How much does a Journalist earn

Income data is from Employment and Social Development Canada's 2025 wage tables. The closest match for this career in Canada’s occupational classification system is Journalist. According to the wage tables, average income is

Income data is from Employment and Social Development Canada's 2025 wage tables. The closest match for this career in Canada’s occupational classification system is Journalist. According to the wage tables, average income is

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average income (in USD) in 2025 was

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average income (in USD) in 2025 was

NameBottom 10%Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%
National average$42K$55K$76.8K$89.4K$130K
National average$20$26$37$43$63
National average$36.2K$45.4K$62.2K$98.4K$144K
National average$17$22$30$47$69
Alberta$24NA$36NA$47
Alberta$50.7KNA$74.7KNA$97.2K
British Columbia$25NA$39NA$64
British Columbia$51.6KNA$80.7KNA$134K
Manitoba$44K$55K$63K$74.9K$79K
Manitoba$21$26$30$36$38
New Brunswick$24NA$38NA$51
New Brunswick$49.2KNA$79.4KNA$106K
Newfoundland and Labrador$49.9KNA$74.7KNA$93.3K
Newfoundland and Labrador$24NA$36NA$45
Northwest TerritoriesNANA$38NANA
Northwest TerritoriesNANA$80KNANA
Nova Scotia$24NA$36NA$48
Nova Scotia$49.4KNA$75.3KNA$99K
NunavutNANA$100KNANA
NunavutNANA$48NANA
Ontario$43.7K$54.1K$80K$135K$149K
Ontario$21$26$38$65$71
Prince Edward Island$17NA$25NA$30
Prince Edward Island$34.3KNA$51.8KNA$62.5K
Quebec$28$31$37$40$52
Quebec$57.3K$64.5K$77.9K$83.2K$108K
Saskatchewan$17$21$25$34$43
Saskatchewan$34.8K$43.7K$53K$70.5K$89.4K
YukonNANA$35NANA
YukonNANA$72KNANA
 Alabama$15$18$21$24$43
 Alabama$31.5K$36.8K$43.4K$49K$88.6K
 Alaska$18$19$21$32$38
 Alaska$38.3K$38.5K$43.8K$66K$78.7K
 Arizona$31.6K$36.7K$43.1K$64.2K$86.8K
 Arizona$15$18$21$31$42
 Arkansas$14$15$18$22$31
 Arkansas$29.4K$30.9K$37.4K$45.6K$65.5K
 California$21$27$41$62$93
 California$43K$57.2K$84.8K$129K$194K
 Colorado$18$22$29$38$48
 Colorado$36.8K$45.2K$60.8K$78.2K$99.7K
 Connecticut$22$23$30$50$101
 Connecticut$45K$47.2K$61.6K$104K$211K
 Delaware$18$23$27$42$70
 Delaware$36.6K$47K$55.6K$87.5K$145K
 District of Columbia$31$39$51$77$107
 District of Columbia$64.6K$81.6K$105K$160K$222K
 Florida$19$23$28$40$59
 Florida$39.4K$48.7K$58.7K$83.6K$123K
 Georgia$18$22$39$48$77
 Georgia$38.3K$46.7K$81.9K$101K$161K
 Hawaii$30.6K$31.7K$56.7K$88.6K$147K
 Hawaii$15$15$27$43$71
 Idaho$16$20$25$34$41
 Idaho$32.5K$40.8K$51.2K$71.3K$85K
 Illinois$18$21$29$41$68
 Illinois$36.7K$42.8K$60.6K$86.1K$141K
 Indiana$15$17$23$30$48
 Indiana$32K$35K$47.6K$61.8K$101K
 Iowa$33.2K$36.8K$43.5K$54.2K$83K
 Iowa$16$18$21$26$40
 Kansas$15$15$22$27$66
 Kansas$31.2K$31.2K$45.9K$55.6K$137K
 Kentucky$29.3K$34.9K$47.5K$71.8K$104K
 Kentucky$14$17$23$35$50
 Louisiana$19$21$24$37$49
 Louisiana$38.8K$43.7K$50.8K$76.5K$101K
 Maine$35.9K$41.2K$50.1K$59.7K$75.6K
 Maine$17$20$24$29$36
 Maryland$20$22$31$41$60
 Maryland$40.9K$46.1K$63.7K$85.4K$126K
 Massachusetts$19$22$28$47$62
 Massachusetts$39.4K$45.9K$58.9K$98.1K$129K
 Michigan$35.4K$39K$62.8K$98.4K$145K
 Michigan$17$19$30$47$70
 Minnesota$16$18$22$29$31
 Minnesota$33.9K$36.6K$46.5K$59.5K$65.5K
 Mississippi$14$18$22$24$31
 Mississippi$29.9K$36.5K$45.2K$49.8K$63.6K
 Missouri$29.6K$36.8K$46.9K$73.3K$82.2K
 Missouri$14$18$23$35$40
 Montana$16$17$23$28$35
 Montana$34.1K$35.5K$48K$57.6K$73.3K
 Nebraska$17$18$19$23$38
 Nebraska$35.9K$36.6K$40.4K$47K$78.4K
 Nevada$22$27$38$48$61
 Nevada$46K$55.5K$78.6K$100K$126K
 New Hampshire$33.2K$37.9K$48.4K$64.9K$103K
 New Hampshire$16$18$23$31$50
 New Jersey$17$22$29$40$51
 New Jersey$34.8K$46.6K$59.8K$82.8K$106K
 New Mexico$18$20$26$33$57
 New Mexico$36.8K$42.1K$54.6K$68.6K$119K
 New York$24$37$48$78$158
 New York$49.5K$77.9K$101K$162K$328K
 North Carolina$32.3K$39.8K$58.7K$76K$102K
 North Carolina$16$19$28$37$49
 North Dakota$19$20$21$30$39
 North Dakota$39K$40.7K$43.4K$62.3K$82.1K
 Ohio$17$18$23$32$40
 Ohio$34.3K$38.1K$47.9K$65.9K$82.3K
 Oklahoma$29.3K$37.8K$48.2K$75.3K$93.4K
 Oklahoma$14$18$23$36$45
 Oregon$16$17$24$34$42
 Oregon$32.3K$35.4K$49.2K$70.7K$88.3K
 Puerto Rico$24.8K$39.2K$44.9K$60.2K$99.5K
 Puerto Rico$12$19$22$29$48
 Rhode Island$43.1K$48.4K$74.6K$76.2K$97.8K
 Rhode Island$21$23$36$37$47
 South Carolina$18$20$23$30$53
 South Carolina$37.1K$40.8K$47.9K$61.4K$109K
 South Dakota$16$17$21$22$24
 South Dakota$32.6K$35.8K$43.5K$46K$50.9K
 Tennessee$13$16$30$38$63
 Tennessee$27.6K$33K$62.4K$79.1K$131K
 Texas$29K$41.8K$48.5K$70.6K$95.8K
 Texas$14$20$23$34$46
 Utah$39.4K$48K$61.9K$83.6K$130K
 Utah$19$23$30$40$62
 Vermont$18$19$23$23$50
 Vermont$37.8K$39K$47K$47.6K$104K
 Virginia$39.3K$46.4K$62.1K$106K$134K
 Virginia$19$22$30$51$64
 Washington$39.2K$46.2K$54.8K$79.6K$126K
 Washington$19$22$26$38$60
 West Virginia$23.3K$30.3K$35.3K$45.2K$71.3K
 West Virginia$11$15$17$22$34
 Wisconsin$18$21$28$33$47
 Wisconsin$37.2K$43K$57.5K$69.5K$97.4K
 Wyoming$21.5K$31.2K$36K$46.2K$55.8K
 Wyoming$10$15$17$22$27
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