State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Illinois
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Illinois, $60,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.4% — not 35.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.2%
Georgia vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+40.4%
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
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.