State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Virginia
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Virginia, $62,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.4% — not 31.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.8%
Georgia vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+38.4%
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
Virginia
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $62,140
- p25
- $46,400
- p75
- $105,680
- p10
- $39,270
- p90
- $134,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.