In Spain, published rates for start at €21,271.91 a year on staff.
Pay rates for journalists in Spain, 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 | Employed: 45% earn €1,000-2,000 net a month | €1,000–€2,000 a month | $77.58 | APM · Survey |
| On staff | Reporter (Group 3 Level 5), annual base salary 2026 | €21,271.91 a year | $91.69 | ARI · Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2026 |
| On staff | Level D, entry reporter | €24,000 a year | $103.45 | Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2021 |
| On staff | Level C reporter (after 2 years at D) | €27,488.01 a year | $118.48 | Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2021 |
| On staff | Level B reporter (after 3 years at C) | €36,649.22 a year | $157.97 | Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2021 |
| On staff | Level A senior reporter (by competition) | €41,017.08 a year | $176.80 | Collective agreement · 1 Jan 2021 |
Advertised pay in Spain
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Journalism in Spain
Leading news outlets
The highest-ranked news sites based in Spain in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.
In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Spain ranks 29 of 180, with a score of 75.4 out of 100. Down 6 places on the year before.
RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗By job type
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Unions and bodies in Spain
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Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ 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