Ireland Pay Survey
This survey is completely confidential and should take less than five minutes to complete and remains open until midnight on Tuesday, September 20th
1.
What age category do you fall into?
21-30
31-40
41-50
51-60
61-70
71 plus
2.
Are you?
Female
Male
Trans-female
Trans-male
Inter-sex
Non-binary
Prefer not to say
If you prefer to use your own term, please specify here
3.
How long have you been working in journalism?
1-10 years
11-20 years
21-30 years
31-40 years
41-50 years
more than 50 years
4.
Are you?
an Employee (including fixed term contracts)
Self-employed
Both
5.
Which sector do you work in? (Please select as many as apply to you)
Regional newspapers
National newspapers
Regional Broadcasting
National Broadcasting
Online publications
Photography
Public Relations
Magazines
Books
Other (please specify)
6.
Do you work full time or part time?
Full Time
Part Time
7.
Which of these categories describes who you work for as an employee or freelance (please select as many categories as apply to you)?
Publicly funded employer
Privately funded employer
Employer that is a Trust/Charity
Self-employed (freelance)
Other (please explain)
8.
Are you paid in Euros or Pounds?
Euro
Pound
9.
Per annum, in the currency you are paid in, do you earn?
Less than 10,000
10,001-20,000
20,001-30,000
30,001-40,000
40,001-50,000
50,001-60,000
60,001-70,000
70,001-80,000
80,0001 plus
10.
Considering the amount paid to you by your employer or clients, do you consider that, for the work you do?
You are underpaid
Paid fairly
Well paid.
11.
Was the last pay increase/rates increase from your employer or your clients?
This year
Last year
Between two and five years ago
Between five and 10 years ago
More than 10 years ago
Never had one
12.
Have you had to take on extra work/duties/responsibilities on a permanent basis in the last five years either formally or informally? (If freelance, this means have you been obliged to increase your workload?)
Yes
No (If No please go to Q.14.)
13.
Were you given a commensurate pay increase or, if freelance, a commensurate rise in your income, in relation to this extra work/duties/responsibilities?
Yes
No
14.
If you are an employee, have you been promoted in the past 10 years? (This question and Q 15 need not be answered by freelances.)
Yes
No (If no, go to Q16)
15.
Did this promotion come with?
A commensurate pay raise
An inadequate pay raise
No pay raise
16.
While working as a journalist, have you ever had to take on non-journalist work to make ends meet?
Yes
No
17.
Have you had to take a pay cut/reduction in fees in the last 10 years?
Yes
No (If No go to Q. 20)
18.
If you took a pay cut/fees cut, was this?
1-5 percent
6-10 percent
10-15 percent
16 percent plus
19.
After this pay cut/fees cut, was your pay?
Fully restored to its original level
Partially restored
Never restored
20.
If you are an employee, how often do you work unpaid overtime (NB TOIL does not count as payment)?
At least once a week
At least once a fortnight
At least once a month
Rarely
Never
21.
Do you consider journalism to be a fairly paid profession?
Yes
No
22.
Have you considered leaving journalism in the last 10 years for a better paid profession/trade?:
I have thought about it
I am considering it now
Both
Never considered it
23.
What made you stay in journalism? Please select as many categories as apply in your case:
Commitment to public interest journalism
Enjoy the job
Pay
Lack of other suitable jobs
Other (please specify)
24.
Do you know of any journalists who have left journalism for a new career, or are thinking of doing so?
Yes
No (If no, go to Q 26)
25.
If yes, do you think pay was/is part of their decision-making process.
Yes
No
26.
Do you believe, whether in your workplace, sector, or in journalism in general, that men receive higher pay/fees than women?:
Yes
No
Don’t know
27.
Which of these is the single most important pay issue for you at present?:
Need for a pay increase/fee increase to combat inflation
Pension
Mileage rates
Expenses
Working from home allowance
Other (please specify)
