In France, published freelance rates for a photographer are €146 a day.
Freelance
€146 a day
Sources
3 documents
What photographer work in France pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
Day
Photo commission day (2019)Paye ta pige · Crowdsourced list · 1 Jan 2019
€150
Agences photographiques, reporter photo, journéeSNJ · Collective agreement · 1 Sep 2025
€146
Image
Photo used full page (2019)Paye ta pige · Crowdsourced list · 1 Jan 2019
€200
Each published rate as a day's pay
Freelance · 2 figures
€146 a day
€150 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freelance | Agences photographiques, reporter photo, journée | €146 a day | $163.62 | SNJ · Collective agreement · 1 Sep 2025 |
| Freelance | Photo commission day (2019) | €150 a day | $168.11 | Paye ta pige · Crowdsourced list · 1 Jan 2019 |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
Printed
journée 146,00 €DocumentMinimum gross pige rates at French news agencies, 1 Sep 2025 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Sep 2025 Half day 'demi-journée 73,00 €'.
Printed
Reporter-photographe : indemnité d'appareil 79,16 €DocumentMinimum salaries and pige scale for French national daily newspapers (PQN), 1 Jul 2025 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jul 2025
Printed
150 € brut / journée de commande (photo)DocumentJeune Afrique pige rates, Paye ta pige (2018–2024) · Crowdsourced list StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2019
Printed
200 € brut / pageDocumentJeune Afrique pige rates, Paye ta pige (2018–2024) · Crowdsourced list StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2019
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144,20 euros bruts minimum la journéeDocumentMinimum pige rates at French news agencies, 1 Jul 2024 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jul 2024
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72,10 euros bruts minimum la demi-journéeDocumentMinimum pige rates at French news agencies, 1 Jul 2024 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jul 2024
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+ 15 €/ photoDocumentLe Point Afrique pige rate, Paye ta pige (2022) · Crowdsourced list StatusReplaced or expired
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In France, published freelance rates for a photographer are €146 a day.
Paye ta pige, SNJ, in 5 documents.
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