State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: District of Columbia vs Illinois
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in District of Columbia earn a median of $105,390. In Illinois, $60,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 58.3% — not 73.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.9%
District of Columbia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+58.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Illinois
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $60,590
- p25
- $42,790
- p75
- $86,060
- p10
- $36,680
- p90
- $140,620
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +600%
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.