In Belgium, published freelance rates for a reporter are €250–€450 a day.
What reporter work in Belgium pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
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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 | 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 | $448.29 | VVJ · Recommended minimums · 1 Jan 2022 |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
0,035 tot 0,045 euro [per letterteken]DocumentVVJ practice rates for freelance journalists in Flemish news media, 2022 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2022
250-350 euroDocumentVVJ practice rates for freelance journalists in Flemish news media, 2022 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2022
eerste (of slechts 1) pagina 175 euroDocumentVVJ practice rates for freelance journalists in Flemish news media, 2022 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2022
0,25 euro tot 0,32 euro per woordDocumentVVJ practice rates for freelance journalists in Flemish news media, 2022 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2022
we bepalen die op 38 tot 58 euroDocumentVVJ practice rates for freelance journalists in Flemish news media, 2022 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2022
Redacteuren Vergoeding per dag 350 tot 450 euroDocumentVVJ practice rates for freelance journalists in Flemish news media, 2022 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2022
articles commandés par le journal : 1,34 € par ligne (60 signes) commandéeDocumentAJP freelance guide: daily press minimum line and photo rates (2022 level) and fair day-rate range · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired
une juste rémunération pour une journée de travail doit être comprise dans une fourchette de 150 à 300 € brutsDocumentAJP freelance guide: daily press minimum line and photo rates (2022 level) and fair day-rate range · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired
Questions people ask
In Belgium, published freelance rates for a reporter are €250–€450 a day.
AJP, VVJ, in 2 documents.
A reporter's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
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