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Editors Salary by City (2026)
185 metro areas · National average: $70,361 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Editors salaries across 185 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
New York, NY
$117,790
$99,220
$58,540
$175,960
San Jose, CA
$113,520
$96,270
$51,060
$178,130
Los Angeles, CA
$111,800
$90,570
$50,610
$168,540
San Francisco, CA
$106,810
$99,720
$56,020
$165,650
Washington, DC
$100,160
$80,990
$50,790
$161,530
Waterbury, CT
$99,320
$81,910
$44,130
$157,660
Spokane, WA
$97,310
$74,430
$45,340
$237,430
Santa Rosa, CA
$96,670
$94,750
$52,320
$165,730
Bridgeport, CT
$95,070
$84,930
$38,410
$163,000
Seattle, WA
$94,250
$87,330
$59,890
$133,290
San Luis Obispo, CA
$91,080
$79,360
$57,360
$148,410
Boston, MA
$90,540
$79,370
$49,830
$144,210
Vallejo, CA
$89,490
$72,580
$41,730
$164,080
Trenton, NJ
$87,760
$77,610
$50,490
$124,870
Glens Falls, NY
$87,680
$74,860
$48,330
$140,730
Salem, OR
$86,350
$86,870
$39,330
$118,560
Fort Collins, CO
$84,480
$79,250
$47,410
$138,270
Philadelphia, PA
$84,390
$77,220
$43,940
$129,890
Albuquerque, NM
$84,130
$61,480
$39,140
$172,460
Olympia, WA
$83,630
$80,080
$52,930
$113,450
Bremerton, WA
$83,620
$65,460
$50,000
$134,950
Miami, FL
$83,570
$72,800
$37,050
$158,160
Kennewick, WA
$83,140
$86,310
$54,270
$124,890
Boulder, CO
$83,010
$78,700
$45,990
$119,990
New Haven, CT
$82,780
$85,380
$36,320
$130,900
Durham, NC
$82,750
$80,820
$49,250
$104,560
Burlington, VT
$82,630
$69,990
$49,290
$136,580
Baltimore, MD
$82,270
$77,790
$46,080
$132,520
Hartford, CT
$81,490
$72,330
$36,580
$139,510
Savannah, GA
$81,230
$64,440
$37,660
$120,810
Albany, NY
$81,120
$72,300
$48,250
$132,900
Sacramento, CA
$80,740
$75,260
$45,980
$125,410
Worcester, MA
$80,740
$71,630
$47,770
$138,510
Kiryas Joel, NY
$80,690
$66,880
$34,230
$128,070
Rochester, NY
$79,740
$63,290
$31,200
$129,290
Allentown, PA
$79,700
$73,250
$38,630
$122,630
Palm Bay, FL
$79,650
$63,520
$35,020
$124,520
North Port, FL
$79,570
$61,200
$32,740
$172,200
San Diego, CA
$79,290
$76,160
$43,250
$124,770
Atlanta, GA
$78,300
$74,520
$45,840
$127,420
Columbus, OH
$78,230
$68,770
$46,730
$110,980
Denver, CO
$78,080
$77,190
$47,640
$107,990
Manchester, NH
$77,630
$77,160
$44,990
$121,030
Tampa, FL
$77,410
$64,780
$32,440
$136,660
Chicago, IL
$77,150
$71,600
$40,820
$119,310
Amherst Town, MA
$76,610
$73,800
$47,380
$124,020
Richmond, VA
$76,110
$74,700
$38,520
$108,130
Binghamton, NY
$76,010
$78,900
$47,020
$117,820
Charlottesville, VA
$75,970
$76,230
$43,250
$110,490
Raleigh, NC
$75,880
$68,950
$45,330
$98,770
Riverside, CA
$74,970
$66,040
$39,740
$120,620
Charlotte, NC
$74,760
$64,990
$39,540
$101,820
Salinas, CA
$74,410
$69,090
$41,150
$121,570
Phoenix, AZ
$74,340
$65,430
$38,590
$106,120
Gainesville, FL
$74,300
$60,540
$37,050
$132,820
Syracuse, NY
$74,030
$64,620
$44,640
$120,710
Portland, OR
$73,990
$74,020
$44,820
$108,310
Tallahassee, FL
$73,960
$66,460
$37,250
$110,520
Naples, FL
$73,870
$62,870
$34,610
$135,490
Pittsfield, MA
$73,700
$63,840
$45,870
$124,910
Des Moines, IA
$73,490
$63,890
$43,290
$107,910
Columbia, SC
$73,130
$59,990
$38,650
$146,750
Buffalo, NY
$73,090
$63,620
$31,200
$120,130
Detroit, MI
$73,020
$66,790
$36,070
$107,670
Santa Maria, CA
$72,950
$66,980
$36,180
$118,960
Jacksonville, FL
$72,910
$60,000
$37,420
$100,880
Iowa City, IA
$72,710
$64,240
$38,020
$116,040
Oxnard, CA
$72,480
$75,380
$40,090
$98,250
Santa Fe, NM
$72,280
$64,640
$41,830
$120,440
Springfield, MA
$72,160
$67,650
$45,960
$118,470
Stockton, CA
$71,950
$60,530
$34,840
$100,170
Cleveland, OH
$71,930
$61,730
$46,450
$104,520
Virginia Beach, VA
$71,910
$67,930
$39,030
$107,490
Providence, RI
$71,810
$63,990
$39,470
$107,190
Salt Lake City, UT
$71,800
$63,190
$38,360
$119,670
Dayton, OH
$71,730
$60,290
$38,100
$101,130
Deltona, FL
$71,570
$62,450
$31,200
$114,050
Colorado Springs, CO
$71,550
$67,750
$39,420
$104,470
Orlando, FL
$71,190
$59,610
$40,010
$123,160
Scranton, PA
$71,150
$59,100
$37,490
$113,750
Urban Honolulu, HI
$70,830
$57,780
$30,780
$127,880
Norwich, CT
$70,580
$68,950
$35,770
$107,290
Toledo, OH
$70,130
$57,770
$36,540
$101,590
Bakersfield, CA
$69,830
$59,710
$37,190
$109,500
Cincinnati, OH
$69,630
$59,840
$38,730
$106,500
Cape Coral, FL
$69,450
$61,860
$37,280
$103,840
Bellingham, WA
$69,430
$59,290
$50,890
$101,470
St. Louis, MO
$69,390
$63,130
$37,870
$100,270
Fresno, CA
$69,360
$62,940
$37,620
$107,780
Atlantic City, NJ
$69,340
$63,220
$37,440
$101,880
Youngstown, OH
$69,260
$57,600
$44,900
$97,710
Charleston, SC
$69,180
$61,210
$29,320
$119,990
Las Vegas, NV
$69,120
$62,910
$38,770
$98,730
Ann Arbor, MI
$69,100
$61,100
$33,960
$106,330
Asheville, NC
$69,070
$61,760
$36,400
$94,290
Austin, TX
$69,020
$58,640
$38,470
$109,950
Cedar Rapids, IA
$68,990
$61,390
$44,090
$95,150
Greenville, SC
$68,710
$58,210
$40,660
$103,140
Greensboro, NC
$68,670
$58,690
$37,650
$94,870
Barnstable Town, MA
$68,660
$72,580
$40,810
$93,110
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY
$68,580
$60,470
$30,300
$105,930
Pittsburgh, PA
$68,560
$60,240
$37,590
$104,670
Madison, WI
$68,480
$64,580
$42,460
$100,800
Huntsville, AL
$68,030
$47,370
$19,760
$125,100
Akron, OH
$67,770
$59,110
$44,000
$103,580
Lansing, MI
$67,620
$62,500
$37,870
$95,920
Grand Rapids, MI
$67,510
$62,480
$37,780
$102,190
Kansas City, MO
$67,060
$59,440
$44,650
$97,920
Nashville, TN
$67,040
$56,750
$38,720
$99,120
Hagerstown, MD
$67,030
$57,960
$37,580
$110,880
Harrisonburg, VA
$66,860
$53,670
$38,090
$106,080
Augusta, GA
$66,450
$60,540
$28,510
$113,260
Topeka, KS
$66,420
$58,120
$39,820
$107,220
Prescott Valley, AZ
$66,020
$58,240
$29,850
$98,660
Lawrence, KS
$65,730
$64,480
$46,210
$82,630
Champaign, IL
$65,670
$63,220
$38,420
$95,110
Tucson, AZ
$65,570
$58,200
$36,760
$95,990
College Station, TX
$65,440
$63,290
$37,100
$110,390
Springfield, IL
$65,430
$64,750
$47,980
$78,190
Harrisburg, PA
$65,150
$50,950
$38,440
$106,000
Bend, OR
$65,010
$61,160
$39,700
$101,440
Milwaukee, WI
$64,940
$60,280
$38,550
$95,950
Dubuque, IA
$64,860
$58,540
$44,340
$90,630
Green Bay, WI
$64,720
$58,810
$39,770
$82,990
South Bend, IN
$64,690
$60,520
$30,690
$99,290
Minneapolis, MN
$64,650
$56,160
$45,830
$97,890
Indianapolis, IN
$64,500
$62,240
$30,920
$104,390
Erie, PA
$64,380
$62,340
$33,930
$103,690
Eugene, OR
$64,130
$61,950
$37,780
$94,700
Morgantown, WV
$63,810
$52,780
$38,030
$100,970
Evansville, IN
$63,760
$58,410
$29,190
$97,950
Oshkosh, WI
$63,730
$61,130
$44,470
$89,190
Kingston, NY
$63,710
$59,280
$33,280
$115,510
Roanoke, VA
$63,290
$58,050
$34,380
$102,810
Reno, NV
$62,970
$61,100
$37,990
$92,150
Columbia, MO
$62,940
$58,740
$44,040
$94,990
Davenport, IA
$62,720
$58,670
$38,370
$92,630
Lexington, KY
$62,690
$56,620
$31,100
$98,050
Lancaster, PA
$62,550
$51,580
$38,930
$99,380
Memphis, TN
$62,360
$53,920
$37,030
$92,660
Provo, UT
$62,350
$58,390
$33,450
$95,420
Chattanooga, TN
$62,240
$48,830
$36,070
$111,630
Killeen, TX
$62,220
$46,130
$30,730
$135,570
Waco, TX
$61,450
$53,250
$36,720
$95,670
Huntington, WV
$61,430
$54,900
$29,100
$98,450
Winston, NC
$61,370
$56,750
$39,530
$81,990
Eau Claire, WI
$61,350
$55,690
$34,940
$94,010
Greeley, CO
$61,090
$61,920
$40,660
$85,420
Rockford, IL
$60,930
$57,130
$36,910
$88,910
San Antonio, TX
$60,820
$52,470
$35,120
$95,190
Fort Wayne, IN
$60,670
$52,420
$41,580
$85,400
Birmingham, AL
$60,590
$55,660
$30,320
$91,470
Fargo, ND
$60,570
$57,570
$28,660
$98,960
Myrtle Beach, SC
$60,060
$53,240
$23,710
$105,280
Peoria, IL
$59,650
$52,250
$31,720
$92,070
Lafayette, IN
$59,050
$48,010
$29,730
$100,740
Springfield, MO
$58,940
$55,240
$35,950
$86,450
State College, PA
$58,830
$44,990
$38,230
$89,610
Oklahoma City, OK
$58,040
$53,000
$31,790
$97,180
Tuscaloosa, AL
$57,930
$51,990
$36,790
$86,950
Corpus Christi, TX
$57,400
$48,350
$33,680
$78,220
Portland, ME
$57,030
$47,750
$31,340
$93,340
St. Cloud, MN
$56,870
$45,350
$40,390
$100,750
Knoxville, TN
$56,630
$50,950
$34,020
$83,870
Omaha, NE
$56,290
$46,240
$30,930
$93,390
Sioux Falls, SD
$56,270
$55,540
$39,660
$78,290
Boise City, ID
$56,120
$51,970
$36,170
$91,930
Bismarck, ND
$55,940
$54,080
$28,960
$99,810
Duluth, MN
$55,600
$45,510
$31,200
$83,500
Wichita, KS
$55,170
$49,610
$34,480
$77,960
York, PA
$53,800
$45,310
$31,170
$76,880
Montgomery, AL
$53,450
$39,140
$18,660
$85,370
Lincoln, NE
$52,780
$47,670
$24,960
$83,150
Baton Rouge, LA
$52,400
$49,020
$36,870
$75,180
Tulsa, OK
$51,800
$46,200
$27,700
$80,610
Bozeman, MT
$51,540
$46,410
$37,490
$74,990
Little Rock, AR
$51,280
$47,420
$27,910
$74,990
Waterloo, IA
$51,260
$45,070
$45,070
$71,520
New Orleans, LA
$50,930
$48,340
$28,920
$70,860
Jackson, MS
$50,840
$47,470
$18,630
$79,930
Lubbock, TX
$50,730
$50,140
$34,510
$70,390
Fayetteville, AR
$50,270
$45,200
$23,010
$84,350
Missoula, MT
$49,380
$45,770
$33,430
$65,990
Billings, MT
$46,950
$45,330
$34,240
$63,850
San Juan, PR
$41,390
$37,410
$21,140
$60,470
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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