The highest paying state for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the United States as of May 2023 was the District of Columbia (Washington D.C.), paying employees in this sector an annual mean wage of 138,590 U.S. dollars. California ranked second, paying over 130,000 U.S. dollars per annum. Whilst New York was among the states with the highest employment levels of news reporters and journalists, the state did not place in the top five by annual mean wage.
Highest paying states 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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Bureau of Labor Statistics. (April 3, 2024). Highest paying states 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 December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324871/highest-paying-states-news-reporters-journalists-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Highest paying states 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 December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324871/highest-paying-states-news-reporters-journalists-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. (2024). Highest paying states 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: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1324871/highest-paying-states-news-reporters-journalists-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics. "Highest Paying States 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/1324871/highest-paying-states-news-reporters-journalists-us/
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Highest paying states 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/1324871/highest-paying-states-news-reporters-journalists-us/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Highest paying states 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/1324871/highest-paying-states-news-reporters-journalists-us/
