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The average reporter salary in the United States is $46,667. Reporter salaries typically range between $29,000 and $73,000 yearly. The average hourly rate for reporters is $22.44 per hour.
Reporter salary is impacted by location, education, and experience. Reporters earn the highest average salary in New Jersey.
The highest-paying states for reporters are New Jersey, Kentucky, and New York. The lowest average reporter salary states are Colorado, Hawaii, and South Dakota.
Rank![]() ![]() | State![]() ![]() | Avg. Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | District of Columbia | $60,067 | $28.88 |
2 | New York | $53,339 | $25.64 |
3 | Maryland | $53,195 | $25.57 |
4 | New Jersey | $57,516 | $27.65 |
5 | Vermont | $49,271 | $23.69 |
6 | Michigan | $51,105 | $24.57 |
7 | North Carolina | $46,270 | $22.25 |
8 | Virginia | $47,513 | $22.84 |
9 | Kentucky | $53,723 | $25.83 |
10 | Ohio | $50,078 | $24.08 |
11 | Delaware | $50,076 | $24.07 |
12 | Maine | $48,717 | $23.42 |
13 | Tennessee | $46,912 | $22.55 |
14 | New Mexico | $45,788 | $22.01 |
15 | Rhode Island | $46,211 | $22.22 |
16 | West Virginia | $44,053 | $21.18 |
17 | Illinois | $45,283 | $21.77 |
18 | Connecticut | $45,975 | $22.10 |
19 | Pennsylvania | $44,844 | $21.56 |
20 | Arkansas | $44,457 | $21.37 |
21 | California | $45,506 | $21.88 |
22 | Florida | $44,792 | $21.53 |
23 | Nevada | $44,661 | $21.47 |
24 | Iowa | $43,219 | $20.78 |
25 | Massachusetts | $43,234 | $20.79 |
26 | Arizona | $43,688 | $21.00 |
27 | Louisiana | $44,311 | $21.30 |
28 | Oklahoma | $43,348 | $20.84 |
29 | Nebraska | $40,039 | $19.25 |
30 | New Hampshire | $43,369 | $20.85 |
31 | Wyoming | $38,452 | $18.49 |
32 | Missouri | $40,661 | $19.55 |
33 | Minnesota | $42,383 | $20.38 |
34 | Washington | $41,531 | $19.97 |
35 | Wisconsin | $40,746 | $19.59 |
36 | Oregon | $39,448 | $18.97 |
37 | Alabama | $41,398 | $19.90 |
38 | Indiana | $41,525 | $19.96 |
39 | Kansas | $40,520 | $19.48 |
40 | Georgia | $40,901 | $19.66 |
41 | Texas | $39,027 | $18.76 |
42 | Utah | $38,125 | $18.33 |
43 | North Dakota | $37,232 | $17.90 |
44 | Hawaii | $36,873 | $17.73 |
45 | Colorado | $36,882 | $17.73 |
46 | Alaska | $30,175 | $14.51 |
47 | Mississippi | $39,460 | $18.97 |
48 | Idaho | $34,798 | $16.73 |
49 | South Carolina | $38,531 | $18.52 |
50 | Montana | $33,489 | $16.10 |
51 | South Dakota | $36,746 | $17.67 |
The highest-paying cities for reporters are Washington, DC, Edison, NJ, and New York, NY.
Rank![]() ![]() | City![]() ![]() | Avg. Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | Washington, DC | $60,032 | $28.86 |
2 | Edison, NJ | $57,629 | $27.71 |
3 | New York, NY | $53,698 | $25.82 |
4 | Rockville, MD | $53,216 | $25.58 |
5 | Newark, DE | $49,929 | $24.00 |
6 | San Francisco, CA | $48,251 | $23.20 |
7 | Arlington, VA | $47,798 | $22.98 |
8 | Durham, NC | $47,304 | $22.74 |
9 | Norwalk, CT | $46,695 | $22.45 |
10 | Chicago, IL | $45,499 | $21.87 |
11 | Miami, FL | $45,226 | $21.74 |
12 | Philadelphia, PA | $45,064 | $21.67 |
13 | Phoenix, AZ | $43,702 | $21.01 |
14 | Boston, MA | $43,028 | $20.69 |
15 | Federal Way, WA | $41,841 | $20.12 |
16 | Indianapolis, IN | $41,503 | $19.95 |
17 | Duluth, GA | $41,154 | $19.79 |
18 | Milwaukee, WI | $41,075 | $19.75 |
19 | Kansas City, MO | $40,124 | $19.29 |
20 | Austin, TX | $39,551 | $19.01 |
Reporters are the most in-demand in these five cities:
A reporter's salary ranges from $29,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $73,000 at the 90th percentile.
Percentile![]() ![]() | Annual Salary![]() ![]() | Monthly Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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90th Percentile | $73,000 | $6,083 | $35 |
75th Percentile | $59,000 | $4,917 | $28 |
Average | $46,667 | $3,889 | $22 |
25th Percentile | $36,000 | $3,000 | $17 |
10th Percentile | $29,000 | $2,417 | $14 |
The highest paying types of reporters are sports reporter, managing editor, and proposal writer.
Job Title![]() ![]() | Annual Salary![]() ![]() | Monthly Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() | Job Openings![]() ![]() |
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Production Editor | $53,275 | $4,440 | $25.61 | 62,877 |
Managing Editor | $89,060 | $7,422 | $42.82 | 16,781 |
Technical Editor | $61,717 | $5,143 | $29.67 | 78,423 |
Content Editor | $61,694 | $5,141 | $29.66 | 18,586 |
Editor | $52,107 | $4,342 | $25.05 | 15,115 |
Technical Writer And Editor | $65,088 | $5,424 | $31.29 | 78,617 |
How would you rate the starting salaries for Reporters, as well as the prospects for salary advancement?
Paul Mitchell Ph.D.
Coordinator of Recruitment and Retention, University of Nevada - Reno
Top companies hiring reporters now:
Reporter salaries at Citi and Credit Suisse are the highest-paying according to our most recent salary estimates. In addition, the average reporter salary at companies like The New York Times Company and JPMorgan Chase & Co. are highly competitive.
Rank![]() ![]() | Company![]() ![]() | Average Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() |
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1 | Citi | $103,092 | $49.56 |
2 | Credit Suisse | $103,022 | $49.53 |
3 | The New York Times Company | $99,883 | $48.02 |
4 | JPMorgan Chase & Co. | $99,769 | $47.97 |
5 | Bloomberg | $99,681 | $47.92 |
6 | Law360 | $94,410 | $45.39 |
7 | The Washington Post | $93,214 | $44.81 |
8 | Vox Media | $92,197 | $44.33 |
9 | Millbrook School | $88,160 | $42.38 |
10 | Altice USA | $87,926 | $42.27 |
11 | MUFG EMEA | $87,376 | $42.01 |
12 | The Free Press | $87,082 | $41.87 |
13 | CVS Health | $87,074 | $41.86 |
14 | Udemy | $86,853 | $41.76 |
15 | MarketWatch | $86,816 | $41.74 |
16 | Business Insider | $85,734 | $41.22 |
17 | Fox News | $85,713 | $41.21 |
18 | Thomson Reuters | $85,471 | $41.09 |
19 | The Boston Globe | $85,170 | $40.95 |
20 | Chicago Sun-Times | $84,561 | $40.65 |
The average reporter salary has risen by $9,659 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average reporter earned $37,008 annually, but today, they earn $46,667 a year. That works out to a 16% change in pay for reporters over the last decade.
Compare reporter salaries for cities or states with the national average over time.
Compare reporter salaries for individual cities or states with the national average.
Year![]() ![]() | Avg. Salary![]() ![]() | Hourly Rate![]() ![]() | % Change![]() ![]() |
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2025 | $46,700 | $22.44 | +3.4% |
2024 | $45,100 | $21.67 | +2.9% |
2023 | $43,800 | $21.05 | +4.6% |
2022 | $41,800 | $20.09 | +3.9% |
2021 | $40,100 | $19.30 | +3.9% |
Company![]() ![]() | Job![]() ![]() | Location![]() ![]() | Date Added![]() ![]() | Salary![]() ![]() |
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North Highland | Reporting & Metrics PM | Redmond, WA | 12/16/2024 | $114,785 |
National Association of Hispanic Journalists | Environmental Reporter | Bismarck, ND | 12/16/2024 | $52,000 |
Indiana Local Information Initiative, Inc. | Health and Healthy Living Reporter, The Oklahoma Eagle | Cole, OK | 12/16/2024 | $50,000 |
Phoenixspj | Education Reporter | Belleville, IL | 12/16/2024 | $43,138 |
Costar Group | Residential Architectural Design Reporter | Washington, DC | 12/15/2024 | $70,000 |
Npr | Reporter II, Technology New Culver City, California, United States | San Francisco, CA | 12/15/2024 | $105,000 |
Newsday | Reporter-Towns | Melville, NY | 12/15/2024 | $67,264 |
Indigenous Journalists Association | Business and General Assignment Reporter | Montpelier, VT | 12/15/2024 | $45,000 |
Phoenixspj | City Hall Reporter | Sacramento, CA | 12/15/2024 | $70,000 |
RELX Group | Trade Reporter | Washington, DC | 12/14/2024 | $65,300 |
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