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Desk editor pay rates, country by country

Published rates for desk editor work in 15 countries, quoted as printed · updated 1 Nov 2026

What desk editor work pays around the world, from the rates unions, governments and surveys publish. How the pay guide works →

A day's work, by country

The lowest published figure that can be turned into a day, in US$.

Desk editor, by country 15

CountryOn staffFreelanceSources
AngolaAOA 13 of the base feeNo figure1 document
BeninXOF 120,000 a monthNo figure1 document
Dominican RepublicDOP 100,000 a monthNo figure1 document
Ecuador$1,248.87 a monthNo figure1 document
Finland€3,838 a monthNo figure1 document
Germany€4,465 a monthNo figure2 documents
Italy€1,754 a monthNo figure2 documents
Montenegro€1,001–€1,200 a monthNo figure1 document
MoroccoMAD 3,222–MAD 7,911 a monthNo figure1 document
ParaguayPYG 4,508,462 a monthNo figure1 document
SenegalXOF 301,562 a monthNo figure1 document
SingaporeS$5,618–S$10,369 a monthNo figure1 document
United Kingdom£44,792.40 a yearNo figure1 document
UruguayUYU 97,947 a monthNo figure2 documents
Zimbabwe$20 of the base feeNo figure1 document

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