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Film and Video Editors salary in New Jersey

The median film and video editors in New Jersey earns $82,890 a year, 10% above the US median. After tax that is roughly $5,250 a month.

10th percentile
$49,070
25th percentile
$70,070
Median percentile
$82,890
75th percentile
$138,510
90th percentile
$170,410

Based on 620 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

$62,999 take-home a year
Gross pay$82,890
Federal income tax−$9,406
Social Security + Medicare−$6,341
New Jersey income tax (approx.)−$4,145
Monthly take-home$5,250
Every two weeks$2,423

Does it go far here?

$76,182Median pay in New Jersey is worth this at average US prices (local price level 108.8 vs 100).
33%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,720 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in New Jersey

JobMedian pay
Surgeons, All Other$437,890
Emergency Medicine Physicians$315,340
Chief Executives$310,440
Family Medicine Physicians$292,170
Physicians, All Other$285,010
Obstetricians and Gynecologists$228,870
Commercial Pilots$226,710
Natural Sciences Managers$207,030

All film and video editors salaries · Take-home pay in New Jersey