Highest paying countries for Journalists
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Journalist? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $77,016$6,418 / mo
- 2 Iceland $65,595$5,466 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $63,147$5,262 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $58,272$4,856 / mo
- 5 United States $48,560$4,047 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $48,560$4,047 / mo
- 7 Singapore $48,366$4,030 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $43,704$3,642 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $42,407$3,534 / mo
- 10 Jersey $41,276$3,440 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Journalist professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $77,016, $65,595 and $63,147.
Journalist salaries by continent
Pick a region to compare the estimated monthly and annual salaries by country.
We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $1,292 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $19,361$1,613 / mo
- Gabon $16,136$1,345 / mo
- South Africa $15,355$1,280 / mo
- Namibia $12,907$1,076 / mo
- Botswana $10,756$896 / mo
- Angola $8,605$717 / mo
- Zambia $8,066$672 / mo
- Seychelles $7,527$627 / mo
- Ghana $6,993$583 / mo
- Comoros $6,993$583 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $6,993$583 / mo
- Mauritius $6,696$558 / mo
- Malawi $6,672$556 / mo
- Congo $6,128$511 / mo
- Cabo Verde $5,968$497 / mo
- Rwanda $5,915$493 / mo
- Lesotho $5,380$448 / mo
- Uganda $5,269$439 / mo
- Burkina Faso $5,162$430 / mo
- Tanzania $4,948$412 / mo
- Ivory Coast $4,841$403 / mo
- Senegal $4,841$403 / mo
- Djibouti $4,841$403 / mo
- Morocco $4,482$374 / mo
- Central African Republic $4,409$367 / mo
- Cameroon $4,302$359 / mo
- Kenya $4,050$337 / mo
- Mozambique $3,982$332 / mo
- Nigeria $3,550$296 / mo
- Zimbabwe $3,550$296 / mo
- Libya $3,472$289 / mo
- Mali $3,443$287 / mo
- Burundi $3,443$287 / mo
- Tunisia $3,351$279 / mo
- Madagascar $3,224$269 / mo
- Guinea $3,224$269 / mo
- Togo $3,224$269 / mo
- Eritrea $3,224$269 / mo
- Eswatini $3,224$269 / mo
- Chad $3,118$260 / mo
- Somalia $3,011$251 / mo
- Sudan $2,957$246 / mo
- Liberia $2,797$233 / mo
- Ethiopia $2,690$224 / mo
- South Sudan $2,690$224 / mo
- Algeria $2,477$206 / mo
- Benin $2,151$179 / mo
- Mauritania $2,151$179 / mo
- DR Congo $1,938$161 / mo
- Sierra Leone $1,612$134 / mo
- Gambia $1,612$134 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $1,612$134 / mo
- Egypt $1,573$131 / mo
- Niger $1,292$108 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,073 per year.
- Singapore $48,366$4,030 / mo
- Hong Kong $42,407$3,534 / mo
- Israel $28,592$2,383 / mo
- South Korea $27,723$2,310 / mo
- Japan $24,683$2,057 / mo
- Maldives $23,663$1,972 / mo
- China $10,392$866 / mo
- Malaysia $10,387$866 / mo
- Jordan $6,949$579 / mo
- India $6,794$566 / mo
- Turkmenistan $6,454$538 / mo
- Mongolia $6,454$538 / mo
- Armenia $6,429$536 / mo
- Thailand $6,400$533 / mo
- Kazakhstan $6,264$522 / mo
- Russia $6,046$504 / mo
- Iraq $5,565$464 / mo
- Vietnam $5,011$418 / mo
- Azerbaijan $4,715$393 / mo
- Uzbekistan $4,710$393 / mo
- Timor-Leste $4,302$359 / mo
- Bhutan $4,302$359 / mo
- Philippines $4,128$344 / mo
- Indonesia $3,511$293 / mo
- Palau $3,472$289 / mo
- Tajikistan $3,224$269 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $3,224$269 / mo
- Iran $2,855$238 / mo
- Laos $2,690$224 / mo
- Bangladesh $2,583$215 / mo
- Nepal $2,316$193 / mo
- Sri Lanka $2,141$178 / mo
- Cambodia $2,098$175 / mo
- Pakistan $1,938$161 / mo
- Myanmar $1,612$134 / mo
- Palau $1,073$89 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $4,239 per year.
- Switzerland $77,016$6,418 / mo
- Iceland $65,595$5,466 / mo
- Luxembourg $63,147$5,262 / mo
- Vatican City $48,560$4,047 / mo
- Jersey $41,276$3,440 / mo
- Denmark $40,761$3,397 / mo
- Guernsey $38,848$3,237 / mo
- Netherlands $38,819$3,235 / mo
- Norway $36,541$3,045 / mo
- Ireland $34,822$2,902 / mo
- United Kingdom $34,264$2,855 / mo
- Germany $34,070$2,839 / mo
- Belgium $33,035$2,753 / mo
- Monaco $32,268$2,689 / mo
- Sweden $31,938$2,661 / mo
- Finland $31,015$2,585 / mo
- Liechtenstein $30,107$2,509 / mo
- Austria $28,442$2,370 / mo
- France $27,903$2,325 / mo
- San Marino $26,888$2,241 / mo
- Spain $20,677$1,723 / mo
- Cyprus $19,579$1,632 / mo
- Italy $19,264$1,605 / mo
- Slovenia $17,938$1,495 / mo
- Estonia $17,491$1,458 / mo
- Poland $16,714$1,393 / mo
- Croatia $15,131$1,261 / mo
- Lithuania $15,049$1,254 / mo
- Slovakia $13,577$1,131 / mo
- Latvia $13,126$1,094 / mo
- Malta $12,907$1,076 / mo
- Portugal $12,344$1,029 / mo
- Hungary $11,217$935 / mo
- Greece $11,208$934 / mo
- Bulgaria $11,023$919 / mo
- Andorra $10,756$896 / mo
- Montenegro $10,212$851 / mo
- Romania $10,100$842 / mo
- Serbia $8,503$709 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $7,828$652 / mo
- Albania $6,896$575 / mo
- North Macedonia $6,692$558 / mo
- Moldova $6,395$533 / mo
- Belarus $5,580$465 / mo
- Georgia $5,259$438 / mo
- Ukraine $4,239$353 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $3,967 per year.
- Bermuda $58,272$4,856 / mo
- United States $48,560$4,047 / mo
- Cayman Islands $43,704$3,642 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $36,420$3,035 / mo
- Canada $31,375$2,615 / mo
- Puerto Rico $19,361$1,613 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $16,136$1,345 / mo
- Bahamas $15,049$1,254 / mo
- Barbados $12,907$1,076 / mo
- Dominica $10,212$851 / mo
- Costa Rica $10,164$847 / mo
- Belize $9,678$807 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $9,678$807 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $9,144$762 / mo
- Panama $8,634$719 / mo
- Cuba $8,605$717 / mo
- Guyana $7,527$627 / mo
- Saint Lucia $7,527$627 / mo
- Mexico $7,473$623 / mo
- Jamaica $6,993$583 / mo
- Grenada $6,993$583 / mo
- Honduras $6,454$538 / mo
- Nicaragua $5,915$493 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $5,380$448 / mo
- Haiti $4,302$359 / mo
- El Salvador $4,302$359 / mo
- Guatemala $3,967$331 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $2,001 per year.
- Uruguay $11,737$978 / mo
- Paraguay $7,672$639 / mo
- Chile $7,556$630 / mo
- Suriname $6,308$526 / mo
- Ecuador $5,400$450 / mo
- Argentina $4,943$412 / mo
- Brazil $4,516$376 / mo
- Peru $4,438$370 / mo
- Bolivia $4,327$361 / mo
- Colombia $3,967$331 / mo
- Venezuela $2,001$167 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $1,612 per year.
- Australia $40,552$3,379 / mo
- New Zealand $33,414$2,785 / mo
- Brunei $32,268$2,689 / mo
- Fiji $7,527$627 / mo
- Tonga $7,527$627 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $6,454$538 / mo
- Solomon Islands $5,380$448 / mo
- Vanuatu $4,841$403 / mo
- Samoa $4,302$359 / mo
- Kiribati $3,763$314 / mo
- Marshall Islands $3,224$269 / mo
- Tuvalu $3,224$269 / mo
- Nauru $1,612$134 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Journalists in the United States ($48,560) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.