State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Tennessee
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Tennessee, $62,390. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.3% — not 31.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.3%
Georgia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+25.3%
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
Tennessee
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $62,390
- p25
- $33,020
- p75
- $79,110
- p10
- $27,620
- p90
- $130,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.