In Denmark, published figures put pay for a journalist at DKK 0.65–DKK 238 an hour.
What journalist work in Denmark pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
Hour
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 | Rights supplement per hour (plus an annual lump sum of DKK 270,000 to DJ) | DKK 0.65 an hour | $0.77 | DJ · Collective agreement · 1 Mar 2026 |
| On staff | Rights supplement per hour (plus an annual lump sum of DKK 150,000) | DKK 1 an hour | $1.19 | DJ · Collective agreement · 1 Mar 2025 |
| On staff | Base hourly rate from 1 Mar 2025 (unchanged at 1 Mar 2026) | DKK 230.50 an hour | $276.49 | DJ · Collective agreement · 1 Mar 2025 |
| On staff | Base hourly rate from 1 Mar 2026 | DKK 238 an hour | $285.49 | DJ · Collective agreement · 1 Mar 2026 |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
Basistimelønnen er pr. 1.3 2026 kr. 238 i timenDocumentTV 2 Danmark freelance agreement, hourly rates 2026-2029 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Mar 2026
et tillæg til timelønnen på kr. 0,65DocumentTV 2 Danmark freelance agreement, hourly rates 2026-2029 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Mar 2026
pr. 1.3 2025 230,50 kr. pr. time, pr. 1.3 2026 230,50 kr. pr. timeDocumentTV 2 Regionerne freelance agreement, hourly rates 2025-2027 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Mar 2025
pt. 1,00 kr. pr. timeDocumentTV 2 Regionerne freelance agreement, hourly rates 2025-2027 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Mar 2025
betaler virksomheden 10% i royalty af salgsprisenDocumentDJ and Danish media employers framework agreement on reuse rights, 1998 · Framework agreement StatusIn force · 1 Mar 1998
give medarbejderne 50% af salgsprisen (fratrukket moms)DocumentDJ and Danish media employers framework agreement on reuse rights, 1998 · Framework agreement StatusIn force · 1 Mar 1998
pr. 1.3 2028 kr. 244 i timenDocumentTV 2 Danmark freelance agreement, hourly rates 2026-2029 · Collective agreement StatusAgreed, starts later · 1 Mar 2028
pr. 1.3 2027 kr. 241 i timenDocumentTV 2 Danmark freelance agreement, hourly rates 2026-2029 · Collective agreement StatusAgreed, starts later · 1 Mar 2027
Questions people ask
In Denmark, published figures put pay for a journalist at DKK 0.65–DKK 238 an hour.
DJ, in 3 documents.
A journalist's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
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