State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: District of Columbia vs New York
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in District of Columbia earn a median of $105,390. In New York, $100,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 2.7% — not 4.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+4.6%
District of Columbia vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+2.7%
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%
New York
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $100,770
- p25
- $77,860
- p75
- $162,020
- p10
- $49,500
- p90
- $327,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -46%
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.