State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in District of Columbia earn a median of $105,390. In Kansas, $45,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 88.4% — not 129.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+129.8%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+88.4%
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%
Kansas
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $45,870
- p25
- $31,200
- p75
- $55,610
- p10
- $31,200
- p90
- $136,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.