State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Alabama vs Georgia
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Alabama, $43,440. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.5% — not 47%.
Nominal pay gap
-47%
Alabama vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
-42.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $43,440
- p25
- $36,810
- p75
- $48,950
- p10
- $31,540
- p90
- $88,610
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Georgia
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $81,910
- p25
- $46,700
- p75
- $100,560
- p10
- $38,280
- p90
- $161,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.