State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs South Carolina
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In South Carolina, $47,940. After cost-of-living, the gap is 66.2% — not 70.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+70.9%
Georgia vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+66.2%
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
South Carolina
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $47,940
- p25
- $40,780
- p75
- $61,360
- p10
- $37,070
- p90
- $109,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.