State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Idaho
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Idaho, $51,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 58.7% — not 60%.
Nominal pay gap
+60%
Georgia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+58.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Idaho
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $51,190
- p25
- $40,810
- p75
- $71,320
- p10
- $32,520
- p90
- $85,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.