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Journalist Career Market Report 2026

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.

782
Active Job Openings
107
Companies Hiring
$80K
Median Salary (US)
61%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Journalist market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

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.

Key Findings

Median salary: $80K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $60K to $135K.

Remote roles pay 25% below the US national median

Remote positions in this field tend to be at companies with lower average pay scales, or reflect geographic salary adjustments.

Journalism is the most-demanded skill at 100%

Adobe Creative Suite demand rose +17.9pp — fastest-growing skill

farinspections leads hiring with 148 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Junior → Mid-Level (+$17K, +25%)

Salary increase: +$17K · Sample: Junior → Mid-Level

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 0% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Mid-Level27$71K$84K$156K
Senior21$91K$99K$140K
Junior15$53K$67K$114K

What jumps out

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.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States105$80KUSD
Remote6$60KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site2.2%
Remote6.1%
Hybrid0.6%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

Journalism
100%
Editing
37%
Broadcasting
35%
Adobe Creative Suite
18%
Photography
11%
AI/LLM
11%
Project Management
11%
Spring
10%
TypeScript
7%
Videography
6%
Final Cut Pro
3%
Adobe Premiere
3%

Skills on the Rise

Adobe Creative Suite ↑+17.9ppProject Management ↑+10.8ppTypeScript ↑+6.8ppBroadcasting ↑+5.1ppAdobe Premiere ↑+3.0pp

Declining in Demand

Writing Skills ↓-10.7ppExcel ↓-10.1ppAccounts Payable ↓-6.2ppAttention to Detail ↓-6.2ppProcurement ↓-4.2pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
farinspections14818.9%
Nexstar9211.8%
Prosidianconsulting607.7%
Tegna354.5%
Nrgco314.0%
Toloka Ai232.9%
Scripps192.4%
Fox172.2%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States400
Remote14
United Kingdom13
Australia5
Singapore5
Philippines4
Hong Kong3
Albania3

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree38.4%182
Bachelor's Degree31.2%148
Master's Degree8.9%42
MBA0.4%2
High School / GED0.2%1

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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