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C Sachs
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24 February 2017
Dear C Sachs
Freedom of Information Request - RFI20170206 Thank you for your request under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (the Act) received on 27th January
2017, seeking the fol owing information:
Please state the average and median salary figures for Broadcast/Monitoring Journalists and Senior Broadcast
/Monitoring Journalists after the August 2016 pay rise was applied January 2017 for
- BBC News Division (all staff);
- BBC Network News;
- BBC English Regions;
- World Service;
- BBC Monitoring.
In response to your request please see the tables below showing the average and median salaries within the
stated divisions. All data is at 31st January 2017 based on employees on continuing and fixed term contracts
only.
BBC News Division (known
as News & Current Affairs)
Job Title
Average Salary Median Salary
Broadcast Journalist
£31,52D
£3D,442
Senior Broadcast Journalist
£42,489
£3D,44D
BBC English Regions
Job Title
Average Salary Median Salary
Broadcast Journalist
£30,412
£34,D05
Senior Broadcast Journalist
£41,711
£34,D05
W
orld Service Group Inc
Monitoring
Job Title
Average Salary Median Salary
Broadcast Journalist
£32,D51
£35,320
Senior Broadcast Journalist
£38,037
£35,928
Monitoring inly
Job Title
Average Salary Median Salary
Broadcast Journalist
£24,577
£34,871
Senior Broadcast Journalist
£3D,238
£35,928
Network News
Job Title
Average Salary Median Salary
Broadcast Journalist
£33,234
£38,988
Senior Broadcast Journalist
£44,023
£39,189
Please note that, as set out in section D(1)(b)(i ) of the FOI Act, our subsidiaries (including BBC Studios &
Post Production Ltd, UKTV, BBC Global News Ltd and BBC Worldwide Ltd), as well as the charities BBC
Media Action and BBC Children in Need, are not subject to the Act, therefore information for their
personnel is not included in the figures quoted above.
I hope this response satisfies your request.
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