Proofreaders and Copy Markers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 56 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Proofreaders and Copy Markers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Francisco, CA $70,30070
Los Angeles, CA $65,170150
District of Columbia $63,92070
California $63,820340
New York, NY-NJ $60,1301,170
Dallas, TX $58,15060

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      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Francisco, CA $70,30070
      Los Angeles, CA $65,170150
      California $63,820340
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $54,28050
      Colorado $53,71070
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $54,680160
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Miami, FL $50,74060
      Tampa, FL $37,33060
      Florida $37,330220
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Georgia $41,750180
      Atlanta, GA $40,240120
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $47,88040
      Iowa $43,630160
      Cedar Rapids, IA $43,630—
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $45,900190
      Illinois $44,600220
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indiana $39,59090
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kansas $54,89040
      Kansas $46,96090
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kentucky $42,50070
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $40,67040
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Massachusetts $54,790—
      Boston, MA-NH $54,790—
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $54,68060
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $48,55050
      Michigan $39,380160
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $50,74070
      Minnesota $50,56080
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $49,42040
      Missouri $47,70080
      Kansas City, MO-KS $46,96060
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlotte, NC-SC $46,04030
      North Carolina $45,80060
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nebraska $53,22040
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New Jersey $56,940160
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      New York, NY-NJ $60,1301,170
      New York $54,3801,230
      Rochester, NY $44,42030
      Albany, NY $44,02050
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ohio $48,180130
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $45,69040
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $38,60030
      Oregon $38,60030
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $63,92070
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $49,910170
      Pennsylvania $45,510270
      Pittsburgh, PA $41,36030
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      South Carolina $39,94070
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Dallas, TX $58,15060
      Texas $49,990200
      Austin, TX $47,99040
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Salt Lake City, UT $41,600—
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Virginia $47,430170
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington $55,76040
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Milwaukee, WI $47,14030
      Wisconsin $41,790100