Median income (after taxes) of journalists in each group

Journalists who work for publicly owned media and broadcast media all have higher salaries on average.

income. In which of the following categories does your annual salary (in pounds sterling) as a journalist fall, after taxes? Base: All = 969, Publicly owned = 136, Commercial = 699, Broadcast = 153, Print = 518, Internet native = 136. Note: Respondents who answered ‘prefer not to say’ were excluded.
Source: 'UK journalists in the 2020s: Who they are, how they work, and what they think', published in April 2025.

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