In Netherlands, published freelance rates for a journalist are €36.17–€47.65 an hour.
What journalist work in Netherlands pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
Hour
What journalist job ads in Netherlands offer
Open marketWhat employers offered in public job ads over the last 12 months, from 6 job ads with pay. These figures come from the open job market, not from journalist.net, and we do not check them.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freelance | Schaal F 9, minimumuurtarief x 1,5 (01-01-2026) | €36.17 an hour | $324.29 | Framework agreement · 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 | $427.22 | Framework agreement · 1 Jan 2026 |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
€ 41,14DocumentPublic-broadcaster Fair Practice Code minimum hourly rates for self-employed, 2025/2026 · Framework agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026 NVJ: journalistic work is at least scale G. Formula (art. 9 d): CAO scale minimum monthly salary +8% holiday allowance +6% December payment, x12, /1728 hours, x1,5.
€ 36,17DocumentPublic-broadcaster Fair Practice Code minimum hourly rates for self-employed, 2025/2026 · Framework agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
€ 47,65DocumentPublic-broadcaster Fair Practice Code minimum hourly rates for self-employed, 2025/2026 · Framework agreement StatusIn force · 1 Jan 2026
€ 39,65DocumentPublic-broadcaster Fair Practice Code minimum hourly rates for self-employed, 2025/2026 · Framework agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jun 2025
Fulltime freelancers verdienen gemiddeld 36,43 euro per declarabel uurDocumentNVJ labour market monitor 2025: freelance earnings per billable hour and junior staff pay · Survey StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jan 2024
zzp’ers voor radio en tv kwamen in 2024 uit op 34,49 euroDocumentNVJ labour market monitor 2025: freelance earnings per billable hour and junior staff pay · Survey StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jan 2024
Questions people ask
In Netherlands, published freelance rates for a journalist are €36.17–€47.65 an hour.
NVJ, in 2 documents.
€5,049.50 a month in the middle of the ads from the last 12 months: middle half €4,262.25–€5,569.75 · 6 ads.
A journalist's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ 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