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Pay · News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists · Texas

Journalist salary in Texas: $48,470 a year

What news analysts, reporters, and journalists earn in Texas, from the 2025 federal wage survey: 26th of 48 states and 22% below the U.S. median. Starting pay, the paycheck, the states around it and the jobs next to this one.

Texas at a glance

Median pay, the state’s place among the states, and how many people do the work here.

$48,470median a year in Texas
#26 of 48 states · −22% vs U.S. $62,200
2,670 employed in Texas · 6.8% of all U.S. jobs in the work

Starting pay to top earnings in Texas

Where most start, the middle, and the best-paid tenth — against the same points for the U.S.

$28,990starting pay (10th)
$48,470median
$95,830top 10% earn over

Texas U.S.: $36,240 – $144,140

Related jobs in Texas

Arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media jobs with the most people in Texas — the same state, each with its own figures.

MedianEmployed
Producer and director $71,710 6,610
Public relations specialist $65,160 25,220
Graphic designer $60,150 13,670
Journalist $48,470 2,670
Interpreter and translator $47,510 6,780
Editor $45,950 6,460
Merchandise displayer $37,260 14,730
Coach $36,510 15,300

Texas and the states around it

Neighbouring states on the map, not in the ranking — the move people actually weigh.

Medianvs Texas
Texas $48,470 #26
United States $62,200 —
New Mexico $54,610 +$6,140
Louisiana $50,750 +$2,280
Oklahoma $48,210 −$260
Arkansas $37,450 −$11,020

Take-home pay at the median in Texas

$48,470 a year before tax. Federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare take $7,344 of it (15.2%) at 2026 rates.

  • A month $3,427 $4,039 before tax
  • Every two weeks $1,582 $1,864 before tax
  • A week $791 $932 before tax
  • A year $41,126 $48,470 before tax
  • Take-home $41,126
  • Federal income tax $3,636
  • Social Security $3,005
  • Medicare $703

A single filer taking the standard deduction, before state and local income taxes and before deductions such as retirement or health insurance. Some public employees, many teachers among them, pay into a state pension instead of Social Security. Rates: IRS, Rev. Proc. 2025-32: tax year 2026 inflation adjustments, SSA, 2026 Cost-of-Living Adjustment Fact Sheet.

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Journalist pay in Texas: questions

What is the average journalist salary in Texas?

The median is $48,470 a year: half of the 2,670 news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Texas earn more, half less. The lowest-paid tenth earn under $28,990, the best-paid tenth over $95,830.

What is the starting salary for news analysts, reporters, and journalists in Texas?

Most start around $28,990 a year — the pay of the lowest-paid tenth.

What rank is Texas for journalist pay?

26th of 48 states. District of Columbia pays the most, $105,390.

Do news analysts, reporters, and journalists earn more in Texas or Louisiana?

Texas: $48,470 against $50,750 in Louisiana — $2,280 less a year.

How much is a journalist paycheck in Texas?

At the median, about $3,427 a month after federal income tax, Social Security and Medicare, from $4,039 before tax — for a single filer, before state income tax.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025, state estimates. bls.gov/oes “BLS.gov cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from BLS.gov.”