In South Korea, published figures put pay for a reporter at ₩40,280,000 a year.
What reporter work in South Korea pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
What the published rates say
Year
What reporter job ads in South Korea offer
Open marketWhat employers offered in public job ads over the last 12 months, from 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| On staff | Regional general dailies, average annual pay incl. bonus, pre-tax | ₩40,280,000 a year | $115.09 | KPF · Survey |
Every figure, as printed
Open a row for the wording in the document and its dates.
지역 종합일간지는 4028만 원으로 낮았다DocumentAverage annual pay of Korean journalists, 17th Journalists Survey, 2025 · Survey StatusIn force
별도 수당인 취재비는 월 45만원으로 5만원 올리기로 했다DocumentHankook Ilbo and Kyunghyang Shinmun 2023 wage agreements · Collective agreement StatusReplaced or expired · 1 Jan 2023
100~150만원이 43.7%DocumentStarting pay for newspaper reporters after probation, Korea, 2021 newspaper industry survey · Survey StatusReplaced or expired
150~200만원 미만 27.2%DocumentStarting pay for newspaper reporters after probation, Korea, 2021 newspaper industry survey · Survey StatusReplaced or expired
200~250만원 미만 7.5%DocumentStarting pay for newspaper reporters after probation, Korea, 2021 newspaper industry survey · Survey StatusReplaced or expired
Questions people ask
In South Korea, published figures put pay for a reporter at ₩40,280,000 a year.
KPF, NUMW, in 3 documents.
₩31,700,000 a year in the middle of the ads from the last 12 months: middle half ₩28,500,000–₩36,001,250 · 20 ads.
A reporter's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.
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