Photojournalist Salary in Newark, New Jersey

Photojournalist Salary in Newark, NJ

How much does a Photojournalist make in Newark, NJ?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Photojournalist in Newark, NJ is $55,617. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $50,297 to $61,603, with most professionals earning between $45,453 and $67,053.

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10th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $45,453 Newark,NJ April 01, 2025
25th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $50,297 Newark,NJ April 01, 2025
50th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $55,617 Newark,NJ April 01, 2025
75th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $61,603 Newark,NJ April 01, 2025
90th Percentile Photojournalist Salary $67,053 Newark,NJ April 01, 2025
25% $50,297 10% $45,453 90% $67,053 75% $61,603 $55,617 50%(Median) Didn’t find job title? Click
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What is a Photojournalist ?

Photojournalism is a particular form of journalism (the collecting, editing, and presenting of news material for publication or broadcast) that employs images in order to tell a news story. It is now usually understood to refer only to still images, but in some cases the term also refers to video used in broadcast journalism. Photojournalism is distinguished from other close branches of photography (e.g., documentary photography, social documentary photography, street photography or celebrity photography) by complying with a rigid ethical framework which demands that the work be both honest a...

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    Photojournalist

    0 - 2 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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    Photographer II

    2 - 4 years experience
    Bachelor's Degree

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These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Photojournalist in Newark, NJ. The base salary for Photojournalist ranges from $50,297 to $61,603 with the average base salary of $55,617. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $50,297 to $61,603 with the average total cash compensation of $55,617.
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About Newark, New Jersey    Newark (/ˈnjuːərk/,[24] locally /njʊərk/)[25] is the most populous city in the U.S. state of New Jersey and the seat of Essex County.[26] As one of th....More

Newark, New Jersey  area prices were up 1.6% from a year ago

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