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In Morocco, published rates for start at MAD 2,000 a month on staff.

Role

Desk editorMAD 3,222–MAD 7,911 a month JournalistMAD 2,000 a month ReporterMAD 2,864–MAD 7,179 a month
On staff MAD 2,000 a month4 staff figures
Sources 3 documents4 figures from 3 bodies · latest 16 Feb 2023
Journalist in Morocco, every figure → 5 published sources · 10 figures · updated 1 Nov 2026

Pay rates for journalists in Morocco, 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

No figure here can be turned into a day's pay yet.

Journalism in Morocco

Leading news outlets

Hespresshespress.com akhbarona.comakhbarona.com كود: جريدة إلكترونية مغربية شاملة.goud.ma Yabiladiyabiladi.com Le Matinlematin.ma الأيام 24alayam24.com Le 360 AfriqueIts journalists on journalist.net هبة بريسar.hibapress.com Le Site Info Arabear.lesiteinfo.com

The highest-ranked news sites based in Morocco in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.

Press freedom
105 / 180 Difficult

In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Morocco ranks 105 of 180, with a score of 50.5 out of 100. Up 15 places on the year before.

RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗

By job type

SNPM · Monthly pay increase for journalists, in two tranches over two years (increase, not a salary level)MAD 2,000 Month
CNP-MA · Average monthly salary of journalists (about)MAD 10,000 Month
CNP-MA · Most common band: 23.4% earn 4,000–6,000 DH (22.4% earn 6,000–8,000 DH)MAD 4,000–MAD 6,000 Month
Paylab · Journalist, monthly gross, 10th–90th percentileMAD 3,195–MAD 8,223 Month
Journalist in Morocco, every figure →
Paylab · Editor, monthly gross, 10th–90th percentileMAD 3,222–MAD 7,590 Month
Paylab · Managing editor, monthly gross, 10th–90th percentileMAD 3,302–MAD 7,911 Month
Fewer than 3 figures, so this job stays as a row here.
Paylab · Reporter, monthly gross, 10th–90th percentileMAD 2,864–MAD 7,179 Month
Fewer than 3 figures, so this job stays as a row here.

Rates documents 5

Morocco journalist, editor and reporter salaries, Paylab · Paylab · 4 Morocco new journalists’ collective agreement, 16 Feb 2023: +2,000 dirhams a month · SNPM16 Feb 2023 · 2 Morocco press council study of journalists’ pay, 6 May 2021 · CNP-MA · 2

Unions and bodies in Morocco

SNPM · union3 documents CNP-MA · regulator1 document Paylab · platform1 document

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