Journalist Salary

Updated: 24 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$25K	C$50K	C$75K
Salary	C$24,190 - C$72,107
Bonus	C$5.03 - C$11,920
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$22,994 - C$71,543
Country: Canada \| Currency: CAD \| Updated: 24 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 63

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Job Listings for Journalist Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 20	JOURNALIST	The Korea Sun & Vision News Ltd.	Burnaby, British Columbia
	Education: Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training, Completion of university Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc... Indeed
Jan 24	Journalist	Community Digest Multicultural Publications	Toronto, Ontario
	Collect information through interviews, investigation and observation, Write news stories for publication and broadcast Indeed
Jan 20	BROADCAST JOURNALIST	CTV Saskatchewan	Prince Albert, Saskatchewan
	Responsible for the development and broadcasting of daily newscasts News/sports reporting as necessary Provide direction and guidance to assignment, reporting... Indeed
Jan 20	Multimedia Journalist	The Londoner	London, Ontario
	Grow with us! Multimedia Journalist Londoner, one of Canada's largest community newspapers, is looking for a Multimedia Journalist to cover neighbourhood news... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Journalist Salaries

Popular Employers

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Rogers Publishing Ltd.	Not enough data

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Newspaper	C$25,071 - C$62,824
Magazine	C$24,788 - C$60,593
Newspaper Publisher	C$25,335 - C$65,028
News	C$25,926 - C$65,592
Media Network	C$26,596 - C$69,380

Key Statistics for Journalist Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 57%			Male 43%
Salary:	C$34,912 - C$41,789			C$34,002 - C$64,250

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

10%

1-4 years

51%

5-9 years

21%

10-19 years

13%

20 years or more

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	Not enough data

Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 56%		Dental: 42%
	Vision: 32%		None: 44%

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1. Ottawa, Ontario

2. Vancouver, British Columbia

3. Montreal, Québec

4. Toronto, Ontario

Journalist Job Description

People with the job title Journalist 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.