State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs New Jersey
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In New Jersey, $59,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 54.7% — not 36.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+36.9%
Georgia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+54.7%
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
New Jersey
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $59,830
- p25
- $46,550
- p75
- $82,770
- p10
- $34,770
- p90
- $106,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.