Highest-paying Cities for Reporters and Correspondents

The top 100 highest paying cities for reporters and correspondents (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 reporters and correspondents in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $81,720, Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia is the highest paying city for reporters and correspondents. It is followed by Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia (average annual salary $74,320). 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 reporters and correspondents in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Reporters and Correspondents

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$81,720	$34,830	2,120
2	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$74,320	$30,910	2,410
3	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$70,180	$28,650	300
4	Manchester, New Hampshire	$66,770	$28,490	100
5	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$65,120	$34,820	310
6	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$64,060	$32,770	4,400
7	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$63,120	$41,050	200
8	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$62,550	$30,470	160
9	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$62,460	$28,870	200
10	Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California	$60,590	$30,670	50
11	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$57,930	$22,540	800
12	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, Florida	$56,360	$29,080	100
13	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$56,140	$27,530	210
14	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$55,810	$28,280	330
15	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$55,620	$27,770	400
16	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$55,320	$34,970	120
17	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$55,170	$27,200	2,770
18	Modesto, California	$54,710	$26,130	30
19	Pueblo, Colorado	$54,400	$33,940	30
20	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$54,270	$25,340	480
21	Kansas City, Missouri	$53,880	$20,700	280
22	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$53,470	$20,900	360
23	Shreveport-Bossier City, Louisiana	$52,440	$29,420	50
24	Bloomington, Indiana	$51,970	$25,620	40
25	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$51,960	$28,090	430
26	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$51,900	$27,360	570
27	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$51,190	$27,620	620
28	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$50,980	$28,470	220
29	Erie, Pennsylvania	$50,680	$31,330	30
30	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$50,350	$24,760	680
31	Anchorage, Alaska	$50,070	$33,870	50
32	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$50,040	$24,510	850
33	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$49,690	$29,040	1,460
34	Rochester, New York	$49,560	$29,050	100
35	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$49,020	$28,380	110
36	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$48,980	$24,410	290
37	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$48,310	$30,750	70
38	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$48,200	$27,550	320
39	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$48,130	$23,340	80
40	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$48,030	$28,670	70
41	El Paso, Texas	$48,000	$25,450	50
42	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$47,820	$27,130	300
43	Wichita, Kansas	$47,600	$27,500	50
44	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$47,580	$28,260	840
45	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$46,780	$29,970	1,680
46	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$46,440	$30,260	200
47	Syracuse, New York	$46,180	$25,570	50
48	Honolulu, Hawaii	$45,760	$22,720	100
49	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$45,510	$28,830	830
50	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$45,430	$27,010	240
51	Tucson, Arizona	$45,150	$32,330	120
52	Portland-South Portland-Biddeford, Maine	$45,020	$29,900	120
53	Worcester, Massachusetts	$44,710	$27,200	50
54	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$44,620	$27,370	110
55	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$44,450	$27,020	60
56	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$44,340	$23,070	n/a
57	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$44,170	$24,640	210
58	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$43,970	$25,520	160
59	Jacksonville, Florida	$43,790	$28,920	80
60	South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan	$43,660	$32,150	40
61	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$43,510	$26,770	160
62	Salt Lake City, Utah	$42,870	$32,530	160
63	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$42,640	$25,220	370
64	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$42,590	$27,200	290
65	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$42,530	$25,870	300
66	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$42,500	$23,760	220
67	Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta, California	$42,430	$26,320	60
68	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$42,270	$22,670	280
69	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$42,190	$23,880	340
70	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$42,190	$28,550	170
71	Waterloo-Cedar Falls, Iowa	$41,990	$32,440	n/a
72	Port St Lucie, Florida	$41,990	$29,570	n/a
73	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$41,770	$26,400	310
74	Salem, Oregon	$41,700	$23,570	50
75	Columbus, Ohio	$41,640	$28,330	180
76	Salinas, California	$41,390	$32,800	50
77	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$41,270	$23,630	510
78	Yakima, Washington	$41,140	$27,990	30
79	Urban Honolulu, Hawaii	$41,120	$21,020	90
80	Charleston, West Virginia	$41,050	$28,270	50
81	Nashua, New Hampshire	$41,050	$27,340	70
82	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$41,020	$23,620	140
83	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$40,960	$23,230	40
84	Savannah, Georgia	$40,610	$27,460	30
85	Stockton, California	$40,590	$21,630	50
86	Santa Fe, New Mexico	$40,490	$22,690	30
87	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$40,480	$24,870	50
88	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$40,400	$25,470	90
89	Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, Florida	$40,250	$24,330	n/a
90	Corpus Christi, Texas	$40,050	$26,950	30
91	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$39,890	$30,880	110
92	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$39,810	$25,370	80
93	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$39,640	$21,690	190
94	Railbelt-Southwest Alaska nonmetropolitan area, Alaska	$39,550	$32,080	40
95	Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, New Hampshire	$39,520	$28,840	50
96	Fresno, California	$39,090	$25,790	120
97	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$39,080	$25,360	200
98	Tallahassee, Florida	$38,910	$22,990	60
99	South Florida nonmetropolitan area, Florida	$38,880	$28,550	30
100	Camden, New Jersey	$38,850	$25,360	40

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for reporters and correspondents.