State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Kansas
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Kansas, $45,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.1% — not 78.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+78.6%
Georgia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+67.1%
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
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.