What are the main factors that influence a Freelance Journalism's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Freelance Journalism?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Freelance Journalism roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change A Freelance Journalism's salary?

A Freelance Journalism's salary grows with experience: starting around $39,795 for beginners, reaching about $66,049 at mid-level, and approach $200,664 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for a Freelance Journalism?

Freelance Journalism salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Freelance Journalism roles are District of Columbia $45,388, California $45,215, Massachusetts $44,613. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Freelance Journalism roles make?

Salaries for Freelance Journalism level roles vary by specialization: Freelance Consultant: $90,309; Freelance Photographer: $74,824; Freelance Editor: $67,084; Freelance Copywriter: $63,999; Service journalism reporter: $63,791.

Freelance Journalism Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Freelance Journalism make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for a Freelance Journalism in Wisconsin is $40,325 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $19.

However, a Freelance Journalism's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $45,189
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $36,127 to $42,871
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $32,305

10% $32,305

50% (Median) $40,325

90% $45,189

Freelance Journalism Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,871	$3,573	$824	$21
Average	$40,325	$3,360	$775	$19
25th Percentile	$36,127	$3,011	$695	$17

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Key Factors That Influence Freelance Journalism Salaries

A Freelance Journalism's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Freelance Journalism Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Freelance Journalism's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $39,795
Early Career (1-2 years): $48,725
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $66,049
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $129,887
Expert (over 8 years): $200,664

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Freelance Journalism	less than 1 year	$39,795
Trust Operations Clerk, Sr.	1-2 years	$48,725
Trust Operations Supervisor	2-4 years	$66,049
Trust Operations Manager	5-8 years	$129,887
Trust Operations Director	over 8 years	$200,664

How Do Freelance Journalism Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Freelance Journalisms. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $45,388.
California: $45,215.
Massachusetts: $44,613.

District of Columbia $45,388 California $45,215 Massachusetts $44,613 Washington $44,449 New Jersey $44,433 Alaska $44,375 Connecticut $43,809 New York $43,580

Hawaii $42,846 Rhode Island $42,502 Maryland $42,268 Minnesota $41,948 Colorado $41,825 Illinois $41,784 Oregon $41,629 Delaware $41,514

New Hampshire $41,442 Virginia $41,280 Pennsylvania $40,809 Nevada $40,571 North Dakota $40,493 Michigan $40,370 Wisconsin $40,325 Vermont $40,235

Texas $39,985 Maine $39,968 Arizona $39,944 Ohio $39,915 Georgia $39,538 Indiana $39,349 Wyoming $39,312 Utah $39,255

Iowa $39,230 Kansas $39,034 Louisiana $38,976 North Carolina $38,956 Missouri $38,948 Florida $38,788 Montana $38,702 Nebraska $38,620

Kentucky $38,575 South Carolina $38,411 Tennessee $38,308 Idaho $38,267 New Mexico $37,968 Oklahoma $37,902 Alabama $37,660 South Dakota $37,255

Arkansas $37,033 West Virginia $36,914 Mississippi $36,558

Top Paying Cities for Freelance Journalism

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Green Lake: $39,225
Greenville: $39,598
Hancock: $38,878

Green Lake, WI $39,225

Greenville, WI $39,598

Hancock, WI $38,878

Hortonville, WI $39,515

Iola, WI $39,050

King, WI $39,349

Larsen, WI $39,442

Leopolis, WI $39,002

Manawa, WI $39,195

Marion, WI $39,074

Menasha, WI $39,630

Neenah, WI $39,558

Neshkoro, WI $39,084

New London, WI $39,351

Ogdensburg, WI $39,107

Omro, WI $39,300

Pickett, WI $39,333

Pine River, WI $39,180

Plainfield, WI $38,950

Poy Sippi, WI $39,208

Princeton, WI $39,131

Readfield, WI $39,402

Redgranite, WI $39,218

Ripon, WI $39,294

Rosendale, WI $39,313

Saxeville, WI $39,137

Scandinavia, WI $39,081

Tilleda, WI $38,943

Van Dyne, WI $39,362

Waukau, WI $39,294

Waupaca, WI $39,189

Wautoma, WI $39,097

Weyauwega, WI $39,256

Wild Rose, WI $39,109

Winnebago, WI $39,453

Winneconne, WI $39,361

Wilson, WI $40,006

Boyd, WI $38,970

Cadott, WI $38,998

Chetek, WI $38,893

Chippewa Falls, WI $39,082

Colfax, WI $39,035

Conrath, WI $38,814

Cornell, WI $38,914

Dallas, WI $39,116

Downing, WI $39,819

Downsville, WI $39,530

Durand, WI $39,492

Eau Galle, WI $39,404

Eleva, WI $39,124

Elk Mound, WI $39,037

Elmwood, WI $39,783

Fairchild, WI $39,076

Fall Creek, WI $39,099

Gilmanton, WI $39,302

Holcombe, WI $38,848

Humbird, WI $39,033

Independence, WI $39,189

Jim Falls, WI $38,947

Knapp, WI $39,798

Maiden Rock, WI $39,846

Menomonie, WI $39,492

Merrillan, WI $38,979

Mondovi, WI $39,203

Nelson, WI $39,671

New Auburn, WI $38,877

Osseo, WI $39,215

Pepin, WI $39,983

Pigeon Falls, WI $39,303

Plum City, WI $39,793

Prairie Farm, WI $39,453

Ridgeland, WI $39,242

Rock Falls, WI $39,054

Sand Creek, WI $38,898

Sheldon, WI $38,797

Spring Valley, WI $40,033

Stanley, WI $38,980

Stockholm, WI $40,077

Strum, WI $39,189

Thorp, WI $38,962

Wheeler, WI $39,327

Whitehall, WI $39,138

Spooner, WI $38,785

Almena, WI $39,328

Ashland, WI $38,746

Balsam Lake, WI $39,970

Barron, WI $39,081

Barronett, WI $38,802

Bayfield, WI $38,747

Benoit, WI $38,691

Birchwood, WI $38,732

Brill, WI $38,895

Bruce, WI $38,777

Brule, WI $39,109

Cable, WI $38,611

Cameron, WI $38,904

Centuria, WI $40,189

Comstock, WI $39,435

Cornucopia, WI $38,799

Couderay, WI $38,631

Cumberland, WI $39,145

Danbury, WI $39,017

Drummond, WI $38,726

Edgewater, WI $38,710

Exeland, WI $38,660

Foxboro, WI $39,248

Frederic, WI $39,362

Gordon, WI $38,922

Grand View, WI $38,648

Grantsburg, WI $39,601

Haugen, WI $38,937

Hawthorne, WI $39,237

Hayward, WI $38,660

Herbster, WI $38,852

Hertel, WI $38,796

High Bridge, WI $38,689

Iron River, WI $38,966

Ladysmith, WI $38,780

Lake Nebagamon, WI $39,150

La Pointe, WI $38,681

Luck, WI $39,818

Maple, WI $39,242

Marengo, WI $38,673

Mason, WI $38,678

Mikana, WI $38,890

Milltown, WI $39,984

Minong, WI $38,905

Odanah, WI $38,834

Ojibwa, WI $38,593

Glidden, WI $38,607

Harshaw, WI $38,787

Hawkins, WI $38,713

Hazelhurst, WI $38,793

Heafford Junction, WI $38,825

Hurley, WI $38,715

Iron Belt, WI $38,643

Kennan, WI $38,719

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $38,782

Lake Tomahawk, WI $38,804

Land O Lakes, WI $38,752

Laona, WI $38,773

Long Lake, WI $38,667

Mc Naughton, WI $38,809

Manitowish Waters, WI $38,749

Mellen, WI $38,623

Mercer, WI $38,681

Minocqua, WI $38,823

Montreal, WI $38,725

Park Falls, WI $38,710

Phelps, WI $38,752

Phillips, WI $38,727

Prentice, WI $38,757

Presque Isle, WI $38,733

Saint Germain, WI $38,831

Saxon, WI $38,657

Sayner, WI $38,778

Star Lake, WI $38,677

Three Lakes, WI $38,785

Tony, WI $38,775

Tripoli, WI $38,691

Upson, WI $38,527

Wabeno, WI $38,777

Woodruff, WI $38,839

La Crosse, WI $38,566

Alma, WI $39,549

Alma Center, WI $39,028

Arcadia, WI $39,170

Arkdale, WI $38,880

Bangor, WI $38,651

Black River Falls, WI $38,901

Blair, WI $39,019

Camp Douglas, WI $38,937

Cashton, WI $38,693

Cataract, WI $38,755

Chaseburg, WI $38,630

Cochrane, WI $39,481

Coon Valley, WI $38,614

De Soto, WI $38,697

Dodge, WI $39,060

Eastman, WI $38,807

Ettrick, WI $38,771

Ferryville, WI $38,760

Fountain City, WI $39,310

Galesville, WI $38,889

Gays Mills, WI $38,881

Genoa, WI $38,659

Hillsboro, WI $39,020

Hixton, WI $39,027

Holmen, WI $38,656

Hustler, WI $39,079

Kendall, WI $38,972

La Farge, WI $38,912

Lynxville, WI $38,810

Mather, WI $38,890

Melrose, WI $38,764

Millston, WI $38,807

Mindoro, WI $38,684

Mount Sterling, WI $38,945

Necedah, WI $38,895

Norwalk, WI $38,739

Oakdale, WI $38,939

Onalaska, WI $38,596

Ontario, WI $38,908

Readstown, WI $38,868

Rockland, WI $38,643

Seneca, WI $38,983

Soldiers Grove, WI $38,910

Sparta, WI $38,724

Steuben, WI $38,877

Stoddard, WI $38,598

Taylor, WI $38,942

Tomah, WI $38,959

Trempealeau, WI $38,884

Palmyra, WI $39,763

Tunnel City, WI $38,940

Viola, WI $38,937

Viroqua, WI $38,693

Warrens, WI $38,879

Westby, WI $38,674

West Salem, WI $38,616

Wilton, WI $38,937

Eau Claire, WI $39,189

Altoona, WI $39,242

Arkansaw, WI $39,654

Augusta, WI $39,091

Bay City, WI $40,014

Bloomer, WI $38,956

Boyceville, WI $39,571

Glen Flora, WI $38,712

Wales, WI $40,307

Bagley, WI $38,813

Beetown, WI $38,852

Benton, WI $39,005

Bloomington, WI $38,859

Boscobel, WI $38,943

Cassville, WI $38,813

Cuba City, WI $38,936

Dickeyville, WI $38,969

Fennimore, WI $38,989

Glen Haven, WI $38,791

Hazel Green, WI $38,873

Kieler, WI $38,980

Lancaster, WI $38,900

Mount Hope, WI $38,853

Patch Grove, WI $38,993

Platteville, WI $39,066

Potosi, WI $38,823

Prairie Du Chien, WI $38,908

Sinsinawa, WI $38,857

Stitzer, WI $38,977

Wauzeka, WI $38,872

Woodman, WI $38,830

Portage, WI $39,685

Adams, WI $39,059

Arlington, WI $40,086

Baraboo, WI $39,688

Beaver Dam, WI $39,652

Brandon, WI $39,230

Briggsville, WI $39,438

Burnett, WI $39,385

Cambria, WI $39,629

Cazenovia, WI $39,091

Columbus, WI $39,965

Dalton, WI $39,403

Dellwood, WI $38,927

Doylestown, WI $39,902

Elroy, WI $38,983

Endeavor, WI $39,388

Fairwater, WI $39,307

Fall River, WI $39,852

Fox Lake, WI $39,457

Friendship, WI $38,941

Friesland, WI $39,579

Grand Marsh, WI $39,076

Hillpoint, WI $39,319

Kingston, WI $39,441

Lake Delton, WI $39,542

La Valle, WI $39,145

Lime Ridge, WI $39,291

Loganville, WI $39,410

Lyndon Station, WI $39,197

Markesan, WI $39,250

Marquette, WI $39,386

Mauston, WI $39,049

Montello, WI $39,249

New Lisbon, WI $38,941

North Freedom, WI $39,707

Oxford, WI $39,256

Packwaukee, WI $39,412

Pardeeville, WI $39,708

Poynette, WI $39,960

Randolph, WI $39,628

Reedsburg, WI $39,398

Rio, WI $39,918

Rock Springs, WI $39,450

Union Center, WI $39,159

Waupun, WI $39,312

Westfield, WI $39,067

Wisconsin Dells, WI $39,380

Wonewoc, WI $39,011

Wyocena, WI $39,798

Amery, WI $40,199

Baldwin, WI $40,441

Beldenville, WI $40,366

Clayton, WI $39,673

Clear Lake, WI $39,993

Cushing, WI $40,063

Deer Park, WI $40,280

Dresser, WI $40,551

East Ellsworth, WI $40,264

Ellsworth, WI $40,330

Glenwood City, WI $40,082

Hager City, WI $40,433

Hammond, WI $40,917

Hudson, WI $41,565

New Richmond, WI $41,016

Osceola, WI $41,122

Prescott, WI $41,235

River Falls, WI $41,183

Roberts, WI $41,172

Saint Croix Falls, WI $40,311

Somerset, WI $41,402

Star Prairie, WI $40,907

Pell Lake, WI $39,655

Pleasant Prairie, WI $39,692

Powers Lake, WI $39,723

Rochester, WI $39,883

Salem, WI $39,754

Silver Lake, WI $39,764

Somers, WI $39,643

South Milwaukee, WI $40,817

Springfield, WI $39,672

Sturtevant, WI $39,651

Sullivan, WI $39,856

Trevor, WI $39,773

Twin Lakes, WI $39,756

Union Grove, WI $39,737

Walworth, WI $39,589

Radisson, WI $38,642

Waterford, WI $40,093

Waukesha, WI $40,702

Whitewater, WI $39,536

Williams Bay, WI $39,551

Wilmot, WI $39,771

Woodworth, WI $39,723

Zenda, WI $39,549

Milwaukee, WI $41,038

Saint Francis, WI $41,020

Racine, WI $39,624

Afton, WI $39,509

Albany, WI $39,778

Arena, WI $39,792

Argyle, WI $39,556

Avalon, WI $39,515

Avoca, WI $39,287

Barneveld, WI $39,795

Belleville, WI $40,041

Belmont, WI $39,175

Beloit, WI $39,472

Black Earth, WI $40,043

Blanchardville, WI $39,660

Blue Mounds, WI $39,924

Blue River, WI $38,928

Brodhead, WI $39,507

Brooklyn, WI $40,060

Browntown, WI $39,246

Cambridge, WI $40,041

Gile, WI $38,844

Clinton, WI $39,538

Wausau, WI $38,973

Marshfield, WI $38,990

Abbotsford, WI $38,951

Amherst, WI $39,055

Amherst Junction, WI $39,011

Aniwa, WI $38,820

Antigo, WI $38,859

Arpin, WI $38,913

Athens, WI $38,862

Auburndale, WI $38,894

Babcock, WI $38,833

Birnamwood, WI $38,844

Blenker, WI $38,888

Bowler, WI $38,919

Brokaw, WI $38,921

Bryant, WI $38,775

Chili, WI $38,943

Colby, WI $38,930

Curtiss, WI $38,913

Custer, WI $38,956

Deerbrook, WI $38,772

Dorchester, WI $38,915

Edgar, WI $38,893

Eland, WI $38,888

Elcho, WI $38,791

Elderon, WI $38,911

Elton, WI $38,825

Galloway, WI $38,948

Gilman, WI $38,828

Jump River, WI $38,794

Gleason, WI $38,780

Granton, WI $38,941

Greenwood, WI $38,961

Hannibal, WI $38,821

Hatley, WI $38,873

Hewitt, WI $39,060

Irma, WI $38,798

Junction City, WI $38,873

Loyal, WI $38,957

Lublin, WI $38,860

Marathon, WI $38,886

Mattoon, WI $38,963

Medford, WI $38,873

Merrill, WI $38,860

Milladore, WI $38,887

Mosinee, WI $38,912

Neillsville, WI $38,994

Nekoosa, WI $38,926

Nelsonville, WI $39,096

Ogema, WI $38,768

Owen, WI $38,921

Pearson, WI $38,759

Pelican Lake, WI $38,762

Phlox, WI $38,935

Woodville, WI $40,218

Houlton, WI $41,667

Abrams, WI $38,974

Amberg, WI $38,739

Armstrong Creek, WI $38,748

Athelstane, WI $38,764

Black Creek, WI $39,397

Bonduel, WI $39,083

Brillion, WI $39,361

Cecil, WI $39,022

Coleman, WI $38,941

Combined Locks, WI $39,658

Crivitz, WI $38,871

De Pere, WI $39,058

Dunbar, WI $38,723

Fence, WI $38,682

Florence, WI $38,739

Forest Junction, WI $39,474

Gillett, WI $38,994

Goodman, WI $38,747

Greenleaf, WI $39,208

Green Valley, WI $39,005

Gresham, WI $38,980

Hilbert, WI $39,459

Kaukauna, WI $39,609

Freedom, WI $39,560

Keshena, WI $39,022

Kimberly, WI $39,661

Krakow, WI $39,005

Lakewood, WI $38,811

Lena, WI $38,967

Little Chute, WI $39,659

Little Suamico, WI $38,964

Marinette, WI $38,989

Mountain, WI $38,833

Neopit, WI $38,926

Niagara, WI $38,781

Nichols, WI $39,222

Oconto, WI $38,964

Oconto Falls, WI $38,985

Oneida, WI $39,009

Pembine, WI $38,756

Peshtigo, WI $38,957

Porterfield, WI $38,855

Potter, WI $39,382

Pound, WI $38,898

Pulaski, WI $39,019

Pickerel, WI $38,796

Pittsville, WI $38,884

Plover, WI $39,015

Port Edwards, WI $39,035

Rib Lake, WI $38,822

Ringle, WI $38,860

Rosholt, WI $38,940

Rothschild, WI $39,009

Rudolph, WI $38,900

Schofield, WI $38,977

Spencer, WI $38,950

Stetsonville, WI $38,891

Stevens Point, WI $38,998

Stratford, WI $38,917

Summit Lake, WI $38,803

Tigerton, WI $38,979

Tomahawk, WI $38,827

Unity, WI $38,919

Vesper, WI $38,905

Westboro, WI $38,771

White Lake, WI $38,791

Willard, WI $38,952

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $38,975

Withee, WI $38,898

Wittenberg, WI $38,932

Rhinelander, WI $38,848

Argonne, WI $38,724

Boulder Junction, WI $38,748

Brantwood, WI $38,712

Butternut, WI $38,649

Catawba, WI $38,724

Clam Lake, WI $38,515

Conover, WI $38,768

Crandon, WI $38,828

Eagle River, WI $38,826

Fifield, WI $38,700

Poplar, WI $39,299

Port Wing, WI $38,976

Seymour, WI $39,175

Oak Creek, WI $40,541

Adell, WI $39,749

Allenton, WI $39,894

Ashippun, WI $40,022

Belgium, WI $40,138

Brookfield, WI $40,948

Brownsville, WI $39,352

Butler, WI $40,971

Campbellsport, WI $39,547

Cascade, WI $39,514

Cedarburg, WI $40,599

Cedar Grove, WI $39,954

Chilton, WI $39,384

Cleveland, WI $39,226

Clyman, WI $39,708

Colgate, WI $40,534

Delafield, WI $40,291

Eden, WI $39,340

Elkhart Lake, WI $39,337

Fredonia, WI $40,128

Germantown, WI $40,703

Glenbeulah, WI $39,318

Grafton, WI $40,606

Greenbush, WI $39,317

Hartford, WI $40,177

Hartland, WI $40,414

Hingham, WI $39,686

Horicon, WI $39,593

Hubertus, WI $40,480

Hustisford, WI $39,752

Iron Ridge, WI $39,811

Ixonia, WI $39,935

Jackson, WI $40,483

Johnson Creek, WI $39,812

Juneau, WI $39,593

Kewaskum, WI $39,911

Kiel, WI $39,268

Kohler, WI $39,438

Lannon, WI $40,759

Lebanon, WI $39,790

Lomira, WI $39,537

Malone, WI $39,350

Mayville, WI $39,550

Menomonee Falls, WI $40,820

Merton, WI $40,480

Mount Calvary, WI $39,383

Nashotah, WI $40,282

Neosho, WI $39,949

Newburg, WI $40,291

New Holstein, WI $39,328

Newton, WI $39,189

North Lake, WI $40,621

Oakfield, WI $39,279

Oconomowoc, WI $40,124

Okauchee, WI $40,238

Oostburg, WI $39,758

Pewaukee, WI $40,589

Plymouth, WI $39,390

Port Washington, WI $40,360

Random Lake, WI $39,938

Richfield, WI $40,502

Rubicon, WI $40,018

Saint Cloud, WI $39,380

Saukville, WI $40,410

Sheboygan, WI $39,551

Sheboygan Falls, WI $39,417

Slinger, WI $40,303

Stockbridge, WI $39,472

Sussex, WI $40,620

West Bend, WI $40,093

Theresa, WI $39,773

Thiensville, WI $40,899

Waldo, WI $39,650

Watertown, WI $39,762

Mequon, WI $40,794

Woodland, WI $39,847

Bassett, WI $39,756

Benet Lake, WI $39,719

Big Bend, WI $40,376

Bristol, WI $39,724

Burlington, WI $39,799

Caledonia, WI $39,947

Camp Lake, WI $39,768

Cudahy, WI $40,988

Darien, WI $39,581

Delavan, WI $39,564

Dousman, WI $40,015

Eagle, WI $39,942

Cobb, WI $39,309

Cottage Grove, WI $40,270

Cross Plains, WI $40,169

Dane, WI $40,167

Darlington, WI $39,287

Deerfield, WI $40,159

De Forest, WI $40,212

Dodgeville, WI $39,485

Edgerton, WI $39,953

Edmund, WI $39,395

Evansville, WI $39,843

Footville, WI $39,594

Fort Atkinson, WI $39,781

Gotham, WI $39,484

Gratiot, WI $39,111

Hanover, WI $39,586

Highland, WI $39,256

Hollandale, WI $39,723

Janesville, WI $39,617

Shawano, WI $39,044

Sherwood, WI $39,575

Shiocton, WI $39,296

Sobieski, WI $38,971

Suamico, WI $38,960

Suring, WI $38,912

Townsend, WI $38,828

Wausaukee, WI $38,805

Wrightstown, WI $39,458

Zachow, WI $39,035

Algoma, WI $38,963

Baileys Harbor, WI $38,856

Brussels, WI $38,959

Casco, WI $38,966

Collins, WI $39,272

Denmark, WI $39,013

Egg Harbor, WI $38,887

Ellison Bay, WI $38,820

Ephraim, WI $38,886

Fish Creek, WI $38,860

Forestville, WI $38,960

Francis Creek, WI $39,058

Kellnersville, WI $39,084

Kewaunee, WI $38,985

Luxemburg, WI $38,967

Manitowoc, WI $39,131

Maplewood, WI $38,953

Maribel, WI $39,059

Mishicot, WI $39,026

New Franken, WI $38,962

Reedsville, WI $39,163

Saint Nazianz, WI $39,240

Sister Bay, WI $38,863

Sturgeon Bay, WI $38,966

Tisch Mills, WI $39,009

Two Rivers, WI $39,023

Valders, WI $39,222

Washington Island, WI $38,798

Whitelaw, WI $39,085

Green Bay, WI $38,956

East Troy, WI $39,942

Elkhorn, WI $39,667

Elm Grove, WI $40,971

Fontana, WI $39,573

Franksville, WI $39,921

Genesee Depot, WI $40,229

Genoa City, WI $39,686

Greendale, WI $40,942

Hales Corners, WI $40,872

Franklin, WI $40,636

Helenville, WI $39,717

Honey Creek, WI $39,817

Kansasville, WI $39,803

Kenosha, WI $39,634

New Berlin, WI $40,744

Lake Geneva, WI $39,551

Lyons, WI $39,764

Mukwonago, WI $40,186

Muskego, WI $40,440

New Munster, WI $39,769

North Prairie, WI $40,164

Fremont, WI $39,329

Rice Lake, WI $38,859

Sarona, WI $38,764

Shell Lake, WI $38,797

Siren, WI $39,189

Solon Springs, WI $38,969

South Range, WI $39,337

Springbrook, WI $38,689

Stone Lake, WI $38,704

Superior, WI $39,379

Trego, WI $38,731

Turtle Lake, WI $39,608

Wascott, WI $38,930

Washburn, WI $38,781

Webster, WI $38,828

Weyerhaeuser, WI $38,765

Winter, WI $38,580

Oshkosh, WI $39,433

Almond, WI $39,006

Appleton, WI $39,661

Bancroft, WI $38,885

Bear Creek, WI $39,233

Berlin, WI $39,260

Big Falls, WI $39,143

Butte Des Morts, WI $39,412

Caroline, WI $39,037

Clintonville, WI $39,138

Coloma, WI $38,904

Dale, WI $39,484

Eldorado, WI $39,339

Embarrass, WI $39,125

Eureka, WI $39,271

Fond Du Lac, WI $39,531

Jefferson, WI $39,748

Juda, WI $39,458

Lake Mills, WI $39,938

Linden, WI $39,354

Livingston, WI $39,152

Lodi, WI $40,038

Lone Rock, WI $39,365

Lowell, WI $39,783

Mc Farland, WI $40,315

Marshall, WI $40,116

Mazomanie, WI $40,022

Merrimac, WI $39,864

Middleton, WI $40,286

Milton, WI $39,634

Mineral Point, WI $39,372

Monroe, WI $39,433

Montfort, WI $39,169

Monticello, WI $39,733

Morrisonville, WI $40,170

Mount Horeb, WI $39,981

Muscoda, WI $39,103

New Glarus, WI $39,895

Oregon, WI $40,248

Orfordville, WI $39,549

Plain, WI $39,485

Prairie Du Sac, WI $39,885

Reeseville, WI $39,864

Rewey, WI $39,196

Richland Center, WI $39,063

Ridgeway, WI $39,769

Sauk City, WI $39,897

Sextonville, WI $39,422

Sharon, WI $39,571

Shullsburg, WI $39,036

South Wayne, WI $39,194

Spring Green, WI $39,637

Stoughton, WI $40,171

Sun Prairie, WI $40,212

Verona, WI $40,201

Waterloo, WI $39,993

Waunakee, WI $40,302

Windsor, WI $40,276

Woodford, WI $39,427

Madison, WI $40,387

Freelance Journalism Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Freelance Journalism roles, the industry you choose can impact your earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the highest-paying industry, Financial Services, offers compensation 20% above the average. Conversely, Freelance Journalism positions in Business Services typically offer lower base pay, as this sector often view Freelance Journalism as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for a Freelance Journalism

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$48,390	$23.0	20%

Freelance Journalism Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Freelance Journalism's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$36,127

Average $40,325/year

$42,871

$3,011

Average $3,360/month

$3,573

$695

Average $775/week

$824

$17

Average $19/hour

$21

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$42,871	$3,573	$824	$21
Average	$40,325	$3,360	$775	$19
25th Percentile	$36,127	$3,011	$695	$17

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