State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Kentucky
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Kentucky, $47,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 61.4% — not 72.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.3%
Georgia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+61.4%
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
Kentucky
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $47,530
- p25
- $34,940
- p75
- $71,760
- p10
- $29,320
- p90
- $103,670
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.