Becoming a Television News Reporter via Online Education?

At the very least, online education can help you lay a foundation and/or open up alternate career paths. Kaplan University, one of the highest ranking online schools, is a US school (accredited) offering media courses to train individuals to become top-notch interactive media designers, media designers, reporters, news reporters, news anchors, journalists, media specialists, etc. Currently, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics there are 46,130 people employed as reporters and correspondents alone in America, and their average annual salary is $43,270. Colleges and universities like Kaplan University that provide online education are successfully launching workers into this field.

Television News Reporter Salary Information

Category: Reporters and correspondents

Total # Employed in the US 46,130
Average Hourly Wage: $20.8/hr
Hourly Wage Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$9.45 $12.25 $16.52 $24.62 $35.91
Average Yearly Salary $43,270
Yearly Salary Range
PERCENTILE
10%25%50%75%90%
$19,650 $25,480 $34,360 $51,210 $74,700
Employment Demographics
% OF WORKERS WITH
< High School Diploma High School Diploma Some College Associate Degree Bachelor Degree Master Degree Doctoral Degree
0.2% 3.2% 9.8% 3.6% 59.8% 21.1% 2.3%
Reporters and correspondents — WAGES BY STATE, SORTED BY SALARY
STATEAverage Hourly WageAverage Annual Salary
Florida $36.03/hr $74,950
Oklahoma $29.03/hr $60,390
North Dakota $27.49/hr $57,180
Guam $26.4/hr $54,920
Virginia $25.6/hr $53,260
Connecticut $23.94/hr $49,800
North Carolina $23/hr $47,830
New York $22.76/hr $47,340
Mississippi $22.26/hr $46,300
Hawaii $22.1/hr $45,960
Missouri $22.09/hr $45,950
Massachusetts $21.93/hr $45,620
Delaware $21.48/hr $44,680
Idaho $21.08/hr $43,840
Colorado $20.79/hr $43,250
Indiana $20.73/hr $43,120
District of Columbia $20.62/hr $42,900
New Hampshire $20.17/hr $41,950
Montana $19.57/hr $40,710
Arkansas $19.3/hr $40,150
Oregon $19.11/hr $39,760
Nebraska $18.78/hr $39,060
Kansas $18.59/hr $38,670
Wyoming $18.47/hr $38,420
Puerto Rico $18.18/hr $37,800
Utah $17.9/hr $37,230
South Dakota $17.73/hr $36,870
Maryland $17.72/hr $36,850
Michigan $17.4/hr $36,180
South Carolina $17.26/hr $35,900
Washington $17.25/hr $35,880
Maine $17.04/hr $35,450
Alaska $16.84/hr $35,020
Kentucky $16.83/hr $35,000
Tennessee $16.71/hr $34,760
Iowa $16.6/hr $34,530
Nevada $15.66/hr $32,580
Alabama $15.58/hr $32,410
Wisconsin $15.31/hr $31,840
Ohio $15.26/hr $31,740
California $14.75/hr $30,690
New Jersey $14.66/hr $30,480
New Mexico $14.48/hr $30,120
Louisiana $13.89/hr $28,890
West Virginia $12.96/hr $26,960
Pennsylvania $12.72/hr $26,450


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