Journalist Salaries in the United States
How much does a Journalist make in the United States?
Journalists earn $42,000 annually on average, or $20 per hour, which is 44% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Journalists work for Los Angeles Times at $71,000 annually while the lowest paid Journalists work for Clear Channel earning approximately $22,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$73K mariolina fittipaldi's Average Journalist Salary (1 salaries)
+$31K (53%) more than national average Journalist salary ($42K)
Equal to average mariolina fittipaldi salary ($73K)
Equal to average mariolina fittipaldi Journalist salary ($73K)
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$46K United States Navy's Average Journalist Salary (8 salaries)
+$4K (9%) more than national average Journalist salary ($42K)
+$1K (2%) more than average United States Navy salary ($45K)
+$15K (28%) more than average United States Navy Journalist salary ($46K)
+$15K (28%) more than average United States Navy Journalist salary ($46K)
+$5K (10%) more than average United States Navy Journalist salary ($46K)
$53K United States Army Reserve's Average Journalist Salary (3 salaries)
+$11K (23%) more than national average Journalist salary ($42K)
+$18K (40%) more than average United States Army Reserve salary ($35K)
-$23K (55%) less than average United States Army Reserve Journalist salary ($53K)
+$22K (34%) more than average United States Army Reserve Journalist salary ($53K)
-$23K (55%) less than average United States Army Reserve Journalist salary ($53K)
$30K United States Army's Average Journalist Salary (3 salaries)
-$12K (33%) less than national average Journalist salary ($42K)
-$12K (33%) less than average United States Army salary ($42K)
+$11K (30%) more than average United States Army Journalist salary ($30K)
-$10K (40%) less than average United States Army Journalist salary ($30K)
Equal to average United States Army Journalist salary ($30K)
$71K Los Angeles Times' Average Journalist Salary (2 salaries)
+$29K (51%) more than national average Journalist salary ($42K)
+$16K (25%) more than average Los Angeles Times salary ($55K)
$61K
Los Angeles Times Journalist
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-$10K (15%) less than average Los Angeles Times Journalist salary ($71K)
$81K
Los Angeles Times Journalist
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+$10K (13%) more than average Los Angeles Times Journalist salary ($71K)
$61K CBS Broadcasting's Average Journalist Salary (2 salaries)
+$19K (36%) more than national average Journalist salary ($42K)
+$11K (19%) more than average CBS Broadcasting salary ($50K)
$61K
CBS Broadcasting Journalist
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Equal to average CBS Broadcasting Journalist salary ($61K)
$61K
CBS Broadcasting Journalist
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Equal to average CBS Broadcasting Journalist salary ($61K)
$50K Reuters News' Average Journalist Salary (2 salaries)
+$8K (17%) more than national average Journalist salary ($42K)
-$26K (41%) less than average Reuters News salary ($76K)
$50K
Reuters News Journalist
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Equal to average Reuters News Journalist salary ($50K)
$50K
Reuters News Journalist
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Equal to average Reuters News Journalist salary ($50K)
$48K Kip Prahl Associates' Average Journalist Salary (2 salaries)
+$6K (13%) more than national average Journalist salary ($42K)
-$15K (27%) less than average Kip Prahl Associates salary ($63K)
Equal to average Kip Prahl Associates Journalist salary ($48K)
Equal to average Kip Prahl Associates Journalist salary ($48K)
$47K The Washington Post's Average Journalist Salary (2 salaries)
+$5K (11%) more than national average Journalist salary ($42K)
-$4K (8%) less than average The Washington Post salary ($51K)
+$11K (20%) more than average The Washington Post Journalist salary ($47K)
-$12K (29%) less than average The Washington Post Journalist salary ($47K)
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