Salary for Journalist, News Jobs

Updated: 10 Feb 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. )	$0	$26K	$52K	$78K
Salary	$22,201 - $77,022
Bonus	$0.00 - $10,237
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). )	$20,579 - $73,427
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 10 Feb 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 378

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Job Listings for Journalist, News Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 24	News Anchor/Digital Journalist	WTRF-TV	Wheeling, West Virginia
	Send to a Friend Share: Description News Anchor/Digital Journalist – WTRF-TV, a West Virginia Media... opening for a News Anchor/Digital Journalist... Indeed
Jan 24	NY1 News Anchor / Video Journalist - Queens	Time Warner Cable	New York, New York
	taped stories. • Shoots news and feature programming... daily news coverage. Reporting • Receives assignment or enterprises news leads and news tips to develop... Indeed
Jan 05	News Desk Journalist/Producer, CNNE	Turner Broadcasting	Atlanta, Georgia
	Coverage and create the news briefs that update our... multi-media journalist who can select content, write, do on-camera reporting and update news several times... Indeed
Jan 18	NY1 News - Video Journalist, Politics	Time Warner Cable	New York, New York
	news stories for NY1 News. DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITES Job Duties: Reporting: ·Strong news judgment. ·Receives assignment or evaluates news leads and news tips... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Journalist, News Jobs

Popular Employers

Salary Range


The New York Times	$39,305 - $50,868
The Wall Street Journal	Not enough data
Teen Vogue	Not enough data
Washington Post Co	Not enough data

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Newspaper	$22,004 - $65,456
News	$20,511 - $82,168
Newspapers	$23,056 - $81,094
Newspaper Publisher	$22,468 - $66,553
Magazine	$19,392 - $61,277

Key Statistics for Journalist, News Jobs

Gender

	Female 53%			Male 47%
Salary:	$26,853 - $45,637			$28,187 - $61,492

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

44%

5-9 years

22%

10-19 years

16%

20 years or more

10%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$24,028 - $69,582
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Journalism	$21,946 - $66,239
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Journalism & Mass Communication	$27,730 - $50,980
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English	$27,000 - $61,027
Master of Arts (MA), Journalism	$40,695 - $75,000

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Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 73%		Dental: 52%
	Vision: 37%		None: 25%

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Career Path for Journalist, News Jobs

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Journalist, News

Salary Range

$20,579 - $73,427

	Reporter, Newspaper $19,986 - $57,263
	Journalist $19,641 - $70,032
	News Reporter $20,620 - $71,689

Common Past Jobs

Common Future Jobs

Journalist, News

Salary Range

$20,579 - $73,427

	Communications Specialist $28,968 - $69,742
	Public Relations (PR) Specialist $27,150 - $66,038
	Communications Director $34,863 - $123,597

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Salary Map for Journalist, News Jobs

Highest Salaries By City for Journalist, News Jobs

Top Cities by Popularity for Journalist, News Jobs

Highest Salaries By City

Top Cities by Popularity

Highest Salaries By City

1. San Francisco, California

2. Washington, District of Columbia

3. New York, New York

4. Chicago, Illinois

5. Los Angeles, California

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.