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November 2022 - Media and PR

85% of digital journalists had a salary increase between 2021 and 2022: A survey looking at the salaries of people working in the media has revealed that the majority of digital journalists received a pay increase between 2021 and 2022 (85%), a significantly higher proportion than those working in broadcast journalism (47%).

The annual Press Gazette Big Salary Survey polled Press Gazette email subscribers across PR and marketing, broadcasting, national media, local press, B2B journalists and digital producers, attracting a broad cross section of responses.

It found that after digital journalists, B2B journalists most commonly reported pay rises (72%) followed by national newspapers and websites (69%), consumer magazines and websites (65%) and regional or local newspapers and websites (62%).

Just half of the PR and marketing professionals polled (50%) said they had received a pay rise in the last year, placing them just above broadcast journalists working in TV, radio, or podcasting (47%), who were least likely to report a pay rise.

Looking at roles more specifically, the survey found that editors were the least likely to receive a pay rise (58%), while sub editors (83%) and section editors (75%) were the most likely.

Almost two-thirds of director-level employees said they had received a salary increase (65%), followed by 64% of reporters and 62% of those in a PR or marketing role.

Full and part-time work

Looking at the differences between full and part-time workers, it was revealed that those working on a full-time basis were more likely to have seen a salary increase (72.5%), with just 45% of employed part-time workers seeing an increase.

Three-quarters of respondents working full-time and from the office saw a salary increase (75%), compared to 74% of those working full time and remotely, with 69% of full-time hybrid workers reporting an increase.

Fewer than half those who were freelancers reported a pay rise (47%), marginally above those who work part-time (45%).

The survey also looked at the differences between women and men when it comes to pay rises within the industry. While around two-thirds of male and female workers reported their pay increased in 2021-2022, men received a collective increase of 32% , compared to a collective increase of just 11% for women.

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