News24 ranks third among the main television stations in Albania for salary fund, with 267 million lek spent on salaries and social security during 2025. According to data reported in the companies' balance sheets, News24 had 170 employees, with an average gross monthly salary of about 130 thousand lek.

The economic magazine " Monitor " has made an assessment, based on the budgets for salaries and social security that the main television stations have reported in the 2025 balance sheet and the number of employees.

Thus, the television station with the largest salary budget is "Top Channel", with 824 million lekë (almost 8.5 million euros), with an increase of 2.3% on an annual basis. The television station had 447 employees in 2025, up from 465 in 2024, according to data in its annual reports.

The average gross monthly salary per employee is almost 154 thousand lekë, which is at these levels mainly for high management salaries.

Top Channel reports salary funds by management level. For the 52 senior managers, total expenses for salaries and insurance amounted to about 339.2 million lek in 2025. This translates into an average gross monthly salary of about 544 thousand lek per person. For the 106 mid-level managers, the total salary and insurance fund was about 200.3 million lek, or a monthly average of about 157 thousand lek per employee. For the 275 employees in the “other staff” category, salary and insurance expenses amounted to about 282.4 million lek, resulting in a monthly average of about 86 thousand lek per employee. Top Channel was in 2025, the second largest television in the country, with revenues of 1.95 billion lek and pre-tax profits of 242 million lek.

The second television station with the highest salary fund is "TV Klan", with a budget of 660 million lek, or almost 7 million euros, with an increase of 7.5% on an annual basis.

The average gross monthly salary is 131 thousand lekë per employee. Tv Klan has a peculiarity, since main shows such as “Opinion” or “Diela Shqiptare” function as cores with their own NIPT, so the salaries of senior executives are not included in the television salary fund. “TV Klan”'s revenues reached 2.3 billion lekë in 2025, with an annual growth of 3.2% and profits of 484 million lekë.

"News 24" had a salary budget of 267 million lek, while reporting 170 employees. The average gross salary per employee is around 130 thousand lek.

This television is the only one that also reports pension expenses. "News 24" has reported a 6% increase in revenue, to 274 million lek in 2025. The news television has declared a loss of 114 million lek.

“Vizion Plus” is the television station with the fourth largest salary budget, at 251 million lek, with a 12% increase on an annual basis. The television station reported 190 employees in 2025, up from 187 the previous year.

The average gross monthly salary for employees is 106 thousand lek. “Media Vizion” (Vizion Plus) reported revenues of 655 million lek, almost at the same level as the previous year, and minimal profits of 25 million lek.

ABC News had a payroll of 187 million lek in 2025, a decline of almost 23%. The company does not disclose the number of employees on its balance sheet. ABC News reported a 29% increase in revenue, to 376 million lek, in 2025 and declared a profit of 85 million lek for the first time.

“Report TV” had a salary budget of 193 million lek in 2025, with an increase of 8%. The operator had 145 employees, which means an average gross monthly salary of 111 thousand lek. “Report TV” (MTSC) declared revenues of 309 million lek, with an increase of 6%. The television reported a loss of 18 million lek.

“Euronews” declared a salary fund of 193 million lek, with a contraction of 11.5% on an annual basis. There is no data on the number of employees. “EuroNews” has declared income of 185 million lek, while it continues to be in loss (109 million lek).

“MCN TV” had a salary fund of 101 million lek, with an increase of 18% on an annual basis. The number of employees is not stated. The annual turnover in 2025 was 72 million lek, with a contraction of about 33%, while it continues to declare losses, which amounted to 49 million lek. / Monitor