State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Iowa
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Iowa, $43,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 71.5% — not 88.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+88.1%
Georgia vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+71.5%
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
Iowa
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $43,540
- p25
- $36,830
- p75
- $54,230
- p10
- $33,160
- p90
- $82,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.