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In Chile, published figures put pay for at CLP 1,000,000–CLP 1,500,000 a month.

Role

JournalistCLP 1,000,000–CLP 1,500,000 a month ReporterCLP 795,854–CLP 1,979,594 a month
Published rates CLP 1,000,000–CLP 1,500,000 a month3 figures
Sources 1 document3 figures from 1 body
Journalist in Chile, every figure → 4 published sources · 5 figures · updated 1 Nov 2026

Pay rates for journalists in Chile, 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

No figure here can be turned into a day's pay yet.

Journalism in Chile

Leading news outlets

El Mercurio de Santiagoemol.com BioBioChilebiobiochile.cl La Cuartalacuarta.com La TerceraIts journalists on journalist.net Cooperativacooperativa.cl ADN Radioadnradio.cl T13 (teletrece)t13.cl 24horas.cl24horas.cl El MostradorIts journalists on journalist.net The Clinictheclinic.cl publimetropublimetro.cl Chilevisiónchilevision.cl

The highest-ranked news sites based in Chile in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.

Press freedom
70 / 180 Problematic

In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Chile ranks 70 of 180, with a score of 60.8 out of 100. Down 1 place on the year before.

RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗

By job type

Mineduc · Universidad Católica graduatesCLP 1,400,000–CLP 1,500,000 Month
Mineduc · Universidad de Chile graduatesCLP 1,200,000–CLP 1,300,000 Month
Mineduc · Universidad Católica de la Santísima Concepción graduatesCLP 1,000,000–CLP 1,100,000 Month
Journalist in Chile, every figure →
WageIndicator · Net monthly salary at entryCLP 795,854–CLP 1,361,390 Month
WageIndicator · Net monthly salary after five yearsCLP 1,119,895–CLP 1,979,594 Month
Fewer than 3 figures, so this job stays as a row here.

Rates documents 4

Colegio de Periodistas de Chile: no current fee schedule · Colegio de Periodistas de Chile · 0 El Mercurio journalists' union collective contract: pay not published (strike vote Aug 2023) · Collective agreement · 0 Journalism graduates' income four years after graduation, by university (Mi Futuro), Jul 2025 · Mineduc · 3 Journalist salaries in Chile (WageIndicator / Tusalario), 2026 · WageIndicator · 2

Unions and bodies in Chile

Colegio de Periodistas de Chile · professional body1 document Mineduc · government1 document WageIndicator · NGO or survey1 document

Nearby

Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.

Ecuador$22.24Brazil$20.21Venezuela$11.07
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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

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