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Editors salary in Washington

The median editors in Washington earns $77,850 a year, about the same as the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,300 a month.

10th percentile
$50,320
25th percentile
$56,900
Median percentile
$77,850
75th percentile
$100,580
90th percentile
$128,630

Based on 1,860 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$63,597 take-home a year
Gross pay$77,850
Federal income tax−$8,297
Social Security + Medicare−$5,956
Washington income tax (approx.)−$0
Monthly take-home$5,300
Every two weeks$2,446

Does it go far here?

$72,748Median pay in Washington is worth this at average US prices (local price level 107.0 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,760 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Washington

JobMedian pay
Anesthesiologists$499,990
General Internal Medicine Physicians$340,010
Chief Executives$339,810
Physicians, All Other$307,170
Family Medicine Physicians$292,900
Nurse Anesthetists$274,390
Radiologists$239,200
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$229,900

All editors salaries · Take-home pay in Washington