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Editors salary

The BLS estimates 91,690 Editors jobs in the U.S. with a median base pay of $77,920 (May 2025, SOC 27-3041). Across 56 metros with published figures, medians range from $29,040 in Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX to $117,580 in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA.

EDITORS · UNITED STATES · BLS
BLS · UNITED STATES · ALL EMPLOYERS, ALL EXPERIENCE LEVELS
P10$41,250P25$57,300MEDIAN$77,920P75$106,100P90$153,700
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HIGHEST-PAYING METROS

  1. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$117,580 · 560 jobs
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$102,940 · 2,040 jobs
  3. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$102,120 · 16,600 jobs
  4. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$100,050 · 8,830 jobs
  5. Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$88,610 · 340 jobs
  6. Waterbury-Shelton, CT$87,150 · 230 jobs
  7. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$86,410 · 2,480 jobs
  8. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$84,800 · 5,470 jobs
  9. Boulder, CO$81,090 · 220 jobs
  10. Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$80,410 · 220 jobs

LARGEST METROS

  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$102,120 · 16,600 jobs
  2. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$100,050 · 8,830 jobs
  3. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$84,800 · 5,470 jobs
  4. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$80,380 · 2,520 jobs
  5. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$86,410 · 2,480 jobs
  6. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$102,940 · 2,040 jobs
  7. Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$29,040 · 1,930 jobs
  8. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$74,530 · 1,690 jobs
  9. Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$63,430 · 1,390 jobs
  10. Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$77,680 · 1,380 jobs

EMPLOYERS WITH THE MOST VISA-SPONSORED FILINGS FOR THIS JOB

ALL METROS (A–Z)

Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA · Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX · Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN · Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO · Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX · Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA · Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL · Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI · New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ · Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD · San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA · Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA · Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Questions

What is the median Editors salary in the U.S.?

$77,920 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The middle half earn $57,300–$106,100.

Where do Editors earn the most?

Highest metro medians: San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA ($117,580), San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA ($102,940), New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ ($102,120). Cost of living differs, so compare offers locally.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2025 (metro, state and national estimates). Employer filing counts: U.S. DOL OFLC LCA disclosure data FY2026 Q3, visa-sponsored positions only.