28	Bloomington, Indiana	$58,300	$31,950	50
29	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$58,290	$29,970	420
30	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$57,190	$35,680	190
31	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$56,960	$25,480	90
32	Syracuse, New York	$56,930	$27,460	130
33	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$56,860	$36,880	1,780
34	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$56,690	$31,180	150
35	Wilmington, North Carolina	$56,430	$30,590	30
36	Greeley, Colorado	$55,820	$29,760	50
37	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$55,000	$37,780	320
38	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$54,910	$32,010	250
39	Richmond, Virginia	$54,880	$37,700	110
40	Wichita, Kansas	$54,860	$30,200	100
41	Corpus Christi, Texas	$54,550	$29,830	50
42	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$54,130	$28,280	220
43	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$54,000	$29,960	80
44	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$53,990	$29,600	180
45	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$53,390	$30,200	110
46	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$53,230	$36,930	180
47	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$53,120	$37,010	100
48	Waco, Texas	$53,120	$34,550	50
49	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$53,090	$35,770	400
50	Kansas City, Missouri	$52,490	$28,050	300
51	Winston-Salem, North Carolina	$52,270	$28,700	50
52	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$52,030	$35,760	60
53	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$52,010	$23,980	270
54	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$51,290	$36,010	2,350
55	Asheville, North Carolina	$51,260	$30,980	60
56	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$50,960	$33,280	110
57	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$50,920	$28,990	60
58	Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida	$50,850	$30,420	40
59	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$50,530	$25,330	200
60	Greensboro-High Point, North Carolina	$50,300	$28,430	70
61	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$49,770	$28,640	130
62	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$49,730	$30,310	200
63	Tucson, Arizona	$49,020	$33,590	110
64	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$49,020	$40,760	130
65	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$48,950	$29,140	520
66	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$48,790	$30,810	200
67	Green Bay, Wisconsin	$48,720	$29,910	60
68	Knoxville, Tennessee	$48,500	$19,040	130
69	Memphis, Tennessee	$48,500	$28,130	130
70	Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina	$48,360	$38,490	100
71	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$48,260	$29,490	150
72	Salisbury, Maryland	$48,060	$27,810	30
73	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$47,990	$37,550	760
74	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$47,230	$32,980	100
75	Bakersfield-Delano, California	$46,880	$26,550	90
76	Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$46,710	$30,860	40
77	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$46,710	$35,920	60
78	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$46,440	$34,750	510
79	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$46,420	$29,800	570
80	Gainesville, Florida	$45,900	$32,050	40
81	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$45,770	$19,620	200
82	Lubbock, Texas	$45,640	$30,550	50
83	Spokane, Washington	$45,560	$33,280	120
84	Boulder, Colorado	$45,540	$28,080	120
85	Fargo, North Dakota	$45,420	$35,270	120
86	Columbus, Ohio	$45,250	$28,740	270
87	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$45,160	$29,820	140
88	Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky	$44,930	$28,510	90
89	Roanoke, Virginia	$44,870	$38,120	50
90	Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$44,640	$37,470	40
91	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$44,590	$31,070	100
92	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$44,520	$28,250	60
93	Erie, Pennsylvania	$44,190	$18,430	40
94	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$44,010	$29,930	260
95	Springfield, Massachusetts	$43,980	$35,940	170
96	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$43,840	$28,150	340
97	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$43,460	$29,140	70
98	Columbia, South Carolina	$43,380	$36,760	130
99	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$43,010	$33,890	140
100	Charlottesville, Virginia	$42,960	$25,040	70