State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: Georgia vs West Virginia
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Georgia earn a median of $81,910. In West Virginia, $35,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 115.8% — not 132.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+132.2%
Georgia vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+115.8%
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
West Virginia
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $35,280
- p25
- $30,340
- p75
- $45,250
- p10
- $23,260
- p90
- $71,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.