State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Arkansas vs Georgia
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Arkansas, $37,450. After cost-of-living, the gap is 49.3% — not 54.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-54.3%
Arkansas vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
-49.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $37,450
- p25
- $30,910
- p75
- $45,640
- p10
- $29,430
- p90
- $65,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.