State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs North Carolina
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In North Carolina, $58,670. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.7% — not 39.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.6%
Georgia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+36.7%
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
North Carolina
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $58,670
- p25
- $39,800
- p75
- $76,040
- p10
- $32,280
- p90
- $101,970
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.