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State comparison · 2025

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: California vs District of Columbia

Occupation

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary data is not published by BLS for one of these states (small-cell suppression). See the per-state pages below for what coverage exists.

California

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Median
p25
p75
p10
p90
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
110.7
Hiring velocity (180d)
-50%
See full breakdown for California

District of Columbia

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Median
$105,390
p25
$81,550
p75
$160,330
p10
$64,600
p90
$222,040
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
109.9
Hiring velocity (180d)
-62%
See full breakdown for District of Columbia

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.