In Slovakia, there is no published figure for a journalist yet.
Pay rates for journalists in Slovakia, 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 | Middle 80% of reporters, monthly gross | €1,164–€2,822 a month | $103.09 | Paylab · Crowdsourced list · 5 Nov 2026 |
Advertised pay in Slovakia
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Journalism in Slovakia
Leading news outlets
The highest-ranked news sites based in Slovakia in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.
In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Slovakia ranks 37 of 180, with a score of 72.7 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 Slovakia
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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