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In Taiwan, published freelance rates for are TWD 680–TWD 1,420 per 1,000 characters.

Role

Copy editorTWD 5–TWD 10 of the base fee JournalistTWD 680–TWD 1,420 per 1,000 characters PhotographerTWD 270–TWD 4,060 an image Sub-editorTWD 300–TWD 410 per 1,000 characters
Freelance TWD 680–TWD 1,420 per 1,000 characters2 freelance figures
Sources 1 document2 figures from 1 body · latest 1 Jan 2019
Journalist in Taiwan, every figure → 2 published sources · 7 figures · updated 1 Nov 2026

Pay rates for journalists in Taiwan, 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

No figure here can be turned into a day's pay yet.

Journalism in Taiwan

Leading news outlets

UDNudn.com ETtoday新聞雲ettoday.net NOWnews 今日新聞nownews.com 自由財經ec.ltn.com.tw Central News Agencycna.com.tw 工商時報ctee.com.tw Commonwealth Magazinecw.com.tw businesstoday.com.twbusinesstoday.com.tw Anue鉅亨news.cnyes.com 三立新聞setn.com

The highest-ranked news sites based in Taiwan in EventRegistry's news-source ranking, most important first. Updated monthly.

Press freedom
28 / 180 Satisfactory

In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Taiwan ranks 28 of 180, with a score of 75.4 out of 100. Down 4 places on the year before.

RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗

By job type

DGBAS · Writing, ordinary, ChineseTWD 680–TWD 1,020 1,000 characters
DGBAS · Writing, special, ChineseTWD 810–TWD 1,420 1,000 characters
Journalist in Taiwan, every figure →
DGBAS · Image use, ordinaryTWD 270–TWD 1,080 Image
DGBAS · Image use, professionalTWD 1,360–TWD 4,060 Image
Fewer than 3 figures, so this job stays as a row here.
DGBAS · Proofreading, as a share of the writing fee校對 撰稿費之 5%至 10% Percent of base fee
Fewer than 3 figures, so this job stays as a row here.
DGBAS · Editing text, ChineseTWD 300–TWD 410 1,000 characters
Fewer than 3 figures, so this job stays as a row here.

Rates documents 2

Central government writing and image fee schedule, Taiwan, from 1 Jan 2019 · DGBAS1 Jan 2019 · 6

Unions and bodies in Taiwan

DGBAS · government1 document

Nearby

Lowest staff minimum in each country's agreements, as US$ a day.

Indonesia$23.19India$7.11Israel$1.21
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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

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