Do journalists get paid well?

• New York averages $70,133 a year ($33.72 an hour)

• New Jersey averages $62,380 a year ($29.99 an hour)

• Vermont averages $59,251 a year ($28.49 an hour)

• Alaska averages $58,516 a year ($28.13 an hour)

• District of Columbia averages $57,851 a year ($27.81 an hour)

Lowest paying states for journalists:

• Wyoming averages $31,994 a year ($15.38 an hour)

• Alabama averages $32,824 a year ($15.78 an hour)

• Minnesota averages $35,205 a year ($16.93 an hour)

• Texas averages $39,187 a year ($18.84 an hour)

• North Carolina averages $39,350 a year ($18.92 an hour)

Highest paying companies for journalists:

• A. H. Belo averages $98,428 a year

• Thomson Reuters averages $98,309 a year

• Bloomberg averages $88,132 a year

• Umi Company averages $66,409 a year

• Scripps Networks Interactive averages $63,849 a year

• Beverly Hills averages $57,984 a year

• McCann averages $55,722 a year

• The New York Times Company averages $52,604 a year

• Mark-It averages $52,344 a year

• Galveston Newspapers averages $52,292 a year