State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Michigan
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Michigan, $62,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.4% — not 30.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.5%
Georgia vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+30.4%
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
Michigan
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $62,760
- p25
- $38,980
- p75
- $98,390
- p10
- $35,400
- p90
- $144,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.