In Iceland, published rates for a reporter start at ISK 532,500 a month on staff.
What reporter work in Iceland pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
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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 | Grade 1, starting salary, from 1 Jan 2026 | ISK 532,500 a month | $201.64 | BÍ · Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2026 |
| On staff | Grade 2 (degree), starting salary, from 1 Jan 2026 | ISK 611,397 a month | $231.51 | BÍ · Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2026 |
| On staff | Grade 3 (master’s degree), starting salary, from 1 Jan 2026 | ISK 623,074 a month | $235.93 | BÍ · Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2026 |
| On staff | Grade 1, after 16 years, from 1 Jan 2026 | ISK 651,165 a month | $246.57 | BÍ · Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2026 |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
1. flokkur 532.500DocumentBÍ-SA journalists salary table from 1 Jan 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
1. flokkur … E. 16 ár 651.165DocumentBÍ-SA journalists salary table from 1 Jan 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
2. flokkur 611.397DocumentBÍ-SA journalists salary table from 1 Jan 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
3. flokkur 623.074DocumentBÍ-SA journalists salary table from 1 Jan 2026 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
Grunnlaun 1. janúar 2027 … 1. flokkur 556.250DocumentBÍ-SA journalists salary table from 1 Jan 2026 · Collective agreement StatusAgreed, starts later · 1 Jan 2027
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In Iceland, published rates for a reporter start at ISK 532,500 a month on staff.
BÍ, in 1 document.
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