In Brazil, published freelance rates for a reporter are R$78.86–R$411.71 a lauda.
Freelance
R$78.86–R$411.71 a lauda
Sources
4 documents
What reporter work in Brazil pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
Lauda (1,400 characters)
Writing for commercial use, per laudaSindjorce · Recommended rates
R$411.71
Writing for editorial use, per laudaSindjorce · Recommended rates
R$338.49
Print, per lauda, more than one source consulted (+50%)Sinjor-PA · Recommended rates
R$187.08
Print, per lauda (20 lines × 70 strokes or 1,400 characters)Sinjor-PA · Recommended rates
R$124.73
Commercial laudaSJPJF · Recommended rates
R$105.15
Editorial laudaSJPJF · Recommended rates
R$78.86
Month
Salary ceiling (teto salarial)Official statistics
R$9,000
Average monthly salary (37-hour week)Official statistics
R$5,041.32
Median monthly salaryOfficial statistics
R$4,025
Average of agreement floors (média de convenções)Official statistics
R$3,289.85
Broadcast minute
TV journalism, per lauda (1 minute or 12 lines)Sinjor-PA · Recommended rates
R$96.55
Radio journalism, per lauda (1 minute or 12 lines of 70 strokes)Sinjor-PA · Recommended rates
R$96.43
Day
Writing for editorial use, 5-hour daySindjorce · Recommended rates
R$503.40
What reporter job ads in Brazil offer
Open marketWhat employers offered in public job ads over the last 12 months, from 16 job ads with pay. These figures come from the open job market, not from journalist.net, and we do not check them.
ReporterOn staff
R$3,657.28 a month
ReporterOther or not stated
R$2,875.25 a month
Journalism jobs in Brazil →
The middle figure of the ads for each job, with the middle half of them. Shown only where at least 3 employers posted ads with pay and none posted more than half of them.
Each published rate as a day's pay
On staff · 4 figures
R$3,289.85 a month
R$9,000 a month
Freelance · 1 figure
R$503.40 a day
US$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On staff | Average of agreement floors (média de convenções) | R$3,289.85 a month | $27.70 | Official statistics |
| On staff | Median monthly salary | R$4,025 a month | $33.89 | Official statistics |
| On staff | Average monthly salary (37-hour week) | R$5,041.32 a month | $42.45 | Official statistics |
| On staff | Salary ceiling (teto salarial) | R$9,000 a month | $75.79 | Official statistics |
| Freelance | Writing for editorial use, 5-hour day | R$503.40 a day | $91.85 | Sindjorce · Recommended rates |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
Printed
Para uso EDITORIAL: Lauda – R$ 338,49DocumentSindjorce salary floors and freelance price table, Ceará (2024-2026) · Recommended rates StatusIn force
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Para uso COMERCIAL: Lauda – R$ 411,71DocumentSindjorce salary floors and freelance price table, Ceará (2024-2026) · Recommended rates StatusIn force
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Diária de 5 horas – R$ 503,40DocumentSindjorce salary floors and freelance price table, Ceará (2024-2026) · Recommended rates StatusIn force
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R$ 124,73DocumentSinjor-PA freelance price table, Pará (updated by IPCA 23,04%, Sep 2023) · Recommended rates StatusIn force
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R$ 187,08DocumentSinjor-PA freelance price table, Pará (updated by IPCA 23,04%, Sep 2023) · Recommended rates StatusIn force
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Lauda (1 minuto ou 12 linhas de toques) ... R$ 96,55DocumentSinjor-PA freelance price table, Pará (updated by IPCA 23,04%, Sep 2023) · Recommended rates StatusIn force
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R$ 96,43DocumentSinjor-PA freelance price table, Pará (updated by IPCA 23,04%, Sep 2023) · Recommended rates StatusIn force
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Lauda Editorial R$ 78,86DocumentJuiz de Fora journalists' union freelance price table (undated) · Recommended rates StatusIn force
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Lauda Comercial R$ 105,15DocumentJuiz de Fora journalists' union freelance price table (undated) · Recommended rates StatusIn force
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R$ 5.041,32 por mêsDocumentJournalist (CBO 2611-25) salaries from Novo CAGED, Oct 2025-Sep 2026 (Salario.com.br) · Official statistics StatusIn force
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Mediana R$ 4.025DocumentJournalist (CBO 2611-25) salaries from Novo CAGED, Oct 2025-Sep 2026 (Salario.com.br) · Official statistics StatusIn force
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teto salarial de R$ 9.000,00DocumentJournalist (CBO 2611-25) salaries from Novo CAGED, Oct 2025-Sep 2026 (Salario.com.br) · Official statistics StatusIn force
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piso salarial de R$ 3.289,85DocumentJournalist (CBO 2611-25) salaries from Novo CAGED, Oct 2025-Sep 2026 (Salario.com.br) · Official statistics StatusIn force
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nunca inferior a R$ 200,35 ... por cada laudaDocumentSindjorce × CCI company agreement 2023/2024 with minimum freelance price table (Ceará) · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Sep 2023
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Lauda – R$ 326,39DocumentSindjorce × CCI company agreement 2023/2024 with minimum freelance price table (Ceará) · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Sep 2023
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Diária de 5 horas – R$ 485,37DocumentSindjorce × CCI company agreement 2023/2024 with minimum freelance price table (Ceará) · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Sep 2023
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Com uma fonte R$ 300DocumentSinjorgran reference values for freelance journalism, Grande Dourados, 2017 · Recommended rates StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jan 2017
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Com duas fontes R$ 360DocumentSinjorgran reference values for freelance journalism, Grande Dourados, 2017 · Recommended rates StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jan 2017
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Com três fontes ou mais R$ 420DocumentSinjorgran reference values for freelance journalism, Grande Dourados, 2017 · Recommended rates StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jan 2017
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Valor sugerido para contratação por diária (cinco horas): R$ 900DocumentSinjorgran reference values for freelance journalism, Grande Dourados, 2017 · Recommended rates StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jan 2017
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Com uma fonte R$ 310,00DocumentSJSP freelance reference table 2021/22 (withdrawn June 2024) · Recommended rates StatusReplaced or expired
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duas ou três fontes (mais 25%) R$ 390,00DocumentSJSP freelance reference table 2021/22 (withdrawn June 2024) · Recommended rates StatusReplaced or expired
Questions people ask
In Brazil, published freelance rates for a reporter are R$78.86–R$411.71 a lauda.
SJPJF, SJSP, Sindjorce, Sinjor-PA, Sinjorgran, in 7 documents.
R$3,657.28 a month in the middle of the ads from the last 12 months: middle half R$2,127.25–R$3,700 · 10 ads.
Lauda (1,400 characters). Rates per unit stay in that unit on our pages, never turned into a day.
A reporter's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
About this data. These rates are compiled from publicly available sources and quoted as printed, with their date. We do not guarantee the accuracy of any figure. For information only: Journalist.net does not recommend or set rates. How we count