In Indonesia, published rates for a reporter start at IDR 9,100,000 a month on staff.
What reporter work in Indonesia pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
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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 | Ideal monthly wage named by most respondents | IDR 4,000,000–IDR 5,000,000 a month | $11.46 | AJI Samarinda · Survey |
| On staff | Decent monthly take-home pay, entry-level journalist, Jakarta | IDR 9,100,000 a month | $23.19 | AJI Jakarta · Recommended minimums |
Every figure, as printed
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upah layak bagi pekerja media pemula seharusnya sebesar Rp 9,1 juta per bulanDocumentAJI Jakarta decent wage for entry-level journalists, 2025 survey · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
satu berita dibayar Rp 20 ribu-Rp 25 ribu per artikelDocumentAJI Jakarta decent wage for entry-level journalists, 2025 survey · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
Rata-rata karya jurnalistik dalam bentuk straight news di kisaran Rp25 ribu hingga Rp300 ribu per tayang.DocumentAJI and LIPS survey of freelance journalists' pay in Indonesia, Sep 2023 · Survey StatusIn force
Rata-rata harga liputan mendalam bervariasi dari Rp300 ribu hingga Rp2 juta.DocumentAJI and LIPS survey of freelance journalists' pay in Indonesia, Sep 2023 · Survey StatusIn force
Sebagian besar responden menilai upah ideal bagi jurnalis berada di kisaran Rp4 juta hingga Rp5 juta per bulanDocumentAJI Samarinda May Day survey of journalists' pay, East Kalimantan, 1 May 2026 · Survey StatusIn force
Rp 8.334.542DocumentAJI Jakarta decent wage for journalists, 2024 survey · Recommended minimums StatusReplaced or expired
Upah layak jurnalis di DKI Jakarta tahun 2023 yaitu Rp8.299.229DocumentAJI Jakarta decent wage for journalists, 2023 · Recommended minimums StatusReplaced or expired
besaran upah layak jurnalis pemula tahun 2019 sebesar Rp 8.420.000 per bulanDocumentAJI Jakarta decent wage for entry-level journalists, 2019 · Recommended minimums StatusReplaced or expired
Jakarta ... Rp 4.748.919DocumentAJI decent wage for new journalists in 16 Indonesian cities, 2011 · Recommended minimums StatusReplaced or expired
Jayapura ... Rp 6.414.320DocumentAJI decent wage for new journalists in 16 Indonesian cities, 2011 · Recommended minimums StatusReplaced or expired
Palu ... Rp 2.150.066DocumentAJI decent wage for new journalists in 16 Indonesian cities, 2011 · Recommended minimums StatusReplaced or expired
Questions people ask
In Indonesia, published rates for a reporter start at IDR 9,100,000 a month on staff.
AJI, AJI Jakarta, AJI Samarinda, in 7 documents.
A reporter's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
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