Journalist pay rates · 477 sources in 143 countries
, published rates for start at €2,604.30 a month on staff, with €55–€69.38 a feuillet as a freelance.
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Albania3 sources Algeria2 sources Angola2 sources Argentina13 sources Australia13 sources Austria3 sources Barbados1 source Belgium2 sources Benin1 source Bosnia and Herzegovina3 sources Brazil21 sources Brunei1 source Bulgaria3 sources Burma1 source Burundi1 source Cambodia1 source Cameroon2 sources Canada11 sources Chile4 sources China2 sources Costa Rica3 sources Cote d'Ivoire3 sources Croatia3 sources Czech Republic3 sources Denmark8 sources Dominican Republic2 sources Ecuador2 sources Egypt2 sources Estonia3 sources Ethiopia1 source European Union3 sources Fiji2 sources Finland7 sources France12 sources Gambia1 source Germany21 sources Ghana3 sources Greece3 sources Hungary3 sources Iceland2 sources India5 sources Indonesia8 sources International8 sources Israel6 sources Italy8 sources Jamaica2 sources Japan3 sources Kenya6 sources Kosovo2 sources Kyrgyzstan1 source Latvia1 source Lesotho1 source Lithuania3 sources Macedonia2 sources Madagascar2 sources Maldives1 source Malta1 source Mexico7 sources Moldova1 source Mongolia2 sources Montenegro4 sources Morocco5 sources Nepal3 sources Netherlands6 sources New Zealand4 sources Nigeria5 sources Norway3 sources Pakistan4 sources Panama1 source Paraguay2 sources Peru2 sources Philippines5 sources Poland5 sources Portugal4 sources Qatar2 sources Romania3 sources Rwanda1 source Saudi Arabia2 sources Senegal2 sources Serbia2 sources Singapore2 sources Slovakia3 sources Slovenia4 sources South Africa7 sources South Korea4 sources Spain4 sources Swaziland1 source Sweden1 source Switzerland4 sources Taiwan2 sources Tanzania3 sources Thailand1 source Timor-Leste1 source Togo3 sources Turkey11 sources Uganda2 sources Ukraine5 sources United Arab Emirates2 sources United Kingdom17 sources United States of America24 sources Uruguay5 sources Yemen1 source Zimbabwe2 sourcesChange the country or the job to see what the published rates say. Every figure links to the document it comes from.
On staff
€2,604.30 a month
Freelance
€55–€69.38 a feuillet
Sources
5 documents
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Each published rate as a day's pay
On staff · 1 figure
€2,604.30 a month
Trainees and interns · 1 figure
€1,900 a month
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, editorial production, position 2.1 (coefficient 155): monthly minimum | €2,604.30 a month | $145.93 | SNJ · Collective agreement · 1 Jul 2025 |
| Trainees and interns | Trainee, position 1.1 (coefficient 110): monthly minimum | €1,900 a month | $106.47 | SNJ · Collective agreement · 1 Jul 2025 |
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Unions and bodies
All 220Unions · 94. The ten with the most rates documents.
MEAA Australia9
DJ Denmark8
Bectu United Kingdom7
NUJ United Kingdom7
SJL Finland7
SJSP Brazil6
SNJ France6
SiPreBA Argentina6
TGS Turkey6
ver.di Germany6
Governments, statistics offices, surveys and platforms
Every country
Albania 3Austria 3Belgium 2Bosnia and Herzegovina 3Bulgaria 3Croatia 3Czech Republic 3Denmark 8Estonia 3Finland 7France 12Germany 21Greece 3Hungary 3Iceland 2Ireland 4Italy 8Kosovo 2Latvia 1Lithuania 3Macedonia 2Malta 1Moldova 1Montenegro 4Netherlands 6Norway 3Poland 5Portugal 4Romania 3Serbia 2Slovakia 3Slovenia 4Spain 4Sweden 1Switzerland 4Turkey 11Ukraine 5United Kingdom 17
Algeria 2Angola 2Benin 1Burkina Faso 1Burundi 1Cameroon 2Congo 1Congo The Democratic Republic 1Cote d'Ivoire 3Egypt 2Ethiopia 1Gambia 1Ghana 3Guinea 2Kenya 6Lesotho 1Madagascar 2Malawi 1Mali 1Morocco 5Mozambique 1Namibia 1Niger 1Nigeria 5Rwanda 1Senegal 2Sierra Leone 1Somalia 1South Africa 7South Sudan 1Sudan 1Swaziland 1Tanzania 3Togo 3Uganda 2Zambia 1Zimbabwe 2
Afghanistan 2Bangladesh 1Brunei 1Burma 1Cambodia 1China 2Cyprus 1Hong Kong 2India 5Indonesia 8Iran 1Iraq 1Israel 6Japan 3Jordan 1Kazakhstan 1Kyrgyzstan 1Lebanon 2Malaysia 2Maldives 1Mongolia 2Nepal 3Pakistan 4Palestine 3Philippines 5Qatar 2Saudi Arabia 2Singapore 2South Korea 4Sri Lanka 2Syria 2Taiwan 2Tajikistan 1Thailand 1Timor-Leste 1United Arab Emirates 2Uzbekistan 1Vietnam 3Yemen 1
Number of published sources after each name.
How journalism is paid
All units, and how we make a day →Feuillet (1,500 characters)14 figures in 3 countries
Shift8 figures in 3 countries
Standard line (55 keystrokes)4 figures in 2 countries
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