The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $83,200, New York is the highest paying state for news analysts, reporters, and journalists. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $82,540). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | New York | $83,200 |
$43,430 | 5,650 |
| 2 | District of Columbia | $82,540 |
$59,970 | 1,890 |
| 3 | Nevada | $73,720 |
$37,110 | 300 |
| 4 | Hawaii | $71,940 |
$46,710 | 220 |
| 5 | New Jersey | $67,280 |
$43,160 | 930 |
| 6 | New Hampshire | $63,650 |
$33,270 | 150 |
| 7 | Florida | $63,480 |
$36,250 | 2,800 |
| 8 | Utah | $62,000 |
$32,180 | 280 |
| 9 | Rhode Island | $59,970 |
$36,260 | 140 |
| 10 | Connecticut | $56,990 |
$35,360 | 400 |
| 11 | Colorado | $55,480 |
$32,950 | 920 |
| 12 | Maryland | $54,440 |
$36,180 | 890 |
| 13 | Washington | $51,260 |
$35,050 | 1,120 |
| 14 | Texas | $50,190 |
$29,580 | 2,240 |
| 15 | California | $49,850 |
$34,440 | 5,760 |
| 16 | Virginia | $49,740 |
$32,980 | 910 |
| 17 | Louisiana | $49,650 |
$28,780 | 360 |
| 18 | Kansas | $49,610 |
$27,600 | 530 |
| 19 | North Carolina | $48,790 |
$27,550 | 830 |
| 20 | Tennessee | $48,480 |
$26,380 | 810 |
| 21 | Indiana | $47,710 |
$30,570 | 930 |
| 22 | Delaware | $47,270 |
$30,990 | 50 |
| 23 | Arizona | $47,020 |
$34,430 | 610 |
| 24 | Massachusetts | $46,790 |
$36,860 | 1,090 |
| 25 | Oklahoma | $46,620 |
$22,650 | 360 |
| 26 | Alaska | $45,680 |
$37,400 | 90 |
| 27 | Oregon | $45,280 |
$33,890 | 770 |
| 28 | Kentucky | $44,740 |
$26,420 | 450 |
| 29 | North Dakota | $44,670 |
$35,400 | 240 |
| 30 | Illinois | $44,640 |
$28,360 | 900 |
| 31 | South Carolina | $44,470 |
$36,780 | 720 |
| 32 | Georgia | $44,380 |
$30,560 | 1,560 |
| 33 | New Mexico | $41,620 |
$27,720 | 280 |
| 34 | Maine | $39,470 |
$29,110 | 200 |
| 35 | Vermont | $39,270 |
$32,230 | 160 |
| 36 | Alabama | $39,120 |
$26,390 | 500 |
| 37 | Wisconsin | $38,310 |
$28,980 | 740 |
| 38 | Ohio | $38,130 |
$26,230 | 1,880 |
| 39 | Michigan | $37,690 |
$29,430 | 780 |
| 40 | Nebraska | $37,540 |
$21,430 | 510 |
| 41 | Montana | $37,490 |
$22,600 | 290 |
| 42 | Minnesota | $37,330 |
$30,140 | 380 |
| 43 | Pennsylvania | $36,790 |
$19,060 | 1,260 |
| 44 | Iowa | $36,560 |
$26,000 | 560 |
| 45 | Missouri | $36,460 |
$24,960 | 730 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $36,220 |
$28,090 | 250 |
| 47 | Wyoming | $35,350 |
$26,440 | 140 |
| 48 | Idaho | $34,210 |
$26,250 | 220 |
| 49 | Arkansas | $33,180 |
$28,340 | 270 |
| 50 | Puerto Rico | $31,390 |
$19,720 | 130 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $29,970 |
$18,630 | 280 |
| 52 | West Virginia | $27,150 |
$23,090 | 220 |