In France, published freelance rates for a video journalist are €103.82–€134.97 a day.
What video journalist 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
Assignment
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freelance | Agences audiovisuelles, Cas 1 - reporter vidéo ou JRI, la journée | €103.82 a day | $116.35 | SNJ · Collective agreement · 1 Sep 2025 |
| Freelance | Cas 1, la journée si le JRI assure également le commentaire | €119.40 a day | $133.81 | SNJ · Collective agreement · 1 Sep 2025 |
| Freelance | Cas 2 : reporter vidéo ou JRI, la journée | €134.97 a day | $151.26 | SNJ · Collective agreement · 1 Sep 2025 |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
La journée 103,82 €DocumentMinimum gross pige rates at French news agencies, 1 Sep 2025 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Sep 2025 Cas 1: agency holding a local/regional correspondence contract or EAI contract with a broadcaster.
La journée (si le JRI assure également le commentaire) 119,40 €DocumentMinimum gross pige rates at French news agencies, 1 Sep 2025 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Sep 2025
La journée 134,97 €DocumentMinimum gross pige rates at French news agencies, 1 Sep 2025 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Sep 2025 Cas 2: agency not in Cas 1.
600 € / article (environ 800 mots) + vidéo (6-7 minutes) + une vingtaine de photosDocumentAFP foreign correspondent package rate, Paye ta pige (2026) · Crowdsourced list StatusIn force
500 € / article + vidéoDocumentAFP foreign correspondent package rate, Paye ta pige (2026) · Crowdsourced list StatusIn force
103,00 euros bruts minimum la journéeDocumentMinimum pige rates at French news agencies, 1 Jul 2024 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jul 2024
118,45 euros bruts minimum la journée, si le JRI assure également le commentaireDocumentMinimum pige rates at French news agencies, 1 Jul 2024 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jul 2024
133,90 euros bruts minimum la journéeDocumentMinimum pige rates at French news agencies, 1 Jul 2024 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jul 2024
Questions people ask
In France, published freelance rates for a video journalist are €103.82–€134.97 a day.
Paye ta pige, SNJ, in 3 documents.
A video journalist's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
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