State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Texas
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Texas, $48,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 70.4% — not 69%.
Nominal pay gap
+69%
Georgia vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+70.4%
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
Texas
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $48,470
- p25
- $41,850
- p75
- $70,610
- p10
- $28,990
- p90
- $95,830
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.