State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Louisiana
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Louisiana, $50,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.8% — not 61.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.4%
Georgia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+47.8%
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
Louisiana
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $50,750
- p25
- $43,740
- p75
- $76,490
- p10
- $38,810
- p90
- $101,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.