Visa Wage Index

News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA

Employers filed 3 applications covering 3 positions for this role here, at a median of $160,000 a year. 3 of those state a minimum and no maximum — a Labor Condition Application commits an employer to a floor, not to a salary.

What the government requires here

The prevailing wage for News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA, wage year 2025-26 — the four levels an employer must meet depending on the experience the role demands.

LevelWho it is forA year
Level IEntry: a role needing basic understanding and close supervision$61,568
Level IIQualified: some experience, moderate supervision$96,262
Level IIIExperienced: sound understanding, limited supervision$130,957
Level IVFully competent: judgement, may supervise others$165,651

Who filed, and at what

EmployerLevelFilingsPositionsMedian
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, Inc. Level III 11 $180,000
WORLD JOURNAL SF LLC Level II 11 $96,262
Reuters America LLC not stated 11 $160,000

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Source: OFLC disclosure data and prevailing wage library, US Department of Labor (public domain). Figures are what employers filed, not what they paid.