The annual salary statistics of reporters and correspondents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of reporters and correspondents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $28,830 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $36,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $45,510 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $63,600 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for reporters and correspondents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,510. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,830.
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 | $45,510 | -2.64% | -7.38% |
| 2017 | $46,710 | -0.81% | - |
| 2016 | $47,090 | 10.83% | - |
| 2015 | $41,990 | 1.05% | - |
| 2014 | $41,550 | -5.68% | - |
| 2013 | $43,910 | -11.30% | - |
| 2012 | $48,870 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $45,510, Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is the second highest paying city for reporters and correspondents in state of Massachusetts, following the highest paying city Boston-Cambridge-Quincy (median annual salary of $50,350). Compared with Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, the median annual salary of reporters and correspondents in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 9.6 percent (9.6%) lower.
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