In Belgium, published freelance rates for are €250–€450 a day.
Pay rates for journalists in Belgium, as published by unions, governments and surveys, each quoted as printed and turned into a day's pay to compare. How the pay guide works →
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 | National dailies, per day worked | €250–€350 a day | $336.22 | VVJ · Recommended minimums · 1 Jan 2022 |
| Freelance | National dailies, sub-editing per day | €300–€350 a day | $364.23 | VVJ · Recommended minimums · 1 Jan 2022 |
| Freelance | Guide hourly rate | €38–€58 an hour | $430.36 | VVJ · Recommended minimums · 1 Jan 2022 |
| Freelance | National broadcasters, editors, per day | €350–€450 a day | $448.29 | VVJ · Recommended minimums · 1 Jan 2022 |
| Freelance | National broadcasters, anchor or presenter, per day | €550–€600 a day | $644.42 | VVJ · Recommended minimums · 1 Jan 2022 |
Journalism in Belgium
Leading news outlets
The highest-ranked news sites based in Belgium in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.
In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Belgium ranks 16 of 180, with a score of 81.2 out of 100. Up 2 places on the year before.
RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗By job type
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Unions and bodies in Belgium
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