In Switzerland, published rates for a reporter start at CHF 5,610 a month on staff, with CHF 514–CHF 555 a day as a freelance.
What reporter work in Switzerland pays, according to the documents that set rates there, each quoted as printed. How the pay guide works →
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What reporter job ads in Switzerland offer
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.
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 | Staff journalist, 1st year, Ticino: monthly minimum | CHF 5,610 a month | $316.36 | impressum · Recommended minimums |
| On staff | Staff journalist, 1st year, rest of Switzerland incl. Liechtenstein: monthly minimum | CHF 5,931 a month | $334.46 | impressum · Recommended minimums |
| On staff | Staff journalist, 1st year, Basel, Bern and Zürich: monthly minimum | CHF 6,379 a month | $359.73 | impressum · Recommended minimums |
| On staff | Staff journalist, 9th year, Basel, Bern and Zürich: monthly minimum | CHF 8,560 a month | $482.72 | impressum · Recommended minimums |
| Freelance | Freelance, rest of Switzerland incl. Liechtenstein: per day | CHF 514 a day | $628.03 | impressum · Recommended minimums |
| Freelance | Freelance, Basel, Bern and Zürich: per hour | CHF 69 an hour | $674.46 | impressum · Recommended minimums |
| Freelance | Freelance, Basel, Bern and Zürich: per day | CHF 555 a day | $678.13 | impressum · Recommended minimums |
Every figure, as printed
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Städte Basel, Bern und Zürich … 1. Berufsjahr Sfr. 6’379.--Documentimpressum recommended minimum salaries and fees for journalists, 2025–2026 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
9. Berufsjahr Sfr. 8’560.--Documentimpressum recommended minimum salaries and fees for journalists, 2025–2026 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
übrige Schweiz inkl. Liechtenstein Sfr. 5’931.--Documentimpressum recommended minimum salaries and fees for journalists, 2025–2026 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
Tessin Sfr. 5’610.--Documentimpressum recommended minimum salaries and fees for journalists, 2025–2026 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
Städte Basel, Bern und Zürich Sfr. 555.--Documentimpressum recommended minimum salaries and fees for journalists, 2025–2026 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
Stunde Sfr. 69.--Documentimpressum recommended minimum salaries and fees for journalists, 2025–2026 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
übrige Schweiz inkl. Liechtenstein Sfr. 514.--Documentimpressum recommended minimum salaries and fees for journalists, 2025–2026 · Recommended minimums StatusIn force
Questions people ask
In Switzerland, published rates for a reporter start at CHF 5,610 a month on staff, with CHF 514–CHF 555 a day as a freelance.
impressum, in 1 document.
CHF 87,833.33 a year in the middle of the ads from the last 12 months: middle half CHF 81,016.66–CHF 88,679.16 · 3 ads.
A reporter's minimum nearby
Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ 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