Journalist pay rates in Hong Kong
Pay rates for journalists in Hong Kong, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freelance | Median hourly wage, all employees | HK$85.70 an hour | $87.40 | C&SD · Official statistics · 1 May 2025 |
| Freelance | Median monthly wage, all employees | HK$21,200 a month | $124.74 | C&SD · Official statistics · 1 May 2025 |
Journalism in Hong Kong
Leading news outlets
The highest-ranked news sites based in Hong Kong in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.
In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Hong Kong ranks 140 of 180, with a score of 39.5 out of 100. The same rank as the year before.
RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗By job type
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Unions and bodies in Hong Kong
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