Average News Analysts, Reporters, And Journalists Salary in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ

BLS tracks 70 news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ but does not publish a wage estimate for this occupation in this location. Below you'll find national context and peer states with reported wages.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ (metro area).

No annual salary published for this location. BLS does not publish an annual wage estimate for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ. This is common for occupations where most work is project-based, hourly, or on irregular schedules (actors, athletes, musicians, dancers). No wage figures were published at all for this location in the latest release.

Local employment

Workers tracked locally: 70
How common this job is here: 0.72×; Less concentrated here than nationally.

Where news analysts, reporters, and journalists earn the most per hour

Locations where BLS did publish hourly wage data for news analysts, reporters, and journalists this release, ranked highest to lowest.

By hourly wage

Top-paying states

New York: $49.91/hr
District of Columbia: $49.69/hr
California: $40.79/hr
Georgia: $36.75/hr
Virginia: $30.46/hr
Delaware: $29.61/hr
Connecticut: $29.59/hr
Nevada: $29.41/hr

By hourly wage

Top-paying metros

Waterbury-Shelton, CT: $66.79/hr
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ: $50.13/hr
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA: $49.15/hr
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV: $47.95/hr
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA: $43.09/hr
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA: $38.48/hr
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA: $35.97/hr
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA: $35.72/hr

National job outlook

BLS publishes national employment projections for news analysts, reporters, and journalists from 2024 to 2034. These projections are national and not broken down by state.

Projected growth: -3.9%; -1,900 net jobs over the projection period
Annual openings: 4,100; Includes growth plus replacements
Typical entry education: Bachelor's degree

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