In Zimbabwe, published figures put pay for a desk editor at $20 of the base fee.
Pay rates for journalists in Zimbabwe, as published by unions, governments and surveys, each quoted as printed and turned into a day's pay to compare. How the pay guide works →
Each published rate as a day's pay
US$ 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 | Accommodation advance on transfer, per month for two months | $86 a month | $3.96 | NEC PPNI · Extended agreement · 1 Feb 2019 |
| On staff | Current monthly pay (USD equivalent, paid partly in local currency) | $150 a month | $6.92 | ZUJ · Union demand |
| On staff | Demanded monthly minimum for the lowest paid | $550 a month | $25.38 | ZUJ · Union demand |
Journalism in Zimbabwe
In the 2026 World Press Freedom Index by Reporters Without Borders (RSF), Zimbabwe ranks 124 of 180, with a score of 44.4 out of 100. Down 18 places on the year before.
RSF World Press Freedom Index ↗By job type
Rates documents 2
Unions and bodies in Zimbabwe
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