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$77K$89K$130K
National average$20$26$37$43$63
National average$36K$45K$62K$98K$144K
National average$17$22$30$47$69
Alberta$24NA$36NA$47
Alberta$51KNA$75KNA$97K
British Columbia$25NA$39NA$64
British Columbia$52KNA$81KNA$134K
Manitoba$44K$55K$63K$75K$79K
Manitoba$21$26$30$36$38
New Brunswick$24NA$38NA$51
New Brunswick$49KNA$79KNA$106K
Newfoundland and Labrador$50KNA$75KNA$93K
Newfoundland and Labrador$24NA$36NA$45
Northwest TerritoriesNANA$38NANA
Northwest TerritoriesNANA$80KNANA
Nova Scotia$24NA$36NA$48
Nova Scotia$49KNA$75KNA$99K
NunavutNANA$100KNANA
NunavutNANA$48NANA
Ontario$44K$54K$80K$135K$149K
Ontario$21$26$38$65$71
Prince Edward Island$17NA$25NA$30
Prince Edward Island$34KNA$52KNA$62K
Quebec$28$31$37$40$52
Quebec$57K$64K$78K$83K$108K
Saskatchewan$17$21$25$34$43
Saskatchewan$35K$44K$53K$70K$89K
YukonNANA$35NANA
YukonNANA$72KNANA
 Alabama$15$18$21$24$43
 Alabama$32K$37K$43K$49K$89K
 Alaska$18$19$21$32$38
 Alaska$38K$38K$44K$66K$79K
 Arizona$32K$37K$43K$64K$87K
 Arizona$15$18$21$31$42
 Arkansas$14$15$18$22$31
 Arkansas$29K$31K$37K$46K$66K
 California$21$27$41$62$93
 California$43K$57K$85K$129K$194K
 Colorado$18$22$29$38$48
 Colorado$37K$45K$61K$78K$100K
 Connecticut$22$23$30$50$101
 Connecticut$45K$47K$62K$104K$211K
 Delaware$18$23$27$42$70
 Delaware$37K$47K$56K$88K$145K
 District of Columbia$31$39$51$77$107
 District of Columbia$65K$82K$105K$160K$222K
 Florida$19$23$28$40$59
 Florida$39K$49K$59K$84K$123K
 Georgia$18$22$39$48$77
 Georgia$38K$47K$82K$101K$161K
 Hawaii$31K$32K$57K$89K$147K
 Hawaii$15$15$27$43$71
 Idaho$16$20$25$34$41
 Idaho$32K$41K$51K$71K$85K
 Illinois$18$21$29$41$68
 Illinois$37K$43K$61K$86K$141K
 Indiana$15$17$23$30$48
 Indiana$32K$35K$48K$62K$101K
 Iowa$33K$37K$44K$54K$83K
 Iowa$16$18$21$26$40
 Kansas$15$15$22$27$66
 Kansas$31K$31K$46K$56K$137K
 Kentucky$29K$35K$48K$72K$104K
 Kentucky$14$17$23$35$50
 Louisiana$19$21$24$37$49
 Louisiana$39K$44K$51K$76K$101K
 Maine$36K$41K$50K$60K$76K
 Maine$17$20$24$29$36
 Maryland$20$22$31$41$60
 Maryland$41K$46K$64K$85K$126K
 Massachusetts$19$22$28$47$62
 Massachusetts$39K$46K$59K$98K$129K
 Michigan$35K$39K$63K$98K$145K
 Michigan$17$19$30$47$70
 Minnesota$16$18$22$29$31
 Minnesota$34K$37K$46K$60K$66K
 Mississippi$14$18$22$24$31
 Mississippi$30K$36K$45K$50K$64K
 Missouri$30K$37K$47K$73K$82K
 Missouri$14$18$23$35$40
 Montana$16$17$23$28$35
 Montana$34K$36K$48K$58K$73K
 Nebraska$17$18$19$23$38
 Nebraska$36K$37K$40K$47K$78K
 Nevada$22$27$38$48$61
 Nevada$46K$56K$79K$100K$126K
 New Hampshire$33K$38K$48K$65K$103K
 New Hampshire$16$18$23$31$50
 New Jersey$17$22$29$40$51
 New Jersey$35K$47K$60K$83K$106K
 New Mexico$18$20$26$33$57
 New Mexico$37K$42K$55K$69K$119K
 New York$24$37$48$78$158
 New York$50K$78K$101K$162K$328K
 North Carolina$32K$40K$59K$76K$102K
 North Carolina$16$19$28$37$49
 North Dakota$19$20$21$30$39
 North Dakota$39K$41K$43K$62K$82K
 Ohio$17$18$23$32$40
 Ohio$34K$38K$48K$66K$82K
 Oklahoma$29K$38K$48K$75K$93K
 Oklahoma$14$18$23$36$45
 Oregon$16$17$24$34$42
 Oregon$32K$35K$49K$71K$88K
 Puerto Rico$25K$39K$45K$60K$100K
 Puerto Rico$12$19$22$29$48
 Rhode Island$43K$48K$75K$76K$98K
 Rhode Island$21$23$36$37$47
 South Carolina$18$20$23$30$53
 South Carolina$37K$41K$48K$61K$109K
 South Dakota$16$17$21$22$24
 South Dakota$33K$36K$44K$46K$51K
 Tennessee$13$16$30$38$63
 Tennessee$28K$33K$62K$79K$131K
 Texas$29K$42K$48K$71K$96K
 Texas$14$20$23$34$46
 Utah$39K$48K$62K$84K$130K
 Utah$19$23$30$40$62
 Vermont$18$19$23$23$50
 Vermont$38K$39K$47K$48K$104K
 Virginia$39K$46K$62K$106K$134K
 Virginia$19$22$30$51$64
 Washington$39K$46K$55K$80K$126K
 Washington$19$22$26$38$60
 West Virginia$23K$30K$35K$45K$71K
 West Virginia$11$15$17$22$34
 Wisconsin$18$21$28$33$47
 Wisconsin$37K$43K$58K$70K$97K
 Wyoming$22K$31K$36K$46K$56K
 Wyoming$10$15$17$22$27
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