Journalist, News Salary

Updated: 19 May 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	C$0	C$22K	C$44K	C$66K
Salary	C$24,924 - C$61,277
Bonus	C$0.00 - C$7,814
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	C$24,757 - C$64,166
Country: Canada \| Currency: CAD \| Updated: 19 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 60

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Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Nov 17	Journalist Line up Editor (News, French services) / Secrétaire de rédaction (National) (Information, Services français)	CBC/Radio-Canada	Québec
	From coast to coast, a job with CBC/Radio-Canada means engaging in an inspiring, entertaining, truly Canadian organization. Here's your chance to work for a... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Journalist, News Salaries

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Metroland Media Group Ltd.	Not enough data
Sun Media Corporation	Not enough data

Popular Industries

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Newspaper	C$23,133 - C$51,062
Newspaper Publisher	C$22,970 - C$51,329
Magazine	C$23,013 - C$49,721
Printing & Publishing	C$24,023 - C$51,691
Internet and New Media	C$23,634 - C$52,371

Key Statistics for Journalist, News Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 52%			Male 48%
Salary:	C$28,249 - C$43,676			C$29,176 - C$45,676

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

55%

5-9 years

20%

10-19 years

12%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

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Bachelor's Degree	C$28,746 - C$64,962
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Journalism	Not enough data
Diploma (Dipl), Journalism	Not enough data
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Political Science (PolySci)	Not enough data
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English	Not enough data

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 67%		Dental: 63%
	Vision: 41%		None: 31%

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Journalist, News Job Description

People with the job title Journalist, News typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Reporters and Correspondents

Collect and analyze facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation, or observation. Report and write stories for newspaper, news magazine, radio, or television.