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How much do News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is $61,620. The 10th percentile is $45,410 and the 90th percentile is $129,210. Employment is 140.

Median annual wage

$61,620

10th percentile
$45,410
25th percentile
$49,520
Median
$61,620
75th percentile
$104,280
90th percentile
$129,210
Mean
$85,030

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists, the published 10th percentile is $45,410 and the 90th percentile is $129,210. The difference is $83,800, which is 136.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $49,520 to the 75th at $104,280, covers $54,760.

The mean annual wage is $85,030, which sits above the median of $61,620. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT median is 0.9% lower than the national median of $62,200 for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists. In 2024 national prices the local median is $59,973, which is 3.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is about the same as the Connecticut median of $61,620.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $61,620 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists at $59,973 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 6th of 9 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Worcester, MA is 53 miles away, with a median of $40,190 and employment of 30. That median is 34.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $39,201, against $59,973 here.
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 65 miles away, with a median of $63,430 and employment of 170. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $62,325, against $59,973 here.
  • New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is 93 miles away, with a median of $101,670 and employment of 5,360. That median is 65% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,323, against $59,973 here.

Employment share

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT (140 of 599,770). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (39,250 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.92 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.

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Questions this page answers

How much do News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists make in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is $61,620. The 10th percentile is $45,410 and the 90th percentile is $129,210. Employment is 140.

How does that compare with the national median for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists?

The local median is 0.9% lower than the national median of $62,200.

What is News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists pay in Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 102.746, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $61,620 is $59,973. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT compare with nearby metros for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists?

Worcester, MA is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 53 miles away, at $40,190. Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT ranks 6th of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.