State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: New York vs Virginia
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in New York earn a median of $100,770. In Virginia, $62,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.9% — not 62.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+62.2%
New York vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+51.9%
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%
Virginia
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists
- Median
- $62,140
- p25
- $46,400
- p75
- $105,680
- p10
- $39,270
- p90
- $134,080
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.