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State comparison · 2025

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Maine

Occupation

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Maine, $50,090. After cost-of-living, the gap is 64.9% — not 63.5%.

Nominal pay gap
+63.5%
Georgia vs Maine
COL-adjusted gap
+64.9%
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
See full breakdown for Georgia

Maine

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists

Median
$50,090
p25
$41,190
p75
$59,690
p10
$35,900
p90
$75,650
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
97.1
See full breakdown for Maine

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.