Master of Arts (MA), Journalism Degree Salary

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Updated: 13 May 2013

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Employees with a Master of Arts (MA), Journalism Degree

Salary Ranges by Job

Job Title	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. )	$0	$90K	$180K
Managing Editor	$35,000 - $107,500
Editor	$35,234 - $90,042
Reporter	$26,174 - $72,510
Sr. Editor	$53,773 - $65,985
Editor in Chief	$58,958 - $165,646
Associate Editor	$36,303 - $55,955
Associate Editor, Print	$29,626 - $55,955
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 13 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 232

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Key Statistics for Employees with a Master of Arts (MA), Journalism Jobs

Popular Schools

Salary Range


University of Missouri - Columbia	$33,935 - $93,839
New York University (NYU)	$32,559 - $163,670
Syracuse University	$28,188 - $76,484
Ohio State University (OSU) - Main Campus	$51,795 - $111,792
Emerson College	$35,000 - $66,129

Popular Cities

Salary Range


New York, New York	$35,932 - $127,661
Los Angeles, California	$34,603 - $90,742
Washington, District of Columbia	$40,546 - $92,738
Chicago, Illinois	$29,799 - $76,340
Boston, Massachusetts	$33,907 - $195,743

Gender

	Female 70%			Male 30%
Salary:	$39,552 - $65,106			$42,734 - $70,406

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