Editors salary
The median pay for editors in the United States is $77,920 a year. About 91,690 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $41,250
- 25th percentile
- $57,300
- Median percentile
- $77,920
- 75th percentile
- $106,100
- 90th percentile
- $153,700
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New York $101,480
- California $98,030
- Connecticut $85,950
- District of Columbia $83,920
- Massachusetts $83,170
- New Jersey $81,680
- Virginia $80,590
- Rhode Island $77,960
- Colorado $77,870
- Washington $77,850
- Georgia $76,650
- Illinois $76,060
- Maryland $75,550
- Delaware $75,020
- Florida $73,950
- North Carolina $73,740
- Ohio $72,160
- Oregon $71,540
- Vermont $66,860
- New Hampshire $66,510
- Utah $65,040
- Wisconsin $64,270
- New Mexico $64,250
- Alaska $63,630
- Pennsylvania $63,460
- Alabama $63,330
- Arizona $63,090
- Michigan $63,090
- Minnesota $62,650
- South Carolina $62,000
- Kansas $61,920
- Montana $61,750
- Missouri $61,620
- North Dakota $60,520
- Tennessee $59,550
- Kentucky $59,430
- Louisiana $58,860
- Iowa $57,200
- South Dakota $56,730
- West Virginia $56,630
- Indiana $56,440
- Hawaii $55,070
- Mississippi $54,380
- Oklahoma $50,780
- Arkansas $50,180
- Maine $50,180
- Wyoming $46,710
- Nebraska $46,320
- Texas $45,950
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $117,580
- San Francisco, CA $102,940
- New York, NY $102,120
- Los Angeles, CA $100,050
- New Haven, CT $98,550
- Bridgeport, CT $88,610
- Waterbury, CT $87,150
- Trenton, NJ $86,870
- Boston, MA $86,410
- Washington, DC $84,800
- Santa Rosa, CA $81,330
- Boulder, CO $81,090
- Salem, OR $80,650
- Oxnard, CA $80,570
- Durham, NC $80,410
- Chicago, IL $80,380
- Lakeland, FL $80,360
- Palm Bay, FL $79,940
- Hartford, CT $79,870
- Baltimore, MD $79,730
- Seattle, WA $79,660
- Oshkosh, WI $79,350
- Glens Falls, NY $78,990
- San Diego, CA $78,870
- Sacramento, CA $78,800
- Amherst Town, MA $78,700
- Dayton, OH $78,690
- Denver, CO $78,670
- Santa Cruz, CA $77,890
- Columbus, OH $77,810
- Charlotte, NC $77,730
- Atlanta, GA $77,680
- Albany, NY $77,570
- Ogden, UT $77,570
- Kiryas Joel, NY $77,130
- Miami, FL $76,720
- Rochester, NY $76,620
- Raleigh, NC $76,360
- Canton, OH $76,350
- Fort Collins, CO $76,270
- Providence, RI $76,180
- Charlottesville, VA $75,800
- Colorado Springs, CO $75,590
- Montgomery, AL $75,520
- Portland, OR $75,430
- Allentown, PA $75,240
- Green Bay, WI $74,650
- Philadelphia, PA $74,530
- Reno, NV $74,470
- Worcester, MA $73,950
- Cleveland, OH $73,850
- San Luis Obispo, CA $73,770
- Burlington, VT $73,610
- North Port, FL $73,610
- Bremerton, WA $73,470
- Tampa, FL $73,330
- Santa Maria, CA $73,300
- Atlantic City, NJ $73,030
- Birmingham, AL $72,650
- Norwich, CT $72,340
- Fresno, CA $72,300
- Buffalo, NY $71,520
- Augusta, GA $71,340
- Riverside, CA $70,560
- Richmond, VA $70,380
- St. Louis, MO $69,990
- Deltona, FL $69,940
- Toledo, OH $69,270
- Syracuse, NY $69,190
- Olympia, WA $68,830
- Gainesville, FL $68,730
- Missoula, MT $68,300
- Orlando, FL $68,260
- Spokane, WA $67,810
- Columbia, SC $67,530
- Salt Lake City, UT $67,400
- Chico, CA $67,390
- Madison, WI $66,920
- Helena, MT $66,770
- Milwaukee, WI $66,560
- Greensboro, NC $66,540
- Myrtle Beach, SC $66,470
- Baton Rouge, LA $66,340
- Asheville, NC $66,210
- Detroit, MI $65,740
- Lawrence, KS $65,460
- Lansing, MI $65,400
- Indianapolis, IN $65,390
- Albuquerque, NM $65,190
- Kansas City, MO $65,180
- Reading, PA $65,130
- Phoenix, AZ $64,970
- Ann Arbor, MI $64,670
- Tallahassee, FL $64,590
- Provo, UT $64,390
- Nashville, TN $64,250
- Santa Fe, NM $64,200
- Des Moines, IA $63,720
- Salinas, CA $63,680
- Topeka, KS $63,560
- Iowa City, IA $63,440
- Minneapolis, MN $63,430
- Charleston, SC $63,370
- Jacksonville, FL $63,270
- Winston, NC $63,130
- Harrisburg, PA $62,930
- Waco, TX $62,890
- Lancaster, PA $62,720
- Cape Coral, FL $62,710
- Pittsburgh, PA $62,710
- Hagerstown, MD $62,670
- Cincinnati, OH $62,610
- Bakersfield, CA $62,490
- Anchorage, AK $62,400
- Bozeman, MT $62,380
- Sioux Falls, SD $62,310
- Bellingham, WA $62,290
- Manchester, NH $62,200
- Champaign, IL $62,030
- Bend, OR $61,890