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News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary
in Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA

Median base pay · Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA
$80,000
≈ $38.46/hr · BLS OEWS, May 2025 · 220 jobs
Middle 50%
$59,710–$100,780
vs U.S. median
+29%
Metro rank
#5 of 32

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in the Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA metro earn a median of $80,000 a year, based on BLS estimates for 220 jobs (May 2025). That is 29% above the U.S. median of $62,200. It ranks #5 of 32 metros with published figures for this job.

NEWS ANALYSTS, REPORTERS, AND JOURNALISTS · SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM, CA · BLS

Full percentile breakdown

BLS OEWS MAY 2025 · SACRAMENTO-ROSEVILLE-FOLSOM, CA · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$41,570P25$59,710MEDIAN$80,000P75$100,780P90$122,160
BLS · UNITED STATES
P10$36,240P25$45,370MEDIAN$62,200P75$98,450P90$144,140
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What is the average News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists salary in Sacramento?

The BLS median is $80,000 a year (May 2025). Half of the 220 jobs pay between $59,710 and $100,780. The 10th percentile is $41,570 and the 90th is $122,160.

Is Sacramento a high-paying metro for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists?

That is 29% above the U.S. median of $62,200. It ranks #5 of 32 U.S. metros with published BLS figures for this job.

How much do News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists make an hour in Sacramento?

About $38.46 an hour at the median (the BLS annual figure of $80,000 divided by 2,080 hours, the conversion BLS uses). The middle half earn about $28.71–$48.45 an hour. Straight-time pay, before overtime and shift differentials.

Does this include experience levels?

BLS figures cover all experience levels together. Employer filings carry a DOL wage level, which the free checker can filter by (approximate).

Sources: U.S. BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (national + state) (metro area estimates, all employers); employer rows from U.S. DOL OFLC LCA Disclosure Data, FY2026 Q3 (LCA_Disclosure_Data_FY2026_Q3.xlsx). Base pay only. Estimates can have sampling error, especially for smaller metros.