In Philippines, published figures put pay for a journalist at ₱5,000–₱10,000 a month.
Pay rates for journalists in Philippines, 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 | Management offer: raises totalling P2,250 over three years (P500, P750, P1,000) | ₱2,250 a month | $1.64 | PDIEU · Union demand |
| On staff | Monthly pay band holding 159 of 327 respondents | ₱5,000–₱10,000 a month | $5.46 | NUJP · Survey |
| On staff | Union demand: across-the-board raises totalling P8,000 over 2017-2019 (P2,000, P2,500, P3,500) | ₱8,000 a month | $5.83 | PDIEU · Union demand |
| Freelance | Hazard pay for coverage of war, conflict or calamity areas, at least per day | ₱500 a day | $7.90 | NUJP · Statutory minimum |
Advertised pay in Philippines
Open marketWhat employers offered in public job ads over the last 12 months, from 3 job ads with pay. These figures come from the open job market, not from journalist.net, and we do not check them.
Journalism in Philippines
Leading news outlets
The highest-ranked news sites based in Philippines in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.
In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Philippines ranks 114 of 180, with a score of 46.8 out of 100. Up 2 places on the year before.
RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗By job type
Rates documents 5
Unions and bodies in Philippines
Nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ 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