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survey reveals US newspaper salaries The Newspaper Industry Compensation Survey (NCIS), published at the end of June every year by Inland Press Association in Chicago, hints that American entry-level journalists earn roughly £2,000 more than the average trainee reporter in London. According to the survey, the average entry-level American reporter this year will earn a basic salary of around £15,500, compared to the at least £13,500 trainee reporters might earn in London and the southeast. Experienced reporters in the US will average around £18,500 ($33,500), while senior reporters will receive a shade over $43,000 annually – about £23,700. An entry-level copy editor (sub-editor) earns on average $30,687 (just under £17,000), whereas an experienced sub-editor will earn just over £20,500. American sports and lifestyle editors receive similar average salaries, taking home $50,832 (£27,909.72) and $50,840 (£27,909.22) per year – a difference of 50 pence. Columnists, however, can attract an annual average payment in the region of £34,000 ($61,694). The NICS is a confidential study. It provides only medians, means and ranges – not individual newspaper data, an official for Inland Press said. The 19th annual journalism pay survey is based on data provided by over 500 American daily newspapers. The 519 newspapers surveyed this year are the most since 1996, slightly up on the 502 that participated in 2004. |
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