Journalist pay rates, country by country
What journalist 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$.
Journalist, by country 57
| Country | On staff | Freelance | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | €340 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Algeria | DZD 40 | No figure | 1 document |
| Angola | AOA 31 of the base fee | No figure | 1 document |
| Argentina | ARS 23,482.99 a month | No figure | 2 documents |
| Australia | A$1,221.10 a week | No figure | 7 documents |
| Benin | XOF 88,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | BAM 1,000–BAM 2,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Brazil | R$2,400 a month | R$89.01–R$105.15 an hour | 12 documents |
| Burundi | BIF 600,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Cambodia | KHR 2,400,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Canada | CA$35–CA$300 an hour | No figure | 2 documents |
| Chile | CLP 1,000,000–CLP 1,500,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| China | No figure | CN¥80–CN¥300 per 1,000 characters | 1 document |
| Costa Rica | CRC 664,078.07 a month | CRC 50,000 a piece | 2 documents |
| Croatia | €266 a month | No figure | 2 documents |
| Denmark | DKK 0.65–DKK 238 an hour | No figure | 3 documents |
| Ecuador | $756.71 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Egypt | EGP 7,000 a month | No figure | 2 documents |
| Ethiopia | ETB 19,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Finland | €2,587 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| France | €200 a year | No figure | 2 documents |
| Germany | €3 | No figure | 3 documents |
| Ghana | GHS 500–GHS 1,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Iceland | No figure | ISK 7,754–ISK 9,615 an hour | 1 document |
| India | ₹16,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Israel | ₪300 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Italy | €11,000–€59,000 a year | No figure | 1 document |
| Japan | ¥1,000–¥2,000 a manuscript sheet | No figure | 1 document |
| Kenya | KES 33,258–KES 191,593 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Kosovo | €400–€700 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Kyrgyzstan | KGS 40,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Madagascar | MGA 562,452–MGA 2,545,793 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Mexico | MX$15,417–MX$22,906 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Montenegro | €20 | No figure | 1 document |
| Morocco | MAD 2,000 a month | No figure | 3 documents |
| Netherlands | No figure | €36.17–€47.65 an hour | 1 document |
| Nigeria | ₦64.73–₦80.81 of the base fee | No figure | 1 document |
| Norway | No figure | NOK 10 of the base fee | 1 document |
| Philippines | ₱5,000–₱10,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Qatar | QAR 6,821–QAR 16,096 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Rwanda | RWF 100,000–RWF 500,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Saudi Arabia | SAR 5,118–SAR 12,533 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Senegal | XOF 86,875 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Serbia | RSD 38,000–RSD 45,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Slovenia | €5,000 a year | No figure | 1 document |
| South Africa | R 13,505–R 43,127 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Spain | €100 a piece | No figure | 1 document |
| Sweden | No figure | SEK 1,253–SEK 1,402 an hour | 1 document |
| Taiwan | No figure | TWD 680–TWD 1,420 per 1,000 characters | 1 document |
| Tanzania | TZS 500,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Togo | XOF 50,000–XOF 100,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| Turkey | ₺1 a month | No figure | 4 documents |
| Uganda | UGX 1,000,000–UGX 2,000,000 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| United Arab Emirates | AED 8,655–AED 20,651 a month | No figure | 1 document |
| United Kingdom | £17,500–£25,500 a year | No figure | 1 document |
| United States of America | $50,000 a year | No figure | 3 documents |
| Yemen | $150 a month | No figure | 1 document |
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