State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs South Dakota
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In South Dakota, $43,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 73.2% — not 88.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+88.2%
Georgia vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+73.2%
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 Dakota
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $43,520
- p25
- $35,850
- p75
- $45,990
- p10
- $32,610
- p90
- $50,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.