State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Montana
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Montana, $47,960. After cost-of-living, the gap is 67.8% — not 70.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.8%
Georgia vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+67.8%
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
Montana
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $47,960
- p25
- $35,470
- p75
- $57,610
- p10
- $34,120
- p90
- $73,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.