State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs New Mexico
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In New Mexico, $54,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43.6% — not 50%.
Nominal pay gap
+50%
Georgia vs New Mexico
COL-adjusted gap
+43.6%
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
New Mexico
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $54,610
- p25
- $42,110
- p75
- $68,580
- p10
- $36,800
- p90
- $118,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.2
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.