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Reporters and Correspondents Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

The annual salary statistics of reporters and correspondents in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of reporters and correspondents in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Reporters and Correspondents in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York

Percentile Bracket	Average Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage	$32,770
25th Percentile Wage	$43,190
50th Percentile Wage	$64,060
75th Percentile Wage	$99,450
90th Percentile Wage	$152,240

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for reporters and correspondents in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $152,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,770.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of reporters and correspondents from 2012 to 2018.

Year	Median Salary	Yearly Growth	6-Year Growth
2018	$64,060	-0.31%	20.18%
2017	$64,260	13.71%	-
2016	$55,450	7.86%	-
2015	$51,090	4.97%	-
2014	$48,550	6.96%	-
2013	$45,170	-13.19%	-
2012	$51,130	-	-

Table 2. Compare Reporters and Correspondents Salary in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $64,060, New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is the highest paying city for reporters and correspondents in state of New York, followed by Albany-Schenectady-Troy (median annual salary $55,320). In comparison, the median annual salary of reporters and correspondents in New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island is 13.6 percent (13.6%) higher than that in Albany-Schenectady-Troy.

Cities/Areas	Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island	$64,060
Albany-Schenectady-Troy	$55,320
New York-White Plains-Wayne	$55,170
Rochester	$49,560
Syracuse	$46,180
Nassau-Suffolk	$41,770
Utica-Rome	$34,980
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area	$34,160
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown	$31,680
Buffalo-Niagara Falls	$30,440
Central New York nonmetropolitan area	$26,980
Binghamton	$26,680
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area	$23,250