Hourly Wage for Photojournalist Salary in the United States

Hourly Wage for Photojournalist Salary

How much does a Photojournalist make hourly?

As of April 01, 2025, the average hourly pay of Photojournalist in the United States is $24. While Salary.com is seeing that Photojournalist salary in the US can go up to $28 or down to $19, but most earn between $21 and $26. Salary.com shows the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Photojournalist in the United States.

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Percentile Hourly Pay Rate Location Last Updated
10th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $19 US April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $21 US April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $24 US April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $26 US April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $28 US April 01, 2025
25% $21 10% $19 90% $28 75% $26 $24 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Photojournalist ?

Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast) that employs images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, but in some cases the term also refers to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (e.g., documentary photography, social documentary photography, street photography or celebrity photography) by complying with a rigid ethical framework which demands that the work be both honest a...

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    Photojournalist

    0 - 2 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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    2 - 4 years experience
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These charts show the average hourly wage (core compensation), as well as the average total hourly cash compensation for the job of Photojournalist in the United States. The average hourly rate for Photojournalist ranges from $21 to $26 with the average hourly pay of $24. The total hourly cash compensation, which includes base and short-term incentives, can vary anywhere from $21 to $26 with the average total hourly cash compensation of $24.
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