State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Mississippi
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Mississippi, $45,240. After cost-of-living, the gap is 63.6% — not 81.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+81.1%
Georgia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+63.6%
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
Mississippi
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $45,240
- p25
- $36,520
- p75
- $49,810
- p10
- $29,930
- p90
- $63,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.