In Italy, published figures put pay for a journalist at €11,000–€59,000 a year.
What journalist 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
Year
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 | All employed journalists incl. pubblicisti, average | €59,000 a year | $254.32 | Survey |
| Freelance | Collaboratori (coordinated contributors), average | €11,000 a year | $47.41 | Survey |
| Freelance | Freelances with a VAT number, average | €17,000 a year | $73.27 | Survey |
Every figure, as printed
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le partite iva guadagnano in media 17mila euro lordi all’annoDocumentItalian journalists' average annual income by contract type (INPS data), Mar 2026 · Survey StatusIn force
i collaboratori undicimila euro lordi all’annoDocumentItalian journalists' average annual income by contract type (INPS data), Mar 2026 · Survey StatusIn force
guadagnano in media 59mila euro lordi all’annoDocumentItalian journalists' average annual income by contract type (INPS data), Mar 2026 · Survey StatusIn force
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In Italy, published figures put pay for a journalist at €11,000–€59,000 a year.
A journalist's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
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