782 active jobs. 107 companies. Median salary $80K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.
The Journalist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.
Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 61% of positions include salary data.
Middle 50% of salaries range from $60K to $135K.
Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.
Salary increase: +$17K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level
Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings
Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.
| Level | Jobs | P25 | Median | P90 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-Level | 27 | $71K | $84K | $156K |
| Senior | 21 | $91K | $99K | $140K |
| Junior | 15 | $53K | $67K | $114K |
Junior → Mid-Level: +$17K (25%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.
| Country | Jobs | Median | Currency |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 105 | $80K | USD |
| Remote | 6 | $60K | USD |
| Mode | Share |
|---|---|
| On-Site | 2.2% |
| Remote | 6.1% |
| Hybrid | 0.6% |
~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.
| Company | Openings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| farinspections | 148 | 18.9% |
| Nexstar | 92 | 11.8% |
| Prosidianconsulting | 60 | 7.7% |
| Tegna | 35 | 4.5% |
| Nrgco | 31 | 4.0% |
| Toloka Ai | 23 | 2.9% |
| Scripps | 19 | 2.4% |
| Fox | 17 | 2.2% |
| Country | Jobs |
|---|---|
| United States | 400 |
| Remote | 14 |
| United Kingdom | 13 |
| Australia | 5 |
| Singapore | 5 |
| Philippines | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 3 |
| Albania | 3 |
| Level | Share | Positions |
|---|---|---|
| Associate Degree | 38.4% | 182 |
| Bachelor's Degree | 31.2% | 148 |
| Master's Degree | 8.9% | 42 |
| MBA | 0.4% | 2 |
| High School / GED | 0.2% | 1 |
All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.
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