Journalist vs Videographer

Put two roles head to head — any role, in any location or worldwide-remote.

Side A

Side B

Videographer pays about 7% more at the median.

Side-by-side distribution

Journalist Videographer
$84k
$90.3k
$34.9k box = 25th–75th · whiskers = 10th–90th $158.5k

Journalist

$83,975

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -44%
$149,990 $83,975
$61.2k 25th
$84k Median
$128.1k 75th
$43.4k
$142.1k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $39.5k – $291.2k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
31.7%
Live roles
126
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Videographer

$90,250

median · per year, annualized USD

Median over time ▼ -18.8%
$111,139 $90,250
$69.6k 25th
$90.3k Median
$123.6k 75th
$50.2k
$150k
Box 25th–75th · whiskers 10th–90th Full range $15.6k – $300k · outliers off-axis
Disclosing
45.2%
Live roles
188
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Highest-paying jobs

micro1

Journalist/Writer

micro1 · Remote — 58 countries

$187,200 – $291,200 The Washington Post

Opinion Journalist

The Washington Post · DC-Washington-TWP Headquarters

$137,300 – $228,900 Cheddar

Freelance Multimedia Journalist

Cheddar · Washington DC, United States

$156,000 – $208,000 Imprint

Senior Data Journalist

Imprint · New York City

$150,000 – $200,000 The New York Times

Senior Video Journalist, Live Video Production

The New York Times · New York, NY

$124,980 – $152,000 The New York Times

Senior Video Journalist, International

The New York Times · New York, NY

$124,980 – $152,000 The New York Times

Senior Video Journalist, Podcast Video, Popcast

The New York Times · New York, NY

$124,980 – $152,000 The New York Times

Senior Video Journalist, Opinion

The New York Times · New York, NY

$124,980 – $152,000 The New York Times

Senior Video Journalist, Reporter Video

The New York Times · New York, NY

$124,980 – $152,000 The New York Times

Senior Video Journalist, NYT Magazine

The New York Times · New York, NY

$124,980 – $152,000

Highest-paying jobs

Macroscope

Motion Designer / Video Producer

Macroscope · San Francisco

$300,000 – $300,000 Databricks

Sr Video Producer

Databricks · San Francisco, California

$177,700 – $244,300 Exa

Creative Video Producer

Exa · San Francisco, California

$120,000 – $220,000
GU

Video Content Producer

Gumloop · San Francisco Office

$150,000 – $200,000 Cluely

Videographer

Cluely · San Francisco

$150,000 – $200,000 Y Combinator

Associate Video Producer

Y Combinator · San Francisco

$180,000 – $200,000 Quince

Paid Social Video Producer

Quince · United States, Remote

$120,000 – $180,000 Best Friend Finance

Videographer (San Francisco)

Best Friend Finance · San Francisco, California, United…

$120,000 – $180,000 Agentio

Video Content Producer

Agentio · New York, NY

$120,000 – $170,000 E2B

Videographer & Video Editor

E2B · San Francisco

$130,000 – $170,000

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
The New York Times $138,490 10
TEGNA Inc. $57,502 5
NC News Corp Australia $97,500 4
Nexstar Media Group $38,480 4
FOX $80,007 3
FT Financial Times $88,750 2
TelevisaUnivision $72,625 2
micro1 $239,200 1

Top companies hiring

Company Median Roles
GDIT $106,484 3
Forbes $68,500 3
The New York Times $153,750 2
Snowball $140,000 2
OLIVER Agency - North America $135,000 2
River $130,000 2
Zillow $115,900 2
Nen Creative $90,000 2

Journalist salary by location

Location Median Roles
New York $138,490 13

Videographer salary by location

Location Median Roles
San Francisco $150,000 17
New York $90,500 17

Journalist vs Videographer: which pays more?

The median for Journalist is $83,975 per year (typically $61,192–$128,099), versus $90,250 for Videographer ($69,625–$123,600). That puts Videographer about 7% ahead at the median.

Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Journalist and Videographer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.

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