In Australia, published freelance rates for a reporter are A$1,197.82 a day.
What reporter work in Australia pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
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What reporter job ads in Australia offer
Open marketWhat employers offered in public job ads over the last 12 months, from 24 job ads with pay. These figures come from the open job market, not from journalist.net, and we do not check them.
Each published rate as a day's pay
US$ a day at the ECB rate for the month. A month is 12 payments over 260 working days, or 13 or 14 where the agreement says so; a year is 260 days; a shift counts as a day.
| Type of work | What | As printed | US$ a day | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freelance | Per day | A$1,197.82 a day | $833.87 | MEAA · Recommended rates · 1 Jan 2026 |
| Freelance | Per half day | A$798.18 a half day | $1,111.32 | MEAA · Recommended rates · 1 Jan 2026 |
| Freelance | Per hour | A$300.02 an hour | $1,670.90 | MEAA · Recommended rates · 1 Jan 2026 |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
Per day $1,197.82DocumentMEAA recommended freelance writing rates, Jan 2026 · Recommended rates StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
Per half day $798.18DocumentMEAA recommended freelance writing rates, Jan 2026 · Recommended rates StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
Per hour $300.02DocumentMEAA recommended freelance writing rates, Jan 2026 · Recommended rates StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
per word $1.12DocumentMEAA recommended freelance writing rates, Jan 2026 · Recommended rates StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
Per day $1,154.53DocumentMEAA recommended freelance writing rates, Jan 2026 · Recommended rates StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jan 2025
per word $1.08DocumentMEAA recommended freelance writing rates, Jan 2026 · Recommended rates StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jan 2025
Questions people ask
In Australia, published freelance rates for a reporter are A$1,197.82 a day.
MEAA, in 1 document.
A$93,453.50 a year in the middle of the ads from the last 12 months: middle half A$88,500–A$96,500 · 24 ads.
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