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In Italy, published rates for a desk editor start at €1,754 a month on staff.

3 figures from 3 documents by FNSI, USPI, quoted as printed · updated 1 Nov 2026

On staff €1,754 a month2 staff figures
Sources 2 documents2 figures from 2 bodies · latest 1 Jan 2023

What desk editor work in Italy pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →

What the published rates say

Month

Chief editor (caporedattore)FNSI · Collective agreement · 1 Jun 2012 €2,668.26
Chief editorUSPI · Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2023 €1,754

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 workWhatAs printedUS$ a daySource
On staffChief editor€1,754 a month$90.72USPI · Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2023
On staffChief editor (caporedattore)€2,668.26 a month$138.01FNSI · Collective agreement · 1 Jun 2012

Every figure, as printed

Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.

PrintedCapo redattore 1754,00 DocumentUSPI-FIGEC/CISAL journalists contract, salary table from 1 Jan 2023 · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2023
PrintedCAPOREDATTORE 2563,26 2613,26 2668,26 DocumentFIEG-FNSI national journalists contract 2013-2016: minimums, contributors and freelance accord · Collective agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jun 2012
PrintedCoordinatore € 1.670,00 DocumentUSPI-FIGEC/CISAL journalists protocol, minimum salaries Oct 2020 - Oct 2022 · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Oct 2020

Questions people ask

In Italy, published rates for a desk editor start at €1,754 a month on staff.

FNSI, USPI, in 3 documents.

A desk editor's minimum nearby

Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.

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