State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: New Jersey vs New York
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in New York earn a median of $100,770. In New Jersey, $59,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.1% — not 40.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-40.6%
New Jersey vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
-41.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $59,830
- p25
- $46,550
- p75
- $82,770
- p10
- $34,770
- p90
- $106,320
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
New York
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $100,770
- p25
- $77,860
- p75
- $162,020
- p10
- $49,500
- p90
- $327,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -46%
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.