State comparison · 2025
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary: New York vs West Virginia
News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in New York earn a median of $100,770. In West Virginia, $35,280. After cost-of-living, the gap is 136.9% — not 185.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+185.6%
New York vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+136.9%
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%
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.