According to the most recently available data, the highest paying industry for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the United States was that of media, where employees working at media streaming distribution services, social networks, or other media content providers received an annual mean wage of 112,060 U.S. dollars. Those working in telecommunications, on the other hand, were paid under 95,000 U.S. dollars per annum.
Highest paying industries for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the United States as of May 2023, by annual mean wage
(in 1,000 U.S. dollars)
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Annual mean wage in 1,000 U.S. dollars
Media streaming distribution services. social networks. and other media networks and content providers
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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 3, 2024). Highest paying industries for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the United States as of May 2023, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324845/highest-paying-industries-news-reporters-journalists-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Highest paying industries for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the United States as of May 2023, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 3, 2024. Statista. Accessed November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324845/highest-paying-industries-news-reporters-journalists-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Highest paying industries for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the United States as of May 2023, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: November 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324845/highest-paying-industries-news-reporters-journalists-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Highest Paying Industries for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in The United States as of May 2023, by Annual Mean Wage (in 1,000 U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 3 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324845/highest-paying-industries-news-reporters-journalists-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Highest paying industries for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the United States as of May 2023, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324845/highest-paying-industries-news-reporters-journalists-us/ (last visited November 23, 2024)
Highest paying industries for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the United States as of May 2023, by annual mean wage (in 1,000 U.S. dollars) [Graph], Bureau of Labor Statistics, April 3, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324845/highest-paying-industries-news-reporters-journalists-us/
