In Croatia, published rates for a journalist start at €266 a month on staff.
Pay rates for journalists in Croatia, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On staff | Base value per coefficient point, from Oct 2025 annex | €266 a month | $13.75 | SNH · Collective agreement · 1 Oct 2025 |
| On staff | Average net monthly pay of Croatian journalists | €1,043 a month | $53.95 | SNH · Survey · 26 Jul 2024 |
Journalism in Croatia
Leading news outlets
The highest-ranked news sites based in Croatia in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.
In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Croatia ranks 53 of 180, with a score of 66.3 out of 100. Up 7 places on the year before.
RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗By job type
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Unions and bodies in Croatia
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