State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: New York vs North Dakota
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in New York earn a median of $100,770. In North Dakota, $43,420. After cost-of-living, the gap is 91.4% — not 132.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+132.1%
New York vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+91.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
North Dakota
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $43,420
- p25
- $40,710
- p75
- $62,260
- p10
- $39,000
- p90
- $82,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.