Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
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Editors
Editors plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Editors with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $33,620 to $45,310 per year or $16 to $22 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Editors to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
| Level | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| Highest (Top 10%) | $61 | $126,800 |
| Senior (Top 25%) | $43 | $89,530 |
| Middle (Mid 50%) | $30 | $63,400 |
| Junior (Bottom 25%) | $22 | $45,310 |
| No experience (Bottom 10%) | $16 | $33,620 |
Highest paying states
| State | Hourly | Annual |
|---|---|---|
| DC | $46 | $95,590 |
| NY | $45 | $93,550 |
| MA | $41 | $84,420 |
| CA | $39 | $80,930 |
| NJ | $37 | $77,890 |
| VA | $37 | $77,830 |
| RI | $37 | $76,870 |
| CT | $37 | $76,470 |
| WA | $37 | $75,980 |
| NC | $34 | $71,170 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as an Editor is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like DC doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at DC might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Editors are in the states of DC, NY, MA, CA and NJ.
Highest paying industries
| Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| Specialized Design Services | $106670 | $51.29 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities | $103580 | $49.80 |
| Architectural, Engineering, and Related Services | $99810 | $47.99 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services | $90150 | $43.34 |
| Insurance Carriers | $89980 | $43.26 |
| Grantmaking and Giving Services | $89890 | $43.22 |
| Specialty Hospitals | $88840 | $42.71 |
| Legal Services | $88060 | $42.34 |
| Pharmaceutical and Medicine Manufacturing | $87770 | $42.20 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing | $85830 | $41.27 |
| Credit Intermediation and Related Activities | $85120 | $40.92 |
| Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing | $84700 | $40.72 |
| Employment Services | $84370 | $40.56 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries | $84130 | $40.45 |
| Other Food Manufacturing | $84100 | $40.43 |
| Computer Systems Design and Related Services | $83400 | $40.10 |
| Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events | $83290 | $40.05 |
| Scientific Research and Development Services | $80840 | $38.87 |
| Other Information Services | $79920 | $38.42 |
| Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services | $78140 | $37.57 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming | $77970 | $37.49 |
| Business, Professional, Labor, Political, and Similar Organizations | $77710 | $37.36 |
| Social Advocacy Organizations | $77340 | $37.18 |
| Offices of Physicians | $76910 | $36.97 |
| Professional and Commercial Equipment and Supplies Merchant Wholesalers | $75720 | $36.41 |
| Management of Companies and Enterprises | $75390 | $36.24 |
| Merchant Wholesalers, Durable Goods | $74460 | $35.80 |
| Travel Arrangement and Reservation Services | $72840 | $35.02 |
| Civic and Social Organizations | $72220 | $34.72 |
| Educational Support Services | $72090 | $34.66 |
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