Industry median · August 2025

Information media and telecommunications

The median in this industry is $1,567 a week, about $81,484 if multiplied by 52. The national full-time average is $108,352. Keep those measures apart: one is a median for everyone in the industry, the other is a full-time average.

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Guides

• Journalist salary: How your state and award move the figure off the national lineThere is no single published journalist salary; pay is set by the Journalists Published Media Award and varies by classification, experience, and state, with the national full-time average at $108,352 a year.