In Hungary, published figures put pay for a reporter at HUF 465,755–HUF 837,762 a month.
Pay rates for journalists in Hungary, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On staff | Median expectation, Budapest | HUF 468,927 a month | $66.69 | Crowdsourced list · 1 Jan 2026 |
| On staff | Median salary expectation, Hungary | HUF 500,000 a month | $71.11 | Crowdsourced list · 1 Jan 2026 |
| On staff | Median expectation, Pest county | HUF 534,375 a month | $76 | Crowdsourced list · 1 Jan 2026 |
| On staff | Middle 80% of journalists, monthly gross | HUF 465,755–HUF 837,762 a month | $92.70 | Paylab · Crowdsourced list · 5 Nov 2026 |
Journalism in Hungary
Leading news outlets
The highest-ranked news sites based in Hungary in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.
In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Hungary ranks 74 of 180, with a score of 59.9 out of 100. Down 6 places on the year before.
RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗By job type
Rates documents 3
Unions and bodies in Hungary
Nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
About this data. These rates are compiled from publicly available sources and quoted as printed, with their date. We do not guarantee the accuracy of any figure. For information only: Journalist.net does not recommend or set rates. How we count