State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs Washington
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In Washington, $54,760. After cost-of-living, the gap is 66.2% — not 49.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.6%
Georgia vs Washington
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
Washington
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $54,760
- p25
- $46,190
- p75
- $79,640
- p10
- $39,160
- p90
- $125,750
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.