In Mexico, published figures put pay for at MX$705.46 a day.
Pay rates for journalists in Mexico, as published by unions, governments and surveys, each quoted as printed and turned into a day's pay to compare. How the pay guide works →
Each published rate as a day's pay
US$ 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 | No. 47 Reportero(a) en prensa diaria impresa | MX$705.46 a day | $37.83 | CONASAMI · Statutory minimum · 1 Jan 2026 |
| On staff | IMCO, formal sector average | MX$22,906 a month | $56.70 | Official statistics |
| Freelance | ENOE, Mexico City average | MX$10,200 a month | $25.24 | Official statistics |
| Freelance | IMCO, informal sector average | MX$15,417 a month | $38.16 | Official statistics |
| Freelance | IMCO, Communication and Journalism graduates, average | MX$20,596 a month | $50.98 | Official statistics |
| Freelance | Fixer, never below per day | $150 a day | $150 | Frontline Freelance Mexico · Recommended minimums · 3 Jul 2022 |
Advertised pay in Mexico
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Journalism in Mexico
Leading news outlets
The highest-ranked news sites based in Mexico in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.
In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Mexico ranks 122 of 180, with a score of 45.2 out of 100. Up 2 places on the year before.
RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗By job type
Rates documents 7
Unions and bodies in Mexico
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Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
About this data. These rates are compiled from publicly available sources and quoted as printed, with their date. We do not guarantee the accuracy of any figure. For information only: Journalist.net does not recommend or set rates. How we count