Editors Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 318 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Editors

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Francisco, CA $99,720 2,350
New York, NY-NJ $99,220 17,280
New York $98,620 17,410
San Jose, CA $96,270 480
Santa Rosa, CA $94,750 140
Delaware $91,700 180

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $62,400 40
      Alaska $55,370 50
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Birmingham, AL $55,660 —
      Tuscaloosa, AL $51,990 30
      Huntsville, AL $47,370 40
      Alabama $44,990 590
      Montgomery, AL $39,140 80
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Little Rock, AR $47,420 130
      Fayetteville, AR $45,200 70
      Arkansas $44,690 350
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $65,430 710
      Arizona $61,530 1,090
      Prescott Valley, AZ $58,240 40
      Tucson, AZ $58,200 150
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $99,720 2,350
      San Jose, CA $96,270 480
      Santa Rosa, CA $94,750 140
      California $90,570 14,920
      Los Angeles, CA $90,570 8,690
      San Luis Obispo, CA $79,360 60
      Santa Cruz, CA $77,890 30
      San Diego, CA $76,160 720
      Oxnard, CA $75,380 130
      Sacramento, CA $75,260 360
      Vallejo, CA $72,580 40
      Salinas, CA $69,090 40
      Chico, CA $67,390 30
      North Coast Region of California $67,360 —
      Santa Maria, CA $66,980 80
      Riverside, CA $66,040 320
      Fresno, CA $62,940 110
      Stockton, CA $60,530 40
      Bakersfield, CA $59,710 60
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fort Collins, CO $79,250 90
      Boulder, CO $78,700 200
      Denver, CO $77,190 1,010
      Colorado $75,660 1,710
      Northwest Colorado $74,240 50
      Colorado Springs, CO $67,750 210
      Greeley, CO $61,920 40
      Southwest Colorado $58,320 40
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Haven, CT $85,380 140
      Bridgeport, CT $84,930 480
      Connecticut $81,910 1,310
      Waterbury, CT $81,910 260
      Hartford, CT $72,330 240
      Norwich, CT $68,950 60
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $80,990 6,000
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Delaware $91,700 180
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lakeland, FL $80,360 50
      Miami, FL $72,800 1,120
      Tallahassee, FL $66,460 120
      Tampa, FL $64,780 620
      Florida $64,380 4,000
      Palm Bay, FL $63,520 70
      Naples, FL $62,870 70
      Deltona, FL $62,450 60
      Cape Coral, FL $61,860 130
      North Port, FL $61,200 120
      Gainesville, FL $60,540 70
      Jacksonville, FL $60,000 450
      Orlando, FL $59,610 580
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Atlanta, GA $74,520 1,410
      Georgia $66,880 1,940
      Savannah, GA $64,440 60
      Augusta, GA-SC $60,540 40
      Gainesville, GA $50,770 40
      South Georgia $41,590 40
      HI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hawaii $58,000 160
      Urban Honolulu, HI $57,780 150
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Iowa City, IA $64,240 30
      Des Moines, IA $63,890 190
      Cedar Rapids, IA $61,390 110
      Davenport, IA-IL $58,670 50
      Iowa $58,570 640
      Dubuque, IA $58,540 50
      Northeast Iowa $46,470 30
      Northwest Iowa $46,080 50
      Waterloo, IA $45,070 50
      Southeast Iowa $44,160 50
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boise City, ID $51,970 160
      Idaho $46,880 300
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $71,600 2,820
      Illinois $68,050 3,680
      Springfield, IL $64,750 90
      Champaign, IL $63,220 80
      Rockford, IL $57,130 40
      Peoria, IL $52,250 30
      West Central Illinois $48,810 30
      South Illinois $43,640 30
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $62,240 390
      South Bend, IN-MI $60,520 50
      Evansville, IN $58,410 40
      Fort Wayne, IN $52,420 70
      Indiana $51,550 1,110
      Lafayette, IN $48,010 50
      Northern Indiana $44,500 80
      Central Indiana $37,300 50
      Southern Indiana $37,240 30
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lawrence, KS $64,480 30
      Topeka, KS $58,120 50
      Kansas $54,480 490
      Wichita, KS $49,610 50
      Kansas $40,750 120
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $60,470 150
      Kentucky $57,410 430
      Lexington, KY $56,620 90
      Central Kentucky $52,110 40
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lafayette, LA $57,070 30
      Baton Rouge, LA $49,020 120
      Louisiana $48,880 330
      New Orleans, LA $48,340 100
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $79,370 2,560
      Massachusetts $78,720 3,200
      Amherst Town, MA $73,800 90
      Barnstable Town, MA $72,580 50
      Worcester, MA $71,630 160
      Springfield, MA $67,650 120
      Pittsfield, MA $63,840 70
      Massachusetts $57,550 40
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Baltimore, MD $77,790 690
      Maryland $72,500 1,870
      Maryland $65,080 50
      Hagerstown, MD-WV $57,960 60
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Bangor, ME $48,020 30
      Maine $47,750 310
      Portland, ME $47,750 150
      Southwest Maine $45,690 70
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $66,790 690
      Lansing, MI $62,500 100
      Grand Rapids, MI $62,480 180
      Michigan $62,140 1,740
      Ann Arbor, MI $61,100 190
      Traverse City, MI $57,200 30
      Northern Michigan $44,890 40
      Mid Michigan $43,800 40
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $56,160 1,390
      Minnesota $53,900 1,850
      Duluth, MN-WI $45,510 40
      St. Cloud, MN $45,350 30
      Southwest Minnesota $44,980 50
      Northwest Minnesota $44,910 60
      Southeast Minnesota $44,530 60
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $63,130 380
      Kansas City, MO-KS $59,440 410
      Columbia, MO $58,740 60
      Missouri $58,740 1,020
      Jefferson City, MO $57,570 30
      Springfield, MO $55,240 50
      Central Missouri $45,340 50
      North Missouri $39,460 60
      Southeast Missouri $37,180 30
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Upper East Mississippi $51,380 50
      Mississippi $49,510 280
      Jackson, MS $47,470 70
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Helena, MT $66,770 30
      Bozeman, MT $46,410 40
      Missoula, MT $45,770 40
      Montana $45,470 210
      Billings, MT $45,330 30
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Durham, NC $80,820 260
      Raleigh, NC $68,950 330
      Western North Carolina $65,280 90
      Charlotte, NC-SC $64,990 490
      North Carolina $64,340 2,000
      Asheville, NC $61,760 110
      Greensboro, NC $58,690 140
      Winston, NC $56,750 70
      Eastern North Carolina $49,800 50
      Central North Carolina $47,760 40
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $57,570 80
      North Dakota $56,660 210
      East North Dakota $56,440 50
      Bismarck, ND $54,080 30
      West North Dakota $48,470 40
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lincoln, NE $47,670 80
      Omaha, NE-IA $46,240 70
      Northeast Nebraska $41,560 50
      Nebraska $40,100 300
      South Nebraska $37,660 30
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $77,160 90
      New Hampshire $65,920 240
      Northern New Hampshire $62,310 30
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $77,610 150
      Atlantic City, NJ $63,220 30
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Santa Fe, NM $64,640 50
      Eastern New Mexico $64,250 30
      Albuquerque, NM $61,480 140
      New Mexico $61,250 270
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Las Vegas, NV $62,910 230
      Nevada $62,910 310
      Reno, NV $61,100 40
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $99,220 17,280
      New York $98,620 17,410
      Binghamton, NY $78,900 40
      Glens Falls, NY $74,860 70
      Albany, NY $72,300 240
      Kiryas Joel, NY $66,880 100
      Syracuse, NY $64,620 110
      Buffalo, NY $63,620 200
      Rochester, NY $63,290 190
      Central East New York $61,250 50
      Kingston, NY $59,280 30
      Southwest New York $58,990 40
      Capital/Northern New York $48,260 40
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Canton, OH $76,350 40
      Columbus, OH $68,770 370
      Cleveland, OH $61,730 500
      Ohio $61,330 1,770
      Dayton, OH $60,290 80
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $59,840 330
      Akron, OH $59,110 100
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $58,070 30
      West Northwestern Ohio $57,830 40
      Toledo, OH $57,770 80
      Youngstown, OH $57,600 40
      Southern Ohio $48,860 40
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $53,000 190
      Tulsa, OK $46,200 150
      Oklahoma $45,560 540
      Northwest Oklahoma $42,110 40
      Northeast Oklahoma $38,160 30
      Southeast Oklahoma $30,160 50
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salem, OR $86,870 50
      Portland, OR-WA $74,020 670
      Oregon $72,780 890
      Coast Oregon $64,670 30
      Eugene, OR $61,950 80
      Bend, OR $61,160 40
      Medford, OR $57,910 30
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $81,580 3,580
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $77,220 1,910
      Allentown, PA-NJ $73,250 130
      Reading, PA $65,130 50
      Pennsylvania $63,790 3,500
      Erie, PA $62,340 40
      Pittsburgh, PA $60,240 420
      Scranton, PA $59,100 100
      Lancaster, PA $51,580 120
      Harrisburg, PA $50,950 160
      Northeastern Pennsylvania $47,390 50
      York, PA $45,310 50
      State College, PA $44,990 30
      Southwestern Pennsylvania $41,670 50
      Northwestern Pennsylvania $37,820 70
      Central Pennsylvania $37,500 70
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $37,410 400
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Rhode Island $64,740 310
      Providence, RI-MA $63,990 360
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $61,210 130
      Columbia, SC $59,990 60
      Greenville, SC $58,210 140
      South Carolina $58,210 560
      Myrtle Beach, SC $53,240 30
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Dakota $57,260 100
      West South Dakota $56,730 30
      East South Dakota $56,250 50
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $55,540 30
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nashville, TN $56,750 450
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $53,920 100
      Tennessee $51,060 960
      Knoxville, TN $50,950 100
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $48,830 60
      Kingsport, TN-VA $45,700 30
      South Central Tennessee $44,090 40
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      College Station, TX $63,290 50
      Midland, TX $60,080 40
      Austin, TX $58,640 760
      El Paso, TX $55,450 50
      Waco, TX $53,250 30
      San Antonio, TX $52,470 240
      Lubbock, TX $50,140 40
      Corpus Christi, TX $48,350 40
      Eastern Region of Texas $46,270 30
      Killeen, TX $46,130 40
      Hill Country Region of Texas $42,820 60
      North Region of Texas $41,590 70
      Houston, TX $29,040 1,930
      Texas $28,860 8,190
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $77,570 40
      Salt Lake City, UT $63,190 360
      Utah $59,860 550
      Provo, UT $58,390 100
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $79,080 3,150
      Northern West Virginia $77,980 90
      Southern West Virginia $77,980 30
      West Virginia $76,760 350
      Charlottesville, VA $76,230 190
      Richmond, VA $74,700 320
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $67,930 350
      Roanoke, VA $58,050 40
      Harrisonburg, VA $53,670 40
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $69,990 80
      Vermont $62,710 220
      Southern Vermont $62,320 70
      Northern Vermont $60,060 70
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Seattle, WA $87,330 2,110
      Kennewick, WA $86,310 30
      Washington $85,250 2,800
      Olympia, WA $80,080 60
      Spokane, WA $74,430 90
      Bremerton, WA $65,460 30
      Western Washington $61,340 40
      Bellingham, WA $59,290 50
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $64,580 340
      Oshkosh, WI $61,130 80
      Milwaukee, WI $60,280 290
      Wisconsin $58,940 1,140
      Green Bay, WI $58,810 50
      Eau Claire, WI $55,690 30
      South Central Wisconsin $48,340 60
      Western Wisconsin $47,650 60
      Northeastern Wisconsin $46,070 50
      WV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntington, WV-KY-OH $54,900 40
      Morgantown, WV $52,780 30
      WY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wyoming $43,280 170
      Western Wyoming $43,150 60
      Eastern Wyoming $43,060 50