Editors Salary by City

Top 15 cities for editors by average salary

San Jose, CA	$120,530
Los Angeles, CA	$119,300
New York, NY	$119,160
San Francisco, CA	$114,540
Waterbury, CT	$110,240
Washington, DC	$104,350
New Haven, CT	$99,420
Trenton, NJ	$97,150
Bridgeport, CT	$96,540
Santa Rosa, CA	$95,580
Boston, MA	$94,380
Glens Falls, NY	$92,260
Burlington, VT	$90,000
Albany, NY	$89,500
Sacramento, CA	$88,410

Average annual wage, BLS OEWS May 2025.

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Editors salary by state

New York pays editors the most statewide, $116,740 a year on average. Statewide columns cover every employer in the state; city columns cover the metro areas we publish.

State	Statewide average	Statewide median	Jobs	Metros	Highest city average	Lowest city average
New York	$116,740	$101,480	16,800	7	$119,160	$77,530
California	$111,810	$98,030	14,830	15	$120,530	$73,750
Washington, D.C.	$109,290	$83,920	3,310	1	$104,350	$104,350
New Jersey	$107,030	$81,680	2,120	2	$97,150	$72,210
Connecticut	$95,580	$85,950	1,050	5	$110,240	$77,780
Massachusetts	$89,740	$83,170	3,100	6	$94,380	$71,450
Virginia	$89,740	$80,590	2,720	4	$77,390	$66,760
Washington	$83,960	$77,850	1,860	5	$85,440	$71,050
Maryland	$83,200	$75,550	1,850	2	$86,170	$68,340
Vermont	$81,310	$66,860	240	1	$90,000	$90,000
Georgia	$80,920	$76,650	1,920	4	$85,170	$56,460
Illinois	$80,620	$76,060	4,560	5	$81,020	$62,210
Colorado	$79,150	$77,870	1,830	4	$83,840	$75,020
North Carolina	$77,380	$73,740	1,870	6	$82,810	$68,830
Florida	$77,370	$73,950	3,790	11	$85,010	$69,340
Ohio	$77,140	$72,160	1,800	8	$82,140	$64,800
Delaware	$77,120	$75,020	170	0	n/a	n/a
Rhode Island	$76,890	$77,960	340	1	$75,120	$75,120
New Hampshire	$75,310	$66,510	250	1	$74,760	$74,760
Oregon	$74,780	$71,540	1,110	5	$81,880	$59,920
Alaska	$73,930	$63,630	60	1	$69,910	$69,910
Arizona	$73,920	$63,090	820	2	$76,530	$67,750
Utah	$73,400	$65,040	590	3	$77,090	$68,110
Nevada	$73,330	$72,510	n/a	2	$74,870	$70,780
Kentucky	$72,640	$59,430	490	1	$67,080	$67,080
Alabama	$72,280	$63,330	530	2	$79,170	$78,960
Pennsylvania	$72,000	$63,460	3,240	8	$81,610	$65,240
Wisconsin	$70,670	$64,270	1,510	5	$78,220	$71,490
New Mexico	$70,400	$64,250	230	2	$75,890	$69,350
Kansas	$69,630	$61,920	500	3	$71,240	$66,240
Minnesota	$69,290	$62,650	1,970	2	$71,560	$58,140
Idaho	n/a	n/a	230	1	$68,570	$68,570
Missouri	$68,130	$61,620	880	5	$74,430	$59,000
Montana	$67,960	$61,750	200	3	$73,270	$68,700
South Carolina	$67,920	$62,000	500	4	$73,290	$66,090
Iowa	$67,790	$57,200	900	6	$69,180	$54,370
Tennessee	$66,960	$59,550	1,390	5	$72,330	$52,850
Michigan	$66,850	$63,090	1,690	5	$74,250	$60,070
Hawaii	$66,010	$55,070	100	1	$66,620	$66,620
Maine	$63,910	$50,180	300	2	$62,210	$51,370
Indiana	$63,020	$56,440	830	3	$70,690	$51,950
Louisiana	$62,750	$58,860	330	3	$68,150	$56,110
West Virginia	$62,040	$56,630	260	0	n/a	n/a
North Dakota	$60,420	$60,520	200	1	$65,380	$65,380
South Dakota	$60,200	$56,730	140	1	$63,150	$63,150
Mississippi	$58,480	$54,380	290	1	$58,350	$58,350
Texas	$57,300	$45,950	6,460	10	$71,630	$45,040
Oklahoma	$55,610	$50,780	500	2	$61,370	$52,310
Wyoming	$53,200	$46,710	110	0	n/a	n/a
Nebraska	$52,460	$46,320	360	2	$60,290	$60,020
Arkansas	$52,010	$50,180	260	2	$54,650	$53,350
Puerto Rico	$46,480	$39,640	300	1	$47,180	$47,180

Editors salary in every city we cover

Sort by any column. Each city links to its pay range, take-home pay and cost of living.

Metro area	Average	Median	Hourly	Jobs
San Jose, CA	$120,530	$117,580	$57.95	560
Los Angeles, CA	$119,300	$100,050	$57.36	8,830
New York, NY	$119,160	$102,120	$57.29	16,600
San Francisco, CA	$114,540	$102,940	$55.07	2,040
Waterbury, CT	$110,240	$87,150	$53.00	230
Washington, DC	$104,350	$84,800	$50.17	5,470
New Haven, CT	$99,420	$98,550	$47.80	110
Trenton, NJ	$97,150	$86,870	$46.71	150
Bridgeport, CT	$96,540	$88,610	$46.41	340
Santa Rosa, CA	$95,580	$81,330	$45.95	110
Boston, MA	$94,380	$86,410	$45.38	2,480
Glens Falls, NY	$92,260	$78,990	$44.36	60
Burlington, VT	$90,000	$73,610	$43.27	100
Albany, NY	$89,500	$77,570	$43.03	260
Sacramento, CA	$88,410	$78,800	$42.50	370
Kiryas Joel, NY	$88,090	$77,130	$42.35	80
Rochester, NY	$87,310	$76,620	$41.98	190
Oxnard, CA	$86,840	$80,570	$41.75	120
Baltimore, MD	$86,170	$79,730	$41.43	670
Seattle, WA	$85,440	$79,660	$41.08	1,380
Atlanta, GA	$85,170	$77,680	$40.95	1,380
Lakeland, FL	$85,010	$80,360	$40.87	50
San Diego, CA	$84,000	$78,870	$40.38	710
Boulder, CO	$83,840	$81,090	$40.31	220
Spokane, WA	$83,730	$67,810	$40.26	90
Bremerton, WA	$83,510	$73,470	$40.15	40
Asheville, NC	$82,810	$66,210	$39.81	100
Durham, NC	$82,790	$80,410	$39.80	220
San Luis Obispo, CA	$82,570	$73,770	$39.70	40
Hartford, CT	$82,470	$79,870	$39.65	210
Palm Bay, FL	$82,220	$79,940	$39.53	60
Columbus, OH	$82,140	$77,810	$39.49	360
Miami, FL	$82,070	$76,720	$39.46	1,130
Salem, OR	$81,880	$80,650	$39.37	100
Worcester, MA	$81,670	$73,950	$39.27	100
Philadelphia, PA	$81,610	$74,530	$39.24	1,690
Buffalo, NY	$81,370	$71,520	$39.12	200
Dayton, OH	$81,170	$78,690	$39.02	120
Chicago, IL	$81,020	$80,380	$38.95	2,520
Allentown, PA	$80,260	$75,240	$38.59	110
Charlotte, NC	$79,650	$77,730	$38.29	510
Sarasota, FL	$79,310	$73,610	$38.13	110
Amherst, MA	$79,290	$78,700	$38.12	80
Birmingham, AL	$79,170	$72,650	$38.06	230
Montgomery, AL	$78,960	$75,520	$37.96	70
Fresno, CA	$78,580	$72,300	$37.78	100
Oshkosh, WI	$78,220	$79,350	$37.61	50
Denver, CO	$78,160	$78,670	$37.58	1,090
Raleigh, NC	$77,960	$76,360	$37.48	350
Norwich, CT	$77,780	$72,340	$37.40	60
Santa Maria, CA	$77,750	$73,300	$37.38	70
Syracuse, NY	$77,530	$69,190	$37.27	70
Riverside, CA	$77,460	$70,560	$37.24	320
Fort Collins, CO	$77,420	$76,270	$37.22	80
Charlottesville, VA	$77,390	$75,800	$37.21	160
Portland, OR	$77,300	$75,430	$37.16	700
Salt Lake City, UT	$77,090	$67,400	$37.06	380
Richmond, VA	$76,670	$70,380	$36.86	290
Tampa, FL	$76,620	$73,330	$36.84	520
Phoenix, AZ	$76,530	$64,970	$36.80	540
Albuquerque, NM	$75,890	$65,190	$36.49	100
Milwaukee, WI	$75,850	$66,560	$36.46	370
Pittsfield, MA	$75,630	$61,410	$36.36	60
Providence, RI	$75,120	$76,180	$36.11	350
Chico, CA	$75,070	$67,390	$36.09	30
Colorado Springs, CO	$75,020	$75,590	$36.07	200
Cleveland, OH	$75,010	$73,850	$36.06	390
Bakersfield, CA	$74,920	$62,490	$36.02	60
Salinas, CA	$74,920	$63,680	$36.02	50
Toledo, OH	$74,900	$69,270	$36.01	80
Las Vegas, NV	$74,870	$72,510	$36.00	n/a
Manchester, NH	$74,760	$62,200	$35.94	70
Orlando, FL	$74,560	$68,260	$35.85	450
St. Louis, MO	$74,430	$69,990	$35.78	360
Gainesville, FL	$74,380	$68,730	$35.76	70
Detroit, MI	$74,250	$65,740	$35.70	680
Kansas City, MO	$74,140	$65,180	$35.64	380
Santa Cruz, CA	$73,750	$77,890	$35.46	30
Canton, OH	$73,740	$76,350	$35.45	40
Olympia, WA	$73,430	$68,830	$35.31	70
Charleston, SC	$73,290	$63,370	$35.24	110
Helena, MT	$73,270	$66,770	$35.23	30
Bend, OR	$72,480	$61,890	$34.85	50
Springfield, MA	$72,380	$58,460	$34.80	90
Nashville, TN	$72,330	$64,250	$34.77	740
Jacksonville, FL	$72,320	$63,270	$34.77	520
Columbia, SC	$72,260	$67,530	$34.74	70
Atlantic City, NJ	$72,210	$73,030	$34.71	30
Green Bay, WI	$72,040	$74,650	$34.64	110
Ann Arbor, MI	$71,920	$64,670	$34.58	210
Eau Claire, WI	$71,640	$54,090	$34.44	40
Waco, TX	$71,630	$62,890	$34.44	30
Minneapolis, MN	$71,560	$63,430	$34.41	1,390
Madison, WI	$71,490	$66,920	$34.37	380
Barnstable, MA	$71,450	$60,680	$34.35	50
Pittsburgh, PA	$71,250	$62,710	$34.26	380
Lawrence, KS	$71,240	$65,460	$34.25	50
Cincinnati, OH	$71,180	$62,610	$34.22	330
Augusta, GA	$71,100	$71,340	$34.18	40
Bellingham, WA	$71,050	$62,290	$34.16	30
Greensboro, NC	$70,820	$66,540	$34.05	110
Reno, NV	$70,780	$74,470	$34.03	50
Indianapolis, IN	$70,690	$65,390	$33.98	280
Topeka, KS	$70,560	$63,560	$33.92	60
Savannah, GA	$70,470	$61,810	$33.88	60
Killeen, TX	$70,460	$57,510	$33.88	30
Springfield, IL	$70,340	$60,510	$33.82	30
Missoula, MT	$70,240	$68,300	$33.77	40
Harrisburg, PA	$70,200	$62,930	$33.75	150
Anchorage, AK	$69,910	$62,400	$33.61	40
Lansing, MI	$69,750	$65,400	$33.53	110
Fort Myers, FL	$69,590	$62,710	$33.46	130
Provo, UT	$69,490	$64,390	$33.41	110
Deltona, FL	$69,400	$69,940	$33.37	30
Santa Fe, NM	$69,350	$64,200	$33.34	40
Tallahassee, FL	$69,340	$64,590	$33.34	120
Dubuque, IA	$69,180	$60,980	$33.26	70
Winston-Salem, NC	$68,830	$63,130	$33.09	70
Bozeman, MT	$68,700	$62,380	$33.03	30
Boise, ID	$68,570	$54,540	$32.97	110
Lancaster, PA	$68,550	$62,720	$32.96	90
Hagerstown, MD	$68,340	$62,670	$32.85	40
Baton Rouge, LA	$68,150	$66,340	$32.77	120
Ogden, UT	$68,110	$77,570	$32.75	40
Tucson, AZ	$67,750	$59,420	$32.57	120
Roanoke, VA	$67,670	$58,100	$32.53	30
Midland, TX	$67,430	$60,080	$32.42	40
Des Moines, IA	$67,280	$63,720	$32.35	260
Lexington, KY	$67,080	$60,830	$32.25	80
Scranton, PA	$66,980	$60,110	$32.20	60
Rockford, IL	$66,870	$59,380	$32.15	40
Virginia Beach, VA	$66,760	$59,570	$32.10	260
Iowa City, IA	$66,730	$63,440	$32.08	100
Honolulu, HI	$66,620	$54,690	$32.03	90
Akron, OH	$66,510	$59,410	$31.98	90
Greenville, SC	$66,380	$51,720	$31.92	110
Wichita, KS	$66,240	$56,420	$31.84	80
Cedar Rapids, IA	$66,140	$61,880	$31.80	90
Myrtle Beach, SC	$66,090	$66,470	$31.77	40
College Station, TX	$66,010	$60,780	$31.74	50
Knoxville, TN	$65,690	$59,630	$31.58	120
Eugene, OR	$65,660	$58,460	$31.57	90
Memphis, TN	$65,500	$56,420	$31.49	120
Grand Rapids, MI	$65,420	$61,860	$31.45	200
Erie, PA	$65,400	$58,240	$31.44	50
Fargo, ND	$65,380	$60,600	$31.43	80
Reading, PA	$65,240	$65,130	$31.37	50
Champaign, IL	$65,090	$62,030	$31.29	100
Youngstown, OH	$64,800	$58,890	$31.16	40
San Antonio, TX	$63,830	$60,230	$30.69	240
Sioux Falls, SD	$63,150	$62,310	$30.36	50
Chattanooga, TN	$63,070	$54,000	$30.32	80
Springfield, MO	$62,360	$52,040	$29.98	30
Peoria, IL	$62,210	$58,000	$29.91	40
Portland, ME	$62,210	$50,180	$29.91	150
Davenport, IA	$61,840	$58,050	$29.73	90
El Paso, TX	$61,800	$55,450	$29.71	50
New Orleans, LA	$61,730	$61,260	$29.68	90
Oklahoma City, OK	$61,370	$55,370	$29.51	210
Jefferson City, MO	$60,600	$57,570	$29.14	30
Austin, TX	$60,350	$52,600	$29.01	1,140
Omaha, NE	$60,290	$51,030	$28.99	90
Traverse City, MI	$60,070	$57,200	$28.88	30
Lincoln, NE	$60,020	$52,000	$28.86	80
Medford, OR	$59,920	$57,910	$28.81	30
Columbia, MO	$59,000	$54,250	$28.37	50
Jackson, MS	$58,350	$49,650	$28.05	90
St. Cloud, MN	$58,140	$47,400	$27.95	60
Corpus Christi, TX	$57,680	$50,730	$27.73	40
Fort Wayne, IN	$57,390	$50,810	$27.59	60
Gainesville, GA	$56,460	$50,770	$27.14	40
Lafayette, LA	$56,110	$57,070	$26.98	30
Lubbock, TX	$55,780	$52,670	$26.82	30
Little Rock, AR	$54,650	$50,180	$26.27	100
Waterloo, IA	$54,370	$47,300	$26.14	50
Fayetteville, AR	$53,350	$48,410	$25.65	80
Kingsport, TN	$52,850	$45,700	$25.41	30
Tulsa, OK	$52,310	$46,850	$25.15	110
Lafayette, IN	$51,950	$39,930	$24.98	40
Bangor, ME	$51,370	$48,020	$24.70	30
San Juan, PR	$47,180	$42,390	$22.68	290
Houston, TX	$45,040	$29,040	$21.65	1,930

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Editors salary: questions

Where do editors make the most money?

In San Jose, CA, with an average of $120,530 a year, among the 182 metro areas we cover.

What is the average editors salary in the U.S.?

$90,060 a year nationwide (BLS OEWS national estimates, May 2025); the median is $77,920, so half of editors earn more than that and half less.

What salary should editors ask for?

Start from the figures for your city: the middle half of editors nationwide earn between $57,300 (25th percentile) and $106,100 (75th percentile). Newer workers usually start near the 25th percentile and experienced ones can ask for the 75th; each city page shows the local range. See how to read salary percentiles.

Which state pays editors the most?

New York, with a statewide average of $116,740 a year (BLS state estimates, May 2025).

Where is editors pay the lowest?

Houston, TX, at $45,040 a year on average. Lower pay often comes with lower prices: check the cost of living on each city page.

Sources and how to read this page

Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-3041.
U.S. and statewide figures: BLS OEWS national and state estimates, May 2025, every employer including rural areas.
Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.

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