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This question is about reporter salaries.
Journalists make $52,000 a year on average. There is, however, considerable range in how much a journalist can make - starting from as little as $32,000 a year to as much as $90,000 a year. Factors such as location and the type of journalist all impact how much a journalist can make.
Highest paying cities for journalists:
New York, NY averages $70,307 a year ($33.80 an hour)
Washington, DC averages $57,796 a year ($27.79 an hour)
San Francisco, CA averages $56,756 a year ($27.29 an hour)
Eugene, OR, averages $54,065 a year ($25.99 an hour)
Saint Louis, MO averages $53,616 a year ($25.78 an hour)
Rockville, MD averages $53,171 a year ($25.56 an hour)
Seattle, WA averages $50,935 a year ($24.49 an hour)
Somerville, MA averages $50,780 a year ($24.41 an hour)
Miami, FL averages $48,644 a year ($23.39 an hour)
Atlanta, GA averages $46,305 a year ($22.26 an hour)
Salt Lake City, UT, averages $45,075 a year ($21.67 an hour)
Lincoln, NE averages $44,799 a year ($21.54 an hour)
Chicago, IL averages $44,340 a year ($21.32 an hour)
Grand Rapids, MI, averages $44,004 a year ($21.16 an hour)
Type of journalist and pay rate:
Freelance writer (self-employed journalists) averages $25.70 per hour
Print journalist averages $36.36 per hour
Broadcast journalist averages $33,861 per year
Photojournalist averages $40,453 per year
News copy editor averages $46,441 per year
News producer averages $46,661 per year
Television journalist $56,495 a year

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