Political reporter vs staff reporter

The differences between political reporters and staff reporters can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both a political reporter and a staff reporter. Additionally, a political reporter has an average salary of $60,535, which is higher than the $44,906 average annual salary of a staff reporter.

The top three skills for a political reporter include facebook, news stories and state politics. The most important skills for a staff reporter are news stories, event coverage, and feature stories.

Political reporter vs staff reporter overview

	Political Reporter	Staff Reporter
Yearly salary	$60,535	$44,906
Hourly rate	$29.10	$21.59
Growth rate	-10%	-10%
Number of jobs	10,677	70,415
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Average age	40	40
Years of experience	2	2

Political reporter vs staff reporter salary

Political reporters and staff reporters have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Political Reporter	Staff Reporter
Average salary	$60,535	$44,906
Salary range	Between $38,000 And $95,000	Between $26,000 And $76,000
Highest paying City	-	Washington, DC
Highest paying state	-	New York
Best paying company	-	VanEck
Best paying industry	-	Media

Differences between political reporter and staff reporter education

There are a few differences between a political reporter and a staff reporter in terms of educational background:

	Political Reporter	Staff Reporter
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 81%	Bachelor's Degree, 81%
Most common major	Journalism	Journalism
Most common college	Massachusetts Institute of Technology	Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Political reporter vs staff reporter demographics

Here are the differences between political reporters' and staff reporters' demographics:

	Political Reporter	Staff Reporter
Average age	40	40
Gender ratio	Male, 56.8% Female, 43.2%	Male, 44.4% Female, 55.6%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 6.3% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.4% Asian, 9.4% White, 67.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%	Black or African American, 6.4% Unknown, 4.4% Hispanic or Latino, 12.8% Asian, 9.7% White, 66.4% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.3%
LGBT Percentage	10%	10%

Differences between political reporter and staff reporter duties and responsibilities

Political reporter example responsibilities.

Report to managing editor as member of editorial staff, contribute to newspaper editorials.
Cooperate with metro reporters, graphic designers, and photojournalist to produce daily-base newspaper.
Interview up and coming Latino artists which generate significant increase in readership.

Staff reporter example responsibilities.

Report to managing editor as member of editorial staff, contribute to newspaper editorials.
Utilize photography skills and assist editor with operations.
Perform copy editing, publicity and photography as needed.
Create multiple PL/SQL store procedures for generating daily and monthly reports for different medical requirements.
Report from red-carpet events, including: MTV

Political reporter vs staff reporter skills

Common political reporter skills

Facebook, 17%
News Stories, 13%
State Politics, 8%
State Government, 7%
Presidential Election, 7%
Political News, 6%

Common staff reporter skills

News Stories, 14%
Event Coverage, 12%
Feature Stories, 12%
News Articles, 6%
Conduct Interviews, 3%
Local Government, 3%

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Updated January 8, 2025

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