The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $93,790, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for reporters and correspondents. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $62,140). 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 state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $93,790 |
$50,020 | 1,610 |
| 2 | New York | $62,140 |
$31,820 | 4,540 |
| 3 | New Jersey | $52,560 |
$28,920 | 590 |
| 4 | Louisiana | $50,070 |
$25,860 | 460 |
| 5 | California | $49,180 |
$27,730 | 3,430 |
| 6 | Arizona | $47,030 |
$25,800 | 680 |
| 7 | Washington | $46,310 |
$25,970 | 580 |
| 8 | Florida | $45,480 |
$26,860 | 1,740 |
| 9 | Georgia | $45,140 |
$20,890 | 1,230 |
| 10 | Alaska | $44,200 |
$28,210 | 140 |
| 11 | Massachusetts | $44,060 |
$28,310 | 1,050 |
| 12 | Maryland | $43,320 |
$19,690 | 490 |
| 13 | Hawaii | $42,880 |
$21,020 | 120 |
| 14 | Puerto Rico | $42,250 |
$23,160 | 220 |
| 15 | Colorado | $41,630 |
$26,030 | 570 |
| 16 | Nevada | $41,270 |
$26,700 | 300 |
| 17 | Utah | $40,960 |
$31,010 | 190 |
| 18 | Illinois | $40,710 |
$21,250 | 1,260 |
| 19 | Virginia | $39,520 |
$25,810 | 740 |
| 20 | Maine | $39,290 |
$27,340 | 260 |
| 21 | Delaware | $38,970 |
$27,170 | 90 |
| 22 | Minnesota | $38,110 |
$24,410 | 1,020 |
| 23 | Missouri | $37,980 |
$20,380 | 590 |
| 24 | Indiana | $37,920 |
$24,850 | 820 |
| 25 | New Hampshire | $37,420 |
$26,250 | 160 |
| 26 | New Mexico | $37,420 |
$23,980 | 200 |
| 27 | Michigan | $36,890 |
$21,050 | 1,190 |
| 28 | Texas | $36,610 |
$20,080 | 2,210 |
| 29 | Kentucky | $36,410 |
$19,470 | 740 |
| 30 | Connecticut | $35,920 |
$23,570 | 250 |
| 31 | Rhode Island | $35,800 |
$23,820 | 120 |
| 32 | North Dakota | $35,750 |
$23,030 | 250 |
| 33 | Pennsylvania | $35,670 |
$21,600 | 1,330 |
| 34 | South Carolina | $35,220 |
$18,600 | 480 |
| 35 | Vermont | $35,200 |
$27,060 | 140 |
| 36 | Oklahoma | $34,980 |
$20,750 | 480 |
| 37 | Kansas | $34,970 |
$20,990 | 260 |
| 38 | Ohio | $34,430 |
$21,760 | 1,130 |
| 39 | Nebraska | $34,060 |
$19,700 | 390 |
| 40 | North Carolina | $33,990 |
$22,680 | 930 |
| 41 | Oregon | $33,590 |
$25,170 | 450 |
| 42 | Idaho | $32,460 |
$20,790 | 250 |
| 43 | West Virginia | $32,030 |
$23,040 | 260 |
| 44 | Alabama | $31,160 |
$21,460 | 480 |
| 45 | Wisconsin | $31,020 |
$20,770 | 630 |
| 46 | South Dakota | $29,950 |
$22,580 | 220 |
| 47 | Iowa | $29,800 |
$22,430 | 560 |
| 48 | Wyoming | $29,410 |
$23,070 | 160 |
| 49 | Tennessee | $29,200 |
$19,060 | 530 |
| 50 | Arkansas | $29,070 |
$19,120 | 260 |
| 51 | Mississippi | $28,010 |
$18,620 | 300 |
| 52 | Guam | $25,590 |
$18,470 | 50 |
| 53 | Montana | $24,090 |
$19,750 | 290 |