In Hungary, published figures put pay for a reporter at HUF 465,755–HUF 837,762 a month.
What reporter work in Hungary pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
Month
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 | $92.70 | Paylab · Crowdsourced list · 5 Nov 2026 |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
465 755 Ft és 837 762 Ft havi bruttó közöttDocumentFizetesek.hu salary survey: journalist, Nov 2026 · Crowdsourced list StatusIn force · 5 Nov 2026
500 000 FtDocumentProfession.hu salary expectations: journalist, 2026 · Crowdsourced list StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
534 375DocumentProfession.hu salary expectations: journalist, 2026 · Crowdsourced list StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
468 927DocumentProfession.hu salary expectations: journalist, 2026 · Crowdsourced list StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
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In Hungary, published figures put pay for a reporter at HUF 465,755–HUF 837,762 a month.
Paylab, in 2 documents.
A reporter's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
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