State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Rhode Island
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Rhode Island, $74,570. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.7% — not 9.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+9.8%
Georgia vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+16.7%
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
Rhode Island
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $74,570
- p25
- $48,440
- p75
- $76,150
- p10
- $43,110
- p90
- $97,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.