State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Missouri
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Missouri, $46,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 64.6% — not 74.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+74.6%
Georgia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+64.6%
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
Missouri
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $46,920
- p25
- $36,760
- p75
- $73,290
- p10
- $29,550
- p90
- $82,220
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.