In Philippines, published figures put pay for a journalist at ₱5,000–₱10,000 a month.
What journalist work in Philippines pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
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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 | $7.90 | NUJP · Statutory minimum |
Every figure, as printed
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159 out of the 327 journalists in Metro Manila only received P5,000 to P10,000 per monthDocumentNUJP survey of Metro Manila journalists, initial results, Aug 2025 · Survey StatusIn force
pushing for P2,000-P2,500-P3,500 or a total of P8,000 salary increase from 2017 through 2019DocumentPhilippine Daily Inquirer union pay demand in CBA talks, Jul 2016 · Union demand StatusIn talks
Management is proposing salary hikes of P500-P750-P1,000 or a total of P2,250 for the next three yearsDocumentPhilippine Daily Inquirer union pay demand in CBA talks, Jul 2016 · Union demand StatusIn talks
hazard pay of at least P500 per dayDocumentProposed statutory hazard pay for media workers (Media Workers' Welfare Act), NUJP comments · Statutory minimum StatusIn talks
44% of journalists and media workers receive a monthly salary of P15,000 and belowDocumentNUJP state of media survey 2021: journalists' monthly pay and per-photo rates · Survey StatusReplaced or expired
Fifteen percent get P5,000 and belowDocumentNUJP state of media survey 2021: journalists' monthly pay and per-photo rates · Survey StatusReplaced or expired
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In Philippines, published figures put pay for a journalist at ₱5,000–₱10,000 a month.
NUJP, PDIEU, in 4 documents.
A journalist's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
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