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Salary

Journalism is one of the most exciting careers around, but what can you expect to be paid once you’re qualified?

Those who currently use AI in their jobs earn more than those who do not: £38,292 compared to £33,734.

Journalism salaries can also vary depending on which sector you go on to work in, and by location, with journalists working in London receiving the highest average salaries (£45,547).

See the table below from our 2024 Journalists at Work research:

 

Average salary (£)
All 35,275
Job title
Editorial management 44,531
Section heads 45,000
Writers/reporters (newspapers or magazines) 28,429
Broadcast reporters 29,463
Photographers 30,937
Production 27,222
PR and communications 22,954
Main sector
Newspapers 32,213
Magazines 34,749
Radio 32,045
Television 50,000
PR and communications 37,187
News agency 34,874
Other 34,843
Main platform
Print-based 30,833
Broadcast-based 44,193
Online/digital 34,275

Industry research

We are committed to an ongoing programme of research to provide the industry with up-to-date labour market information about journalism. Here are some reports you may be interested in.

Journalists at Work 2018

We commissioned this research to provide new and consistent information across a range of industry sectors on the journalism professions. It is both an update of the organisation’s 2012 Journalists at Work publication, and an exploration of issues that have emerged since.

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