News Analyst, Reporters, and Journalists salary
62,200 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 27-3023
Half of all news analysts, reporters, and journalists in the United States earn more than 62,200 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay400of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile2.17×45,370 USD – 98,450 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 45,370 USD |
| Median | 62,200 USD |
| Mean | 102,460 USD |
| Upper quartile | 98,450 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 27-3023 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents 62,370 USD
- Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other 62,280 USD
- Insurance Sales Agents 62,280 USD
- Postal Service Clerks 62,130 USD
- Brickmasons and Blockmasons 62,120 USD
- Social Science Research Assistants 61,990 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov