How much do reporters get paid?

• Massachusetts averages $75,000 a year

• New York averages $68,621 a year

• California averages $67,249 a year

• District of Columbia averages $64,859 a year

• New Jersey averages $62,380 a year

Years of experience and pay rate for reporters:

• Entry-level reporters with less than one year of experience average $34,636 a year

• An early career reporter with one to four years of experience averages $41,766 a year

• A mid-career reporter with five to nine years of experience averages $56,006 a year

• An experienced reporter with 10 to 19 years of experience averages $62,520 a year

• A late career reporter (20 or more years averages $68,174 a year

Pay rate of reporters based on company:

• Bloomberg L.P. averages $105,380 a year (range: $45K - $167K)

• Gannett averages $43,220 a year (range: $24K - $82K)

• Sinovision averages $18 an hour (range: $17 - $30)

• Dow Jones averages $83,768 a year (range: $58K - $149K)

• World Journal averages $38,581 a year (range: $35K - $55K)

• Wall Street Journal averages $100,332 a year (range: $51K - $140K)

• Business Insider averages $58,657 a year (range: $46K - $106K)