Editors Salary

Median Salary
$77,920
per year
Hourly Rate
$37.46
per hour
Employment
91,690
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$41,250
25th percentile
$57,300
Median
$77,920
75th percentile
$106,100
90th percentile
$153,700

💰 Editors Salary by State

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$46K
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StateMedianvs. National
New York$101,480+30.2%
California$98,030+25.8%
Connecticut$85,950+10.3%
District of Columbia$83,920+7.7%
Massachusetts$83,170+6.7%
New Jersey$81,680+4.8%
Virginia$80,590+3.4%
Rhode Island$77,960+0.1%
Colorado$77,870-0.1%
Washington$77,850-0.1%
Georgia$76,650-1.6%
Illinois$76,060-2.4%
Maryland$75,550-3.0%
Delaware$75,020-3.7%
Florida$73,950-5.1%
North Carolina$73,740-5.4%
Nevada$72,510-6.9%
Ohio$72,160-7.4%
Oregon$71,540-8.2%
Vermont$66,860-14.2%
New Hampshire$66,510-14.6%
Utah$65,040-16.5%
Wisconsin$64,270-17.5%
New Mexico$64,250-17.5%
Alaska$63,630-18.3%
Pennsylvania$63,460-18.6%
Alabama$63,330-18.7%
Arizona$63,090-19.0%
Michigan$63,090-19.0%
Minnesota$62,650-19.6%
South Carolina$62,000-20.4%
Kansas$61,920-20.5%
Montana$61,750-20.8%
Missouri$61,620-20.9%
North Dakota$60,520-22.3%
Tennessee$59,550-23.6%
Kentucky$59,430-23.7%
Louisiana$58,860-24.5%
Iowa$57,200-26.6%
South Dakota$56,730-27.2%
West Virginia$56,630-27.3%
Indiana$56,440-27.6%
Hawaii$55,070-29.3%
Mississippi$54,380-30.2%
Oklahoma$50,780-34.8%
Arkansas$50,180-35.6%
Maine$50,180-35.6%
Wyoming$46,710-40.1%
Nebraska$46,320-40.6%
Texas$45,950-41.0%

🏙️ Editors Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$117,580+50.9%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$102,940+32.1%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$102,120+31.1%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$100,050+28.4%
New Haven, CT$98,550+26.5%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$88,610+13.7%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$87,150+11.8%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$86,870+11.5%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$86,410+10.9%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$84,800+8.8%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$81,330+4.4%
Boulder, CO$81,090+4.1%
Salem, OR$80,650+3.5%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$80,570+3.4%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$80,410+3.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$80,380+3.2%
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL$80,360+3.1%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$79,940+2.6%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$79,870+2.5%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$79,730+2.3%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$79,660+2.2%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$79,350+1.8%
Glens Falls, NY$78,990+1.4%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$78,870+1.2%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$78,800+1.1%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$78,700+1.0%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$78,690+1.0%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$78,670+1.0%
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA$77,890-0.0%
Columbus, OH$77,810-0.1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$77,730-0.2%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$77,680-0.3%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$77,570-0.4%
Ogden, UT$77,570-0.4%
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY$77,130-1.0%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$76,720-1.5%
Rochester, NY$76,620-1.7%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$76,360-2.0%
Canton-Massillon, OH$76,350-2.0%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$76,270-2.1%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$76,180-2.2%
Charlottesville, VA$75,800-2.7%
Colorado Springs, CO$75,590-3.0%
Montgomery, AL$75,520-3.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$75,430-3.2%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$75,240-3.4%
Green Bay, WI$74,650-4.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$74,530-4.4%
Reno, NV$74,470-4.4%
Worcester, MA$73,950-5.1%
Cleveland, OH$73,850-5.2%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$73,770-5.3%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$73,610-5.5%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$73,610-5.5%
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA$73,470-5.7%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$73,330-5.9%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$73,300-5.9%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$73,030-6.3%
Birmingham, AL$72,650-6.8%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$72,510-6.9%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$72,340-7.2%
Fresno, CA$72,300-7.2%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$71,520-8.2%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$71,340-8.4%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$70,560-9.4%
Richmond, VA$70,380-9.7%
St. Louis, MO-IL$69,990-10.2%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$69,940-10.2%
Toledo, OH$69,270-11.1%
Syracuse, NY$69,190-11.2%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$68,830-11.7%
Gainesville, FL$68,730-11.8%
Missoula, MT$68,300-12.3%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$68,260-12.4%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$67,810-13.0%
Columbia, SC$67,530-13.3%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$67,400-13.5%
Chico, CA$67,390-13.5%
Madison, WI$66,920-14.1%
Helena, MT$66,770-14.3%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$66,560-14.6%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$66,540-14.6%
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC$66,470-14.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$66,340-14.9%
Asheville, NC$66,210-15.0%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$65,740-15.6%
Lawrence, KS$65,460-16.0%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$65,400-16.1%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$65,390-16.1%
Albuquerque, NM$65,190-16.3%
Kansas City, MO-KS$65,180-16.4%
Reading, PA$65,130-16.4%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$64,970-16.6%
Ann Arbor, MI$64,670-17.0%
Tallahassee, FL$64,590-17.1%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$64,390-17.4%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$64,250-17.5%
Santa Fe, NM$64,200-17.6%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$63,720-18.2%
Salinas, CA$63,680-18.3%
Topeka, KS$63,560-18.4%
Iowa City, IA$63,440-18.6%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$63,430-18.6%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$63,370-18.7%
Jacksonville, FL$63,270-18.8%
Winston-Salem, NC$63,130-19.0%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$62,930-19.2%
Waco, TX$62,890-19.3%
Lancaster, PA$62,720-19.5%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$62,710-19.5%
Pittsburgh, PA$62,710-19.5%
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV$62,670-19.6%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$62,610-19.6%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$62,490-19.8%
Anchorage, AK$62,400-19.9%
Bozeman, MT$62,380-19.9%
Sioux Falls, SD-MN$62,310-20.0%
Bellingham, WA$62,290-20.1%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$62,200-20.2%
Champaign-Urbana, IL$62,030-20.4%
Bend, OR$61,890-20.6%
Cedar Rapids, IA$61,880-20.6%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$61,860-20.6%
Savannah, GA$61,810-20.7%
Pittsfield, MA$61,410-21.2%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$61,260-21.4%
Dubuque, IA$60,980-21.7%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$60,830-21.9%
College Station-Bryan, TX$60,780-22.0%
Barnstable Town, MA$60,680-22.1%
Fargo, ND-MN$60,600-22.2%
Springfield, IL$60,510-22.3%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$60,230-22.7%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$60,110-22.9%
Midland, TX$60,080-22.9%
Knoxville, TN$59,630-23.5%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$59,570-23.5%
Tucson, AZ$59,420-23.7%
Akron, OH$59,410-23.8%
Rockford, IL$59,380-23.8%
Youngstown-Warren, OH$58,890-24.4%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$58,460-25.0%
Springfield, MA$58,460-25.0%
Erie, PA$58,240-25.3%
Roanoke, VA$58,100-25.4%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$58,050-25.5%
Peoria, IL$58,000-25.6%
Medford, OR$57,910-25.7%
Jefferson City, MO$57,570-26.1%
Killeen-Temple, TX$57,510-26.2%
Traverse City, MI$57,200-26.6%
Lafayette, LA$57,070-26.8%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$56,420-27.6%
Wichita, KS$56,420-27.6%
El Paso, TX$55,450-28.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$55,370-28.9%
Urban Honolulu, HI$54,690-29.8%
Boise City, ID$54,540-30.0%
Columbia, MO$54,250-30.4%
Eau Claire, WI$54,090-30.6%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$54,000-30.7%
Lubbock, TX$52,670-32.4%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$52,600-32.5%
Springfield, MO$52,040-33.2%
Lincoln, NE$52,000-33.3%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$51,720-33.6%
Omaha, NE-IA$51,030-34.5%
Fort Wayne, IN$50,810-34.8%
Gainesville, GA$50,770-34.8%
Corpus Christi, TX$50,730-34.9%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$50,180-35.6%
Portland-South Portland, ME$50,180-35.6%
Jackson, MS$49,650-36.3%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$48,410-37.9%
Bangor, ME$48,020-38.4%
St. Cloud, MN$47,400-39.2%
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA$47,300-39.3%
Tulsa, OK$46,850-39.9%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$45,700-41.4%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$42,390-45.6%
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN$39,930-48.8%
Puerto Rico$39,640-49.1%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$29,040-62.7%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.