State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Maryland
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Maryland, $63,680. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.2% — not 28.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.6%
Georgia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+40.2%
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
Maryland
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $63,680
- p25
- $46,140
- p75
- $85,400
- p10
- $40,880
- p90
- $125,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.