State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: New York vs South Dakota
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in New York earn a median of $100,770. In South Dakota, $43,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 90.1% — not 131.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+131.5%
New York vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+90.1%
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%
South Dakota
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $43,520
- p25
- $35,850
- p75
- $45,990
- p10
- $32,610
- p90
- $50,940
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.