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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists Salary in New York

According to the latest U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data, the median annual wage for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in New York is $100,770. BLS estimates approximately 5,750 people work in this occupation in New York. New York is 62.0% above the national median ($62,200).

Median salary
$100,770
Average salary
$251,110
Median hourly
$48.45
Employment
5,750

Salary Distribution

Not everyone earns the median. Percentile wages show the range of pay within this occupation.

PercentileAnnual wageHourly wage
10th percentile$49,500$23.80
25th percentile$77,860$37.43
Median (50th)$100,770$48.45
75th percentile$162,020$77.89
90th percentile$327,640$157.52

Data Reliability

BLS OEWS is a survey, not a full census — every estimate carries a margin of error. The relative standard error (RSE) below is BLS’s own measure of how much an estimate could vary; lower is more precise.

Wage estimate
RSE 4% — Very reliable
Employment estimate
RSE 4.5% — Very reliable

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Concentration

Jobs per 1,000
0.593
Location quotient
2.35

Cost-of-Living Adjusted Salary

New York’s regional price level is above the national average (index 107.921, where 100 = U.S. average). Adjusted for that, the median salary has the purchasing power of $93,374 at the national price level.

This is a Career Atlas USA calculation based on BLS wage data and BEA Regional Price Parities. It is not a separate BLS wage estimate. Wage data: May 2025. Cost-of-living data: 2024.

Opportunity Score

95.9/ 100

A Career Atlas USA score combining cost-adjusted salary, job density, concentration and employment availability, ranked against every other state for this career. How we calculate this score →

Sources

Wage data: BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)May 2025 (release 25).

Figures shown as “Not available” reflect wages the source does not publish (e.g. suppressed for reliability), not zero.

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