Compare Journalist salaries across 218 countries. Find out where this job pays the most.
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| # | Country | Annual Salary (USD/yr) | Local Salary / year | vs Global Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 🇨🇭 Switzerland | $167,634 | CHF 151,800 | +514% |
| 2 | 🇬🇬 Guernsey | $119,778 | GBP 95,500 | +338% |
| 3 | 🇺🇸 United States | $108,200 | USD 108,200 | +296% |
| 4 | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | $104,602 | GBP 83,400 | +283% |
| 5 | 🇨🇦 Canada | $102,151 | CAD 138,700 | +274% |
| 6 | 🇯🇪 Jersey | $94,693 | GBP 75,500 | +247% |
| 7 | 🇧🇪 Belgium | $93,099 | EUR 86,740 | +241% |
| 8 | 🇱🇮 Liechtenstein | $83,066 | CHF 75,220 | +204% |
| 9 | 🇸🇬 Singapore | $77,302 | SGD 104,600 | +183% |
| 10 | 🇩🇰 Denmark | $77,099 | DKK 535,800 | +182% |
| 11 | 🇱🇺 Luxembourg | $76,140 | EUR 70,940 | +179% |
| 12 | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates | $75,099 | AED 275,800 | +175% |
| 13 | 🇳🇱 Netherlands | $71,718 | EUR 66,820 | +163% |
| 14 | 🇦🇺 Australia | $71,168 | AUD 109,700 | +161% |
| 15 | 🇲🇹 Malta | $68,133 | EUR 63,480 | +149% |
| 16 | 🇫🇮 Finland | $65,901 | EUR 61,400 | +141% |
| 17 | 🇴🇲 Oman | $64,517 | OMR 24,840 | +136% |
| 18 | 🇳🇿 New Zealand | $64,037 | NZD 107,700 | +134% |
| 19 | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica | $62,762 | CRC 31,440,200 | +130% |
| 20 | 🇰🇼 Kuwait | $62,449 | KWD 19,220 | +129% |
| 21 | 🇸🇪 Sweden | $60,936 | SEK 658,300 | +123% |
| 22 | 🇲🇨 Monaco | $60,792 | EUR 56,640 | +123% |
| 23 | 🇳🇴 Norway | $60,644 | NOK 665,100 | +122% |
| 24 | 🇮🇸 Iceland | $59,549 | ISK 8,339,300 | +118% |
| 25 | 🇦🇩 Andorra | $59,375 | EUR 55,320 | +117% |
| 26 | 🇸🇲 San Marino | $58,560 | EUR 54,560 | +114% |
| 27 | 🇹🇼 Taiwan | $58,338 | TWD 1,870,400 | +114% |
| 28 | 🇦🇽 Åland Islands | $58,109 | EUR 54,140 | +113% |
| 29 | 🇭🇰 Hong Kong | $57,159 | HKD 447,300 | +109% |
| 30 | 🇦🇹 Austria | $56,756 | EUR 52,880 | +108% |
| 31 | 🇮🇹 Italy | $56,692 | EUR 52,820 | +108% |
| 32 | 🇧🇭 Bahrain | $55,904 | BHD 21,020 | +105% |
| 33 | 🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia | $55,413 | SAR 207,800 | +103% |
| 34 | 🇫🇷 France | $55,061 | EUR 51,300 | +102% |
| 35 | 🇨🇳 China | $54,809 | CNY 396,300 | +101% |
| 36 | 🇬🇮 Gibraltar | $54,558 | GIP 43,500 | +100% |
| 37 | 🇧🇸 Bahamas | $54,500 | BSD 54,500 | +100% |
| 38 | 🇶🇦 Qatar | $54,286 | QAR 197,600 | +99% |
| 39 | 🇬🇵 Guadeloupe | $53,859 | EUR 50,180 | +97% |
| 40 | 🇰🇾 Cayman Islands | $51,940 | KYD 42,700 | +90% |
| 41 | 🇮🇪 Ireland | $51,089 | EUR 47,600 | +87% |
| 42 | 🇩🇪 Germany | $50,875 | EUR 47,400 | +86% |
| 43 | 🇬🇱 Greenland | $50,536 | DKK 351,200 | +85% |
| 44 | 🇻🇪 Venezuela | $50,401 | VES 1,825,000 | +85% |
| 45 | 🇯🇵 Japan | $49,507 | JPY 7,510,300 | +81% |
| 46 | 🇫🇴 Faroe Islands | $49,198 | DKK 341,900 | +80% |
| 47 | 🇱🇹 Lithuania | $48,299 | EUR 45,000 | +77% |
| 48 | 🇲🇶 Martinique | $45,422 | EUR 42,320 | +66% |
| 49 | 🇲🇫 Saint Martin | $45,422 | EUR 42,320 | +66% |
| 50 | 🇬🇫 French Guiana | $42,460 | EUR 39,560 | +55% |
| 51 | 🇪🇸 Spain | $41,537 | EUR 38,700 | +52% |
| 52 | 🇰🇷 South Korea | $41,290 | KRW 55,921,200 | +51% |
| 53 | 🇲🇪 Montenegro | $40,507 | EUR 37,740 | +48% |
| 54 | 🇪🇪 Estonia | $39,927 | EUR 37,200 | +46% |
| 55 | United States Virgin Islands | $38,260 | USD 38,260 | +40% |
| 56 | 🇹🇭 Thailand | $37,986 | THB 1,391,600 | +39% |
| 57 | 🇵🇹 Portugal | $36,879 | EUR 34,360 | +35% |
| 58 | British Indian Ocean Territory | $36,700 | USD 36,700 | +34% |
| 59 | 🇾🇹 Mayotte | $36,621 | EUR 34,120 | +34% |
| 60 | 🇨🇰 Cook Islands | $36,615 | NZD 61,580 | +34% |
| 61 | 🇰🇮 Kiribati | $36,226 | AUD 55,840 | +33% |
| 62 | 🇨🇿 Czech Republic | $34,192 | CZK 805,900 | +25% |
| 63 | 🇵🇼 Palau | $34,120 | USD 34,120 | +25% |
| 64 | 🇬🇷 Greece | $33,358 | EUR 31,080 | +22% |
| 65 | 🇯🇴 Jordan | $33,145 | JOD 23,500 | +21% |
| 66 | 🇧🇳 Brunei | $32,916 | BND 44,540 | +20% |
| 67 | 🇬🇪 Georgia | $31,411 | GEL 84,180 | +15% |
| 68 | 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands | $29,600 | USD 29,600 | +8% |
| 69 | 🇨🇾 Cyprus | $29,494 | EUR 27,480 | +8% |
| 70 | 🇦🇲 Armenia | $28,604 | AMD 11,221,100 | +5% |
| 71 | 🇬🇩 Grenada | $28,538 | XCD 77,120 | +4% |
| 72 | 🇧🇿 Belize | $28,350 | BZD 57,360 | +4% |
| 73 | 🇵🇦 Panama | $28,180 | PAB 28,180 | +3% |
| 74 | 🇷🇪 Reunion | $27,992 | EUR 26,080 | +2% |
| 75 | 🇭🇷 Croatia | $27,807 | HRK 195,200 | +2% |
| 76 | 🇲🇽 Mexico | $27,411 | MXN 455,400 | +0% |
| 77 | 🇫🇯 Fiji | $27,344 | FJD 62,060 | +0% |
| 78 | 🇸🇰 Slovakia | $27,305 | EUR 25,440 | +0% |
| 79 | 🇨🇻 Cape Verde | $27,201 | CVE 2,794,600 | +0% |
| 80 | 🇲🇵 Northern Mariana Islands | $27,040 | USD 27,040 | -1% |
| 81 | 🇹🇱 East Timor | $27,020 | USD 27,020 | -1% |
| 82 | 🇲🇦 Morocco | $26,015 | MAD 263,200 | -5% |
| 83 | 🇵🇪 Peru | $25,803 | PEN 96,180 | -6% |
| 84 | 🇨🇱 Chile | $25,694 | CLP 25,321,400 | -6% |
| 85 | 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan | $25,497 | AZN 43,360 | -7% |
| 86 | 🇧🇬 Bulgaria | $25,035 | BGN 45,620 | -8% |
| 87 | 🇷🇴 Romania | $24,951 | RON 115,560 | -9% |
| 88 | 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda | $24,771 | XCD 66,940 | -9% |
| 89 | 🇿🇦 South Africa | $24,235 | ZAR 459,300 | -11% |
| 90 | 🇧🇧 Barbados | $24,170 | BBD 48,340 | -12% |
| 91 | 🇸🇮 Slovenia | $24,042 | EUR 22,400 | -12% |
| 92 | 🇵🇱 Poland | $23,913 | PLN 95,720 | -12% |
| 93 | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands | $23,700 | USD 23,700 | -13% |
| 94 | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | $23,400 | USD 23,400 | -14% |
| 95 | 🇧🇷 Brazil | $23,263 | BRL 117,600 | -15% |
| 96 | 🇮🇶 Iraq | $23,006 | IQD 30,119,100 | -16% |
| 97 | 🇧🇲 Bermuda | $22,540 | BMD 22,540 | -17% |
| 98 | 🇦🇸 American Samoa | $22,420 | USD 22,420 | -18% |
| 99 | 🇱🇻 Latvia | $21,788 | EUR 20,300 | -20% |
| 100 | 🇹🇨 Turks and Caicos Islands | $21,400 | USD 21,400 | -22% |
| 101 | 🇵🇷 Puerto Rico | $21,100 | USD 21,100 | -23% |
| 102 | 🇲🇩 Moldova | $20,727 | MDL 365,400 | -24% |
| 103 | 🇹🇲 Turkmenistan | $20,707 | TMT 72,540 | -24% |
| 104 | 🇹🇹 Trinidad and Tobago | $20,362 | TTD 138,200 | -25% |
| 105 | 🇩🇯 Djibouti | $20,357 | DJF 3,622,400 | -25% |
| 106 | 🇩🇿 Algeria | $19,598 | DZD 2,641,300 | -28% |
| 107 | 🇲🇾 Malaysia | $19,572 | MYR 92,900 | -28% |
| 108 | 🇫🇲 Micronesia | $18,900 | USD 18,900 | -31% |
| 109 | 🇬🇺 Guam | $18,780 | USD 18,780 | -31% |
| 110 | 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina | $18,702 | BAM 34,080 | -32% |
| 111 | 🇪🇨 Ecuador | $17,860 | USD 17,860 | -35% |
| 112 | 🇸🇨 Seychelles | $17,607 | SCR 239,300 | -36% |
| 113 | 🇦🇼 Aruba | $17,341 | AWG 31,040 | -37% |
| 114 | 🇧🇴 Bolivia | $17,324 | BOB 119,860 | -37% |
| 115 | 🇹🇳 Tunisia | $17,312 | TND 54,280 | -37% |
| 116 | 🇲🇻 Maldives | $17,241 | MVR 266,000 | -37% |
| 117 | 🇵🇫 French Polynesia | $16,605 | XPF 1,846,200 | -39% |
| 118 | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | $16,489 | GTQ 128,500 | -40% |
| 119 | 🇨🇴 Colombia | $16,371 | COP 63,241,900 | -40% |
| 120 | 🇨🇬 Congo | $16,354 | XAF 9,995,000 | -40% |
| 121 | 🇭🇺 Hungary | $16,295 | HUF 5,998,900 | -40% |
| 122 | 🇰🇪 Kenya | $16,161 | KES 2,124,400 | -41% |
| 123 | 🇦🇫 Afghanistan | $16,116 | AFN 1,148,200 | -41% |
| 124 | 🇰🇳 Saint Kitts and Nevis | $16,045 | XCD 43,360 | -41% |
| 125 | 🇷🇸 Serbia | $15,847 | RSD 1,728,900 | -42% |
| 126 | 🇮🇷 Iran | $15,769 | IRR 659,999,500 | -42% |
| 127 | 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | $15,557 | XCD 42,040 | -43% |
| 128 | 🇹🇯 Tajikistan | $15,282 | TJS 167,100 | -44% |
| 129 | 🇦🇱 Albania | $14,832 | ALL 1,417,600 | -46% |
| 130 | 🇵🇾 Paraguay | $14,348 | PYG 105,960,300 | -47% |
| 131 | 🇷🇺 Russia | $14,275 | RUB 1,306,100 | -48% |
| 132 | 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea | $14,242 | PGK 53,840 | -48% |
| 133 | 🇭🇳 Honduras | $13,857 | HNL 341,900 | -49% |
| 134 | 🇲🇺 Mauritius | $13,777 | MUR 639,100 | -50% |
| 135 | 🇲🇸 Montserrat | $13,329 | XCD 36,020 | -51% |
| 136 | 🇲🇴 Macao | $12,774 | MOP 102,960 | -53% |
| 137 | 🇧🇾 Belarus | $12,726 | BYN 41,560 | -53% |
| 138 | 🇱🇨 Saint Lucia | $12,685 | XCD 34,280 | -54% |
| 139 | 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan | $12,545 | KZT 5,614,600 | -54% |
| 140 | 🇹🇬 Togo | $12,373 | XOF 7,561,700 | -55% |
| 141 | 🇳🇦 Namibia | $12,326 | NAD 233,600 | -55% |
| 142 | 🇺🇾 Uruguay | $12,242 | UYU 459,700 | -55% |
| 143 | 🇧🇼 Botswana | $11,907 | BWP 163,800 | -56% |
| 144 | 🇬🇦 Gabon | $11,449 | XAF 6,997,000 | -58% |
| 145 | 🇼🇸 Samoa | $11,429 | WST 31,660 | -58% |
| 146 | 🇹🇴 Tonga | $11,357 | TOP 27,040 | -58% |
| 147 | 🇻🇺 Vanuatu | $11,307 | VUV 1,369,700 | -59% |
| 148 | 🇰🇭 Cambodia | $11,285 | KHR 45,599,600 | -59% |
| 149 | 🇲🇰 Macedonia | $11,258 | MKD 643,800 | -59% |
| 150 | 🇮🇩 Indonesia | $11,214 | IDR 178,800,800 | -59% |
| 151 | 🇹🇩 Chad | $10,857 | XAF 6,635,400 | -60% |
| 152 | 🇳🇨 New Caledonia | $10,481 | XPF 1,165,300 | -62% |
| 153 | 🇨🇲 Cameroon | $10,345 | XAF 6,322,500 | -62% |
| 154 | 🇬🇾 Guyana | $10,270 | GYD 2,146,100 | -62% |
| 155 | 🇬🇶 Equatorial Guinea | $10,150 | XAF 6,203,500 | -63% |
| 156 | 🇵🇭 Philippines | $10,131 | PHP 571,300 | -63% |
| 157 | 🇬🇳 Guinea | $10,031 | GNF 86,278,600 | -63% |
| 158 | 🇨🇫 Central African Republic | $9,658 | XAF 5,902,400 | -65% |
| 159 | 🇻🇳 Vietnam | $9,643 | VND 237,598,200 | -65% |
| 160 | 🇺🇬 Uganda | $9,517 | UGX 36,960,300 | -65% |
| 161 | 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands | $9,488 | SBD 78,940 | -65% |
| 162 | 🇯🇲 Jamaica | $9,139 | JMD 1,405,700 | -67% |
| 163 | 🇱🇸 Lesotho | $8,870 | LSL 168,100 | -68% |
| 164 | 🇰🇲 Comoros | $8,849 | KMF 4,056,200 | -68% |
| 165 | 🇲🇿 Mozambique | $8,451 | MZN 539,700 | -69% |
| 166 | 🇺🇦 Ukraine | $8,250 | UAH 322,600 | -70% |
| 167 | 🇳🇵 Nepal | $8,085 | NPR 1,080,200 | -70% |
| 168 | 🇧🇯 Benin | $7,872 | XOF 4,810,800 | -71% |
| 169 | 🇲🇳 Mongolia | $7,807 | MNT 26,520,600 | -71% |
| 170 | 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso | $7,502 | XOF 4,585,100 | -73% |
| 171 | 🇲🇱 Mali | $7,502 | XOF 4,585,100 | -73% |
| 172 | 🇩🇲 Dominica | $7,349 | XCD 19,860 | -73% |
| 173 | 🇨🇮 Ivory Coast | $7,344 | XOF 4,488,100 | -73% |
| 174 | 🇳🇪 Niger | $7,307 | XOF 4,465,800 | -73% |
| 175 | 🇹🇿 Tanzania | $7,065 | TZS 18,121,700 | -74% |
| 176 | 🇸🇳 Senegal | $7,051 | XOF 4,309,300 | -74% |
| 177 | 🇲🇷 Mauritania | $6,907 | MRU 275,200 | -75% |
| 178 | 🇬🇼 Guinea-Bissau | $6,874 | XOF 4,201,000 | -75% |
| 179 | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | $6,868 | NIO 249,600 | -75% |
| 180 | 🇷🇼 Rwanda | $6,779 | RWF 8,737,100 | -75% |
| 181 | 🇱🇾 Libya | $6,354 | LYD 30,700 | -77% |
| 182 | 🇭🇹 Haiti | $6,315 | HTG 838,100 | -77% |
| 183 | 🇧🇹 Bhutan | $6,286 | BTN 524,700 | -77% |
| 184 | 🇸🇴 Somalia | $6,078 | SOS 3,469,900 | -78% |
| 185 | 🇪🇷 Eritrea | $5,803 | ERN 87,040 | -79% |
| 186 | 🇧🇮 Burundi | $5,705 | BIF 16,320,700 | -79% |
| 187 | 🇱🇷 Liberia | $5,277 | LRD 1,019,200 | -81% |
| 188 | 🇮🇳 India | $5,133 | INR 428,400 | -81% |
| 189 | 🇬🇭 Ghana | $4,886 | GHS 64,720 | -82% |
| 190 | 🇦🇴 Angola | $4,543 | AOA 3,817,500 | -83% |
| 191 | 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic | $4,408 | DOP 261,300 | -84% |
| 192 | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka | $4,401 | LKR 1,320,500 | -84% |
| 193 | 🇲🇬 Madagascar | $4,189 | MGA 18,359,600 | -85% |
| 194 | 🇵🇰 Pakistan | $3,832 | PKR 1,065,400 | -86% |
| 195 | 🇸🇿 Swaziland | $3,532 | SZL 66,940 | -87% |
| 196 | 🇲🇲 Myanmar | $3,490 | MMK 7,321,700 | -87% |
| 197 | 🇹🇷 Turkey | $3,466 | TRY 111,920 | -87% |
| 198 | 🇳🇬 Nigeria | $3,420 | NGN 4,465,800 | -87% |
| 199 | 🇧🇩 Bangladesh | $3,381 | BDT 371,100 | -88% |
| 200 | 🇿🇲 Zambia | $3,270 | ZMW 82,200 | -88% |
| 201 | 🇰🇬 Kyrgyzstan | $3,125 | KGS 279,400 | -89% |
| 202 | 🇰🇵 North Korea | $3,105 | KPW 2,794,600 | -89% |
| 203 | 🇱🇦 Laos | $3,065 | LAK 65,041,800 | -89% |
| 204 | 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone | $3,059 | SLL 69,840,500 | -89% |
| 205 | 🇬🇲 Gambia | $2,946 | GMD 200,000 | -89% |
| 206 | 🇪🇬 Egypt | $2,518 | EGP 119,860 | -91% |
| 207 | 🇨🇩 Democratic Republic of the Congo | $2,267 | CDF 6,347,100 | -92% |
| 208 | 🇸🇷 Suriname | $2,144 | SRD 75,220 | -92% |
| 209 | 🇪🇹 Ethiopia | $2,031 | ETB 115,520 | -93% |
| 210 | 🇾🇪 Yemen | $1,816 | YER 454,300 | -93% |
| 211 | 🇺🇿 Uzbekistan | $1,457 | UZS 18,359,600 | -95% |
| 212 | 🇲🇼 Malawi | $1,316 | MWK 2,290,300 | -95% |
| 213 | 🇸🇩 Sudan | $892 | SDG 535,800 | -97% |
| 214 | 🇦🇷 Argentina | $763 | ARS 656,800 | -97% |
| 215 | 🇵🇸 Palestine | $492 | EGP 23,400 | -98% |
| 216 | 🇱🇧 Lebanon | $358 | LBP 32,519,500 | -99% |
| 217 | 🇸🇾 Syria | $165 | SYP 2,146,100 | -99% |
| 218 | 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe | $133 | ZWL 2,941,000 | -100% |