Reporter Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Reporter make in Massachusetts?

As of July 01, 2026, the average salary for a Reporter in Massachusetts is $67,268 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $32.

However, a Reporter's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $82,229
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $61,335 to $75,099
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,934

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Reporter Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,099	$6,258	$1,444	$36
Average	$67,268	$5,606	$1,294	$32
25th Percentile	$61,335	$5,111	$1,180	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Reporter Salaries

A Reporter's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Reporter Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Reporter's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $65,320
Early Career (1-2 years): $66,382
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $68,437
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $71,125
Expert (over 8 years): $71,359

Levels	Salary
Entry Level Reporter	$65,320
Intermediate Level Reporter	$66,382
Senior Level Reporter	$68,437
Specialist Level Reporter	$71,125
Expert Level Reporter	$71,359

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How Do Reporter Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Reporters. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $68,436.
California: $68,176.
Massachusetts: $67,268.

District of Columbia $68,436 California $68,176 Massachusetts $67,268 Washington $67,021 New Jersey $66,996 Alaska $66,909 Connecticut $66,056 New York $65,710

Hawaii $64,604 Rhode Island $64,085 Maryland $63,732 Minnesota $63,250 Colorado $63,065 Illinois $63,003 Oregon $62,768 Delaware $62,595

New Hampshire $62,486 Virginia $62,243 Pennsylvania $61,532 Nevada $61,173 North Dakota $61,056 Michigan $60,870 Wisconsin $60,802 Vermont $60,667

Texas $60,289 Maine $60,265 Arizona $60,228 Ohio $60,184 Georgia $59,616 Indiana $59,331 Wyoming $59,276 Utah $59,189

Iowa $59,152 Kansas $58,855 Louisiana $58,769 North Carolina $58,738 Missouri $58,726 Florida $58,485 Montana $58,355 Nebraska $58,231

Kentucky $58,163 South Carolina $57,916 Tennessee $57,761 Idaho $57,700 New Mexico $57,248 Oklahoma $57,150 Alabama $56,785 South Dakota $56,173

Arkansas $55,839 West Virginia $55,660 Mississippi $55,122

Top Paying Cities for Reporters

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Agawam: $63,761
Amherst: $64,227
Barre: $64,869

Agawam, MA $63,761 Amherst, MA $64,227 Barre, MA $64,869 Belchertown, MA $64,167 Blandford, MA $64,048 Bondsville, MA $64,179 Brimfield, MA $64,527 Chester, MA $63,782

Chesterfield, MA $63,790 Chicopee, MA $63,753 Cummington, MA $63,617 Easthampton, MA $63,904 East Longmeadow, MA $63,799 East Otis, MA $64,059 Feeding Hills, MA $63,797 Gilbertville, MA $64,693

Goshen, MA $63,784 Granby, MA $63,921 Granville, MA $64,263 Hadley, MA $64,057 Hampden, MA $63,930 Hardwick, MA $64,729 Hatfield, MA $64,069 Haydenville, MA $63,991

Holyoke, MA $63,811 Huntington, MA $63,869 Leeds, MA $63,910 Leverett, MA $64,308 Ludlow, MA $63,871 Monson, MA $64,182 North Amherst, MA $64,184 Northampton, MA $63,955

Florence, MA $63,916 North Hatfield, MA $64,039 Oakham, MA $64,844 Palmer, MA $64,258 Plainfield, MA $63,597 Russell, MA $64,038 Shutesbury, MA $64,407 Southampton, MA $63,868

South Barre, MA $64,843 South Hadley, MA $63,886 Southwick, MA $64,024 Thorndike, MA $64,175 Three Rivers, MA $64,087 Wales, MA $64,469 Ware, MA $64,474 Warren, MA $64,577

West Chesterfield, MA $63,782 Westfield, MA $63,889 West Hatfield, MA $64,005 West Springfield, MA $63,757 West Warren, MA $64,482 Whately, MA $64,043 Wheelwright, MA $64,802 Wilbraham, MA $63,902

Williamsburg, MA $63,858 Woronoco, MA $63,973 Worthington, MA $63,651 Springfield, MA $63,751 Longmeadow, MA $63,773 Indian Orchard, MA $63,779 Pittsfield, MA $63,411 Adams, MA $63,345

Ashley Falls, MA $64,196 Becket, MA $63,589 Berkshire, MA $63,405 Cheshire, MA $63,386 Dalton, MA $63,411 Glendale, MA $63,432 Great Barrington, MA $63,840 Hinsdale, MA $63,461

Housatonic, MA $63,442 Lanesboro, MA $63,361 Lee, MA $63,477 Lenox, MA $63,399 Lenox Dale, MA $63,408 Middlefield, MA $63,513 Mill River, MA $64,039 Monterey, MA $63,829

North Adams, MA $63,313 North Egremont, MA $63,766 Otis, MA $63,886 Richmond, MA $63,343 Sandisfield, MA $64,213 Savoy, MA $63,460 Sheffield, MA $64,093 South Egremont, MA $63,968

Southfield, MA $64,244 South Lee, MA $63,533 Stockbridge, MA $63,400 Tyringham, MA $63,662 West Stockbridge, MA $63,356 Williamstown, MA $63,119 Windsor, MA $63,450 Greenfield, MA $64,141

Ashfield, MA $63,752 Athol, MA $64,897 Bernardston, MA $64,251 Buckland, MA $63,758 Charlemont, MA $63,629 Colrain, MA $64,020 Conway, MA $63,977 Deerfield, MA $64,124

Drury, MA $63,499 Erving, MA $64,476 Heath, MA $63,707 Lake Pleasant, MA $64,351 Millers Falls, MA $64,408 Monroe Bridge, MA $63,403 Montague, MA $64,324 Gill, MA $64,359

New Salem, MA $64,587 Northfield, MA $64,402 Orange, MA $64,680 Petersham, MA $64,854 Rowe, MA $63,531 Royalston, MA $64,727 Shelburne Falls, MA $63,948 South Deerfield, MA $64,088

Sunderland, MA $64,244 Turners Falls, MA $64,316 Warwick, MA $64,438 Wendell, MA $64,497 Wendell Depot, MA $64,519 Fitchburg, MA $65,340 Ashburnham, MA $65,140 Ashby, MA $65,325

Ayer, MA $65,906 Devens, MA $65,757 Baldwinville, MA $64,956 East Templeton, MA $65,026 Gardner, MA $65,098 Westminster, MA $65,103 Groton, MA $65,957 Harvard, MA $65,834

Hubbardston, MA $65,036 Leominster, MA $65,354 Littleton, MA $66,067 Lunenburg, MA $65,561 Pepperell, MA $65,946 Shirley, MA $65,748 Still River, MA $65,671 Templeton, MA $65,024

Townsend, MA $65,705 West Groton, MA $65,837 West Townsend, MA $65,554 Winchendon, MA $64,910 Winchendon Springs, MA $64,968 Auburn, MA $64,771 North Dartmouth, MA $65,155 South Dartmouth, MA $65,159

North Attleboro, MA $64,833 Plainville, MA $65,280 Attleboro Falls, MA $64,925 North Dighton, MA $65,067 Norton, MA $65,941 Raynham, MA $66,291 Raynham Center, MA $66,224 Rehoboth, MA $64,402

Rochester, MA $65,312 Seekonk, MA $64,106 Swansea, MA $64,521 Berkley, MA $65,377 Taunton, MA $65,766 Westport, MA $65,133 Westport Point, MA $65,126 Berlin, MA $65,235

Cataumet, MA $65,456 Blackstone, MA $64,982 Boylston, MA $64,878 Brookfield, MA $64,741 Charlton, MA $64,821 Charlton City, MA $64,824 Charlton Depot, MA $64,824 Clinton, MA $65,149

East Brookfield, MA $64,794 Douglas, MA $64,905 East Princeton, MA $65,038 Fiskdale, MA $64,713 Grafton, MA $64,845 Holden, MA $64,784 Holland, MA $64,607 Jefferson, MA $64,840

Lancaster, MA $65,458 Leicester, MA $64,776 Linwood, MA $65,009 Manchaug, MA $64,857 Millbury, MA $64,776 Millville, MA $64,938 New Braintree, MA $64,777 Northborough, MA $64,977

Northbridge, MA $64,988 North Brookfield, MA $64,797 North Grafton, MA $64,807 North Oxford, MA $64,801 North Uxbridge, MA $64,951 Oxford, MA $64,833 Princeton, MA $65,030 Rochdale, MA $64,781

Rutland, MA $64,879 Shrewsbury, MA $64,784 Southbridge, MA $64,808 South Grafton, MA $64,885 South Lancaster, MA $65,304 Spencer, MA $64,799 Sterling, MA $65,113 Sturbridge, MA $64,762

Upton, MA $65,066 Uxbridge, MA $64,971 Webster, MA $64,882 Dudley, MA $64,860 Westborough, MA $65,029 West Boylston, MA $64,852 West Brookfield, MA $64,671 West Millbury, MA $64,782

Whitinsville, MA $64,968 Sutton, MA $64,850 Worcester, MA $64,758 East Walpole, MA $66,786 Cherry Valley, MA $64,766 Paxton, MA $64,787 Framingham, MA $66,268 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $66,160

Boxborough, MA $65,949 Acton, MA $66,158 Ashland, MA $65,865 Bedford, MA $66,432 Hanscom Afb, MA $66,794 Bolton, MA $65,573 Carlisle, MA $66,226 Concord, MA $66,393

Fayville, MA $65,744 Holliston, MA $65,848 Hopedale, MA $65,299 Hopkinton, MA $65,376 Hudson, MA $65,668 Marlborough, MA $65,561 Maynard, MA $66,137 Mendon, MA $65,181

Milford, MA $65,405 Natick, MA $67,082 Sherborn, MA $66,624 Southborough, MA $65,553 Foxboro, MA $66,257 Franklin, MA $65,549 Greenbush, MA $66,894 Green Harbor, MA $66,534

Hingham, MA $67,332 Hull, MA $68,010 Humarock, MA $66,616 Mansfield, MA $66,157 Marshfield, MA $66,569 Marshfield Hills, MA $66,680 Medfield, MA $66,755 Medway, MA $65,836

Millis, MA $66,326 Minot, MA $66,894 Norfolk, MA $66,134 North Marshfield, MA $66,534 North Scituate, MA $67,008 Norwell, MA $66,828 Norwood, MA $67,167 Ocean Bluff, MA $66,534

Scituate, MA $66,959 Sharon, MA $66,611 Sheldonville, MA $65,561 South Walpole, MA $66,369 Stoughton, MA $66,662 Walpole, MA $66,627 Westwood, MA $67,558 Wrentham, MA $65,550

Boston, MA $68,683 Roxbury, MA $68,678 Roxbury Crossing, MA $68,680 Dorchester, MA $68,660 Dorchester Center, MA $68,611 Mattapan, MA $68,568 Charlestown, MA $68,675 Jamaica Plain, MA $68,650

Roslindale, MA $68,555 West Roxbury, MA $68,455 Allston, MA $68,663 Brighton, MA $68,629 Hyde Park, MA $68,348 Readville, MA $68,307 Cambridge, MA $68,638 Somerville, MA $68,670

Malden, MA $68,534 Everett, MA $68,630 Chelsea, MA $68,638 Revere, MA $68,532 Winthrop, MA $68,592 Medford, MA $68,564 West Medford, MA $68,509 Quincy, MA $68,119

Melrose, MA $68,319 Stoneham, MA $68,004 Braintree, MA $67,402 Milton, MA $68,226 Milton Village, MA $68,448 Weymouth, MA $67,309 East Weymouth, MA $67,384 South Weymouth, MA $66,829

North Weymouth, MA $67,966 East Boston, MA $68,683 Brockton, MA $66,631 Avon, MA $66,661 Bridgewater, MA $66,482 Bryantville, MA $66,532 Carver, MA $65,850 Duxbury, MA $66,351

East Bridgewater, MA $66,608 Easton, MA $66,618 Elmwood, MA $66,579 Halifax, MA $66,470 Hanover, MA $66,689 Hanson, MA $66,564 Holbrook, MA $66,691 Middleboro, MA $65,768

Manomet, MA $65,962 Lakeville, MA $65,572 Monponsett, MA $66,493 Abington, MA $66,664 North Carver, MA $66,038 North Easton, MA $66,631 North Pembroke, MA $66,580 Pembroke, MA $66,551

Plymouth, MA $65,874 Kingston, MA $66,292 South Carver, MA $65,763 Plympton, MA $66,265 Randolph, MA $66,932 Rockland, MA $66,694 South Easton, MA $66,580 West Bridgewater, MA $66,627

White Horse Beach, MA $65,999 Whitman, MA $66,639 Lexington, MA $67,467 Brookline, MA $68,649 Brookline Village, MA $68,659 Waltham, MA $67,880 North Waltham, MA $68,259 New Town, MA $68,471

Babson Park, MA $67,863 Newton, MA $68,526 Newton Center, MA $68,480 Newtonville, MA $68,434 Newton Highlands, MA $68,421 Newton Lower Falls, MA $68,111 Newton Upper Falls, MA $68,341 West Newton, MA $68,324

Auburndale, MA $68,189 Chestnut Hill, MA $68,603 Waban, MA $68,296 Watertown, MA $68,584 Arlington, MA $68,415 Arlington Heights, MA $68,381 Belmont, MA $68,461 Waverley, MA $68,524

Wellesley Hills, MA $67,862 Wellesley, MA $67,619 Needham, MA $67,993 Weston, MA $67,585 Needham Heights, MA $68,230 Nonantum, MA $68,471 Buzzards Bay, MA $65,613 Lincoln, MA $67,060

Stow, MA $65,906 Sudbury, MA $66,439 Wayland, MA $67,000 Woodville, MA $65,325 Woburn, MA $67,394 Burlington, MA $66,778 Andover, MA $65,430 Billerica, MA $66,218

Chelmsford, MA $66,263 Dracut, MA $66,148 Dunstable, MA $66,120 Haverhill, MA $65,368 Georgetown, MA $65,475 Groveland, MA $65,410 Lawrence, MA $65,290 Methuen, MA $65,302

North Andover, MA $65,368 Lowell, MA $66,272 Merrimac, MA $65,336 North Billerica, MA $66,245 North Chelmsford, MA $66,255 North Reading, MA $66,017 Nutting Lake, MA $66,250 Pinehurst, MA $66,324

Reading, MA $66,659 Tewksbury, MA $66,019 Tyngsboro, MA $66,185 Wakefield, MA $67,477 West Boxford, MA $65,488 Westford, MA $66,189 Wilmington, MA $66,076 Winchester, MA $68,139

Lynn, MA $68,054 Saugus, MA $68,141 Swampscott, MA $67,725 Nahant, MA $68,256 Amesbury, MA $65,299 Beverly, MA $66,519 Boxford, MA $65,460 Byfield, MA $65,517

Danvers, MA $66,390 Essex, MA $66,008 Gloucester, MA $66,079 Hamilton, MA $66,135 Hathorne, MA $66,167 Chilmark, MA $65,365 East Falmouth, MA $65,486 East Sandwich, MA $65,765

East Wareham, MA $65,598 Edgartown, MA $65,570 Falmouth, MA $65,394 Woods Hole, MA $65,263 Menemsha, MA $65,389 Monument Beach, MA $65,501 Nantucket, MA $65,944 North Falmouth, MA $65,417

Oak Bluffs, MA $65,504 Onset, MA $65,517 Pocasset, MA $65,477 Sagamore, MA $65,707 Sagamore Beach, MA $65,738 Sandwich, MA $65,715 Siasconset, MA $65,876 Silver Beach, MA $65,388

Vineyard Haven, MA $65,439 Wareham, MA $65,463 West Chop, MA $65,457 West Falmouth, MA $65,376 West Tisbury, MA $65,422 West Wareham, MA $65,435 Hyannis, MA $65,993 Barnstable, MA $65,849

Brewster, MA $65,940 Centerville, MA $65,826 Chatham, MA $65,984 Cotuit, MA $65,694 Ipswich, MA $65,772 Cummaquid, MA $65,868 Lynnfield, MA $66,894 Manchester, MA $66,407

Marblehead, MA $67,191 Middleton, MA $65,877 Newburyport, MA $65,388 Newbury, MA $65,507 Salisbury, MA $65,250 Peabody, MA $66,993 Prides Crossing, MA $66,560 Rockport, MA $65,946

Rowley, MA $65,619 Salem, MA $66,972 South Hamilton, MA $66,029 Topsfield, MA $65,818 Wenham, MA $66,192 West Newbury, MA $65,410 Accord, MA $66,873 Bellingham, MA $65,280

Brant Rock, MA $66,399 Canton, MA $66,974 Cohasset, MA $67,320 Dedham, MA $68,116 Dover, MA $67,272 East Mansfield, MA $66,418 Dennis, MA $65,923 Dennis Port, MA $66,053

East Dennis, MA $65,875 Eastham, MA $65,850 East Orleans, MA $65,605 Forestdale, MA $65,627 Harwich, MA $65,995 Harwich Port, MA $66,025 Hyannis Port, MA $65,870 Marstons Mills, MA $65,753

Mashpee, MA $65,608 North Chatham, MA $65,971 North Eastham, MA $65,849 North Truro, MA $65,734 Orleans, MA $65,908 Osterville, MA $65,760 Provincetown, MA $65,835 South Chatham, MA $65,999

South Dennis, MA $65,999 South Harwich, MA $66,009 South Orleans, MA $65,929 South Wellfleet, MA $65,711 South Yarmouth, MA $66,036 Truro, MA $65,684 Wellfleet, MA $65,763 West Barnstable, MA $65,838

West Chatham, MA $65,994 West Dennis, MA $66,011 West Harwich, MA $66,027 West Hyannisport, MA $65,910 West Yarmouth, MA $65,983 Yarmouth Port, MA $65,952 Assonet, MA $65,215 Attleboro, MA $64,633

Chartley, MA $66,001 Cuttyhunk, MA $65,233 Dartmouth, MA $65,156 Dighton, MA $64,854 East Freetown, MA $65,228 East Taunton, MA $65,719 Fairhaven, MA $65,157 Fall River, MA $65,044

Somerset, MA $64,727 Marion, MA $65,299 Mattapoisett, MA $65,190 New Bedford, MA $65,154 Acushnet, MA $65,176

Reporter Salary by Company Size: Startups vs. Enterprise

Reporter salary potential scales significantly with company size. Data shows that Enterprise companies (5,000+ employees) pay the highest average salary at around $72,448. While startup companies pay approximate $61,407.

Reporter Salary by Company Size

Company Size	Employees	Average Salary
Startup	1~50	$61,407
Growth Stage	51~500	$64,921
Established	501~5000	$70,002
Enterprise	5000+	$72,448

Reporter Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Reporter roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 60% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Media, offers compensation 30% above the average. Conversely, Reporter positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Reporter as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Reporter

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Media	$87,448	$42.0	30%

Reporter Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Reporter's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on July 01, 2026

$61,335

Average $67,268/year

$75,099

$5,111

Average $5,606/month

$6,258

$1,180

Average $1,294/week

$1,444

$29

Average $32/hour

$36

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$75,099	$6,258	$1,444	$36
Average	$67,268	$5,606	$1,294	$32
25th Percentile	$61,335	$5,111	$1,180	$29

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