The median annual wage for broadcast news analysts was $65,530 in May 2015. The median wage is the wage at which half the workers in an occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $27,370, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $187,200.

The median annual wage for reporters and correspondents was $36,360 in May 2015. The lowest 10 percent earned less than $21,390, and the highest 10 percent earned more than $81,580.

Most reporters, correspondents, and broadcast news analysts work full time. The work is often fast paced, with constant demands to meet deadlines and to be the first reporter to publish a news story on a subject. Reporters may need to work additional hours or change their work schedules in order to follow breaking news. Because news can happen at any time of the day, journalists may need to work nights and weekends.