In Netherlands, published rates for start at €2,790.99 a month on staff.
Pay rates for journalists in Netherlands, 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 | Scale 3 (lowest journalist scale), from 1 Jan 2026 | €2,790.99–€3,552.02 a month | $164.05 | NVJ · Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2026 |
| On staff | Junior staff journalists (under 5 years' experience): average gross monthly pay, early 2025 | €3,400 a month | $175.86 | NVJ · Survey · 1 Jan 2025 |
| On staff | Scale 6 (reporter, photojournalist), from 1 Jan 2026 | €3,489.48–€5,282.85 a month | $226.88 | NVJ · Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2026 |
| On staff | Scale 8 (star reporter, foreign correspondent), from 1 Jan 2026 | €5,115.64–€7,060.20 a month | $314.90 | NVJ · Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2026 |
| Freelance | Schaal F 9, minimumuurtarief x 1,5 (01-01-2026) | €36.17 an hour | $324.29 | Framework agreement · 1 Jan 2026 |
| Freelance | Presumption-of-employment rate on 1 Jan 2026 | €38 an hour | $340.70 | NVJ · Statutory minimum · 1 Jan 2026 |
| Freelance | Schaal G 10, minimumuurtarief x 1,5 (01-01-2026) | €41.14 an hour | $368.85 | Framework agreement · 1 Jan 2026 |
| Freelance | Schaal H 11, minimumuurtarief x 1,5 (01-01-2026) | €47.65 an hour | $427.22 | Framework agreement · 1 Jan 2026 |
Advertised pay in Netherlands
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Journalism in Netherlands
Leading news outlets
The highest-ranked news sites based in Netherlands in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.
In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Netherlands ranks 2 of 180, with a score of 88.9 out of 100. Up 1 place on the year before.
RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗By job type
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Unions and bodies in Netherlands
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