In Germany, published figures put pay for a video journalist at €70–€71.96 a shift.
What video journalist work in Germany pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
Shift
Piece or item
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 | Camera equipment allowance per shift | €70 a shift | $78.45 | ver.di · Collective agreement · 1 Apr 2023 |
| On staff | Video-journalist camera supplement per shift | €71.96 a shift | $80.64 | ver.di · Collective agreement · 1 Apr 2023 |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
VJ-Zuschlag Kamera 71,96 €/SchichtDocumentBayerischer Rundfunk day rates for editorial services, 1 Apr 2023 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Apr 2023
Aufwendungsersatz Kamera 70 €/ SchichtDocumentBayerischer Rundfunk day rates for editorial services, 1 Apr 2023 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Apr 2023
Nachrichtenfilm 191,25DocumentWDR fee framework for freelancers, Jan 2026 edition · Collective agreement StatusIn force
Questions people ask
In Germany, published figures put pay for a video journalist at €70–€71.96 a shift.
ver.di, in 2 documents.
A video journalist's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
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