Journalist Salary

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What Journalists actually earn, benchmarked from real postings that disclose pay. Figures are USD only, with no currency conversion.

Journalists earn a median of $120K (USD), based on 69 postings that disclosed pay. The middle half sits between $80K and $138K, with the full range running $37K to $213K.

Salary

Median

$120K

USD/yr

Average

$110K

USD/yr

Minimum

$37K

USD/yr

Maximum

$213K

USD/yr

Based on 69 disclosed USD postings · Journalist, USD-disclosed

Based only on postings that disclose pay, counted in USD with no conversion. Native-currency pay by country is on the salary hub; see the full methodology.