SOC 27-3041 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations

Editors

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025United States, all industries

U.S. median annual wage$77,920

U.S. median hourly wage$37.46

U.S. employment91,690

Nationally, editors earned a median of $77,920 per year as of the May 2025 OEWS estimates, across 91,690 jobs. Pay varies substantially by area — look up a specific state or metro below.

National pay distribution

Pay by state

Every state and territory with a published May 2025 estimate. “Not published” means BLS suppressed the value — it never means zero. Higher medians often track higher living costs; this is not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

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Editors: pay and employment by state
State
New York	$101,480	$48.79	16,800	1.7
California	$98,030	$47.13	14,830	0.8
Connecticut	$85,950	$41.32	1,050	0.6
District of Columbia	$83,920	$40.35	3,310	4.7
Massachusetts	$83,170	$39.99	3,100	0.9
New Jersey	$81,680	$39.27	2,120	0.5
Virginia	$80,590	$38.74	2,720	0.7
Rhode Island	$77,960	$37.48	340	0.7
Colorado	$77,870	$37.44	1,830	0.6
Washington	$77,850	$37.43	1,860	0.5
Georgia	$76,650	$36.85	1,920	0.4
Illinois	$76,060	$36.57	4,560	0.7
Maryland	$75,550	$36.32	1,850	0.7
Delaware	$75,020	$36.07	170	0.4
Florida	$73,950	$35.55	3,790	0.4
North Carolina	$73,740	$35.45	1,870	0.4
Nevada	$72,510	$34.86	Not published	Not published
Ohio	$72,160	$34.69	1,800	0.3
Oregon	$71,540	$34.39	1,110	0.6
Vermont	$66,860	$32.15	240	0.8
New Hampshire	$66,510	$31.98	250	0.4
Utah	$65,040	$31.27	590	0.3
Wisconsin	$64,270	$30.90	1,510	0.5
New Mexico	$64,250	$30.89	230	0.3
Alaska	$63,630	$30.59	60	0.2
Pennsylvania	$63,460	$30.51	3,240	0.5
Alabama	$63,330	$30.45	530	0.3
Arizona	$63,090	$30.33	820	0.3
Michigan	$63,090	$30.33	1,690	0.4
Minnesota	$62,650	$30.12	1,970	0.7
South Carolina	$62,000	$29.81	500	0.2
Kansas	$61,920	$29.77	500	0.3
Montana	$61,750	$29.69	200	0.4
Missouri	$61,620	$29.62	880	0.3
North Dakota	$60,520	$29.10	200	0.5
Tennessee	$59,550	$28.63	1,390	0.4
Kentucky	$59,430	$28.57	490	0.2
Louisiana	$58,860	$28.30	330	0.2
Iowa	$57,200	$27.50	900	0.6
South Dakota	$56,730	$27.28	140	0.3
West Virginia	$56,630	$27.23	260	0.4
Indiana	$56,440	$27.14	830	0.3
Hawaii	$55,070	$26.48	100	0.2
Mississippi	$54,380	$26.14	290	0.3
Oklahoma	$50,780	$24.42	500	0.3
Arkansas	$50,180	$24.13	260	0.2
Maine	$50,180	$24.12	300	0.5
Wyoming	$46,710	$22.46	110	0.4
Nebraska	$46,320	$22.27	360	0.4
Texas	$45,950	$22.09	6,460	0.5
Puerto Rico	$39,640	$19.06	300	0.3
Idaho	Not published	Not published	230	0.3

Pay by metro area

All 188 metro areas where BLS publishes this occupation. Sort by median wage, employment, or local concentration — or see the highest-paying metros ranked.

Each dot is one metro area with a published median — hover any dot for the name and figure. Metros without published estimates are not drawn.

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Editors: pay and employment by metro area
Metro area
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$117,580	$56.53	560	0.5
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$102,940	$49.49	2,040	0.9
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$102,120	$49.09	16,600	1.7
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$100,050	$48.10	8,830	1.4
New Haven, CT	$98,550	$47.38	110	0.4
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$88,610	$42.60	340	0.8
Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$87,150	$41.90	230	1.5
Trenton-Princeton, NJ	$86,870	$41.77	150	0.6
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$86,410	$41.54	2,480	0.9
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$84,800	$40.77	5,470	1.7
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA	$81,330	$39.10	110	0.6
Boulder, CO	$81,090	$38.99	220	1.1
Salem, OR	$80,650	$38.77	100	0.5
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$80,570	$38.74	120	0.4
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC	$80,410	$38.66	220	0.6
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$80,380	$38.64	2,520	0.6
Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL	$80,360	$38.63	50	0.2
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL	$79,940	$38.43	60	0.3
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$79,870	$38.40	210	0.3
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$79,730	$38.33	670	0.5
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$79,660	$38.30	1,380	0.7
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI	$79,350	$38.15	50	0.5
Glens Falls, NY	$78,990	$37.97	60	1.2
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$78,870	$37.92	710	0.5
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$78,800	$37.89	370	0.3
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA	$78,700	$37.84	80	1.3
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH	$78,690	$37.83	120	0.3
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$78,670	$37.82	1,090	0.7
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA	$77,890	$37.45	30	0.3
Columbus, OH	$77,810	$37.41	360	0.3
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$77,730	$37.37	510	0.4
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$77,680	$37.35	1,380	0.5
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$77,570	$37.29	260	0.6
Ogden, UT	$77,570	$37.30	40	0.2
Kiryas Joel-Poughkeepsie-Newburgh, NY	$77,130	$37.08	80	0.3
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$76,720	$36.89	1,130	0.4
Rochester, NY	$76,620	$36.84	190	0.4
Raleigh-Cary, NC	$76,360	$36.71	350	0.5
Canton-Massillon, OH	$76,350	$36.71	40	0.2
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO	$76,270	$36.67	80	0.5
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA	$76,180	$36.63	350	0.5
Charlottesville, VA	$75,800	$36.44	160	1.4
Colorado Springs, CO	$75,590	$36.34	200	0.6
Montgomery, AL	$75,520	$36.31	70	0.4
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$75,430	$36.26	700	0.6
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$75,240	$36.17	110	0.3
Green Bay, WI	$74,650	$35.89	110	0.6
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$74,530	$35.83	1,690	0.6
Reno, NV	$74,470	$35.80	50	0.2
Worcester, MA	$73,950	$35.55	100	0.3
Cleveland, OH	$73,850	$35.51	390	0.4
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA	$73,770	$35.47	40	0.3
Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$73,610	$35.39	100	0.8
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL	$73,610	$35.39	110	0.3
Bremerton-Silverdale-Port Orchard, WA	$73,470	$35.32	40	0.4
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$73,330	$35.26	520	0.4
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$73,300	$35.24	70	0.4
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ	$73,030	$35.11	30	0.2
Birmingham, AL	$72,650	$34.93	230	0.4
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$72,510	$34.86	Not published	Not published
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT	$72,340	$34.78	60	0.4
Fresno, CA	$72,300	$34.76	100	0.2
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$71,520	$34.39	200	0.4
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC	$71,340	$34.30	40	0.2
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$70,560	$33.93	320	0.2
Richmond, VA	$70,380	$33.84	290	0.4
St. Louis, MO-IL	$69,990	$33.65	360	0.3
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL	$69,940	$33.62	30	0.1
Toledo, OH	$69,270	$33.30	80	0.3
Syracuse, NY	$69,190	$33.27	70	0.2
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA	$68,830	$33.09	70	0.5
Gainesville, FL	$68,730	$33.04	70	0.5
Missoula, MT	$68,300	$32.84	40	0.5
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$68,260	$32.82	450	0.3
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$67,810	$32.60	90	0.3
Columbia, SC	$67,530	$32.46	70	0.2
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$67,400	$32.40	380	0.5
Chico, CA	$67,390	$32.40	30	0.4
Madison, WI	$66,920	$32.17	380	0.9
Helena, MT	$66,770	$32.10	30	0.7
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$66,560	$32.00	370	0.5
Greensboro-High Point, NC	$66,540	$31.99	110	0.3
Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC	$66,470	$31.96	40	0.3
Baton Rouge, LA	$66,340	$31.89	120	0.3
Asheville, NC	$66,210	$31.83	100	0.6
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$65,740	$31.61	680	0.4
Lawrence, KS	$65,460	$31.47	50	1.0
Lansing-East Lansing, MI	$65,400	$31.44	110	0.5
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$65,390	$31.44	280	0.3
Albuquerque, NM	$65,190	$31.34	100	0.2
Kansas City, MO-KS	$65,180	$31.34	380	0.3
Reading, PA	$65,130	$31.31	50	0.3
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$64,970	$31.23	540	0.2
Ann Arbor, MI	$64,670	$31.09	210	1.0
Tallahassee, FL	$64,590	$31.05	120	0.6
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$64,390	$30.96	110	0.3
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$64,250	$30.89	740	0.7
Santa Fe, NM	$64,200	$30.87	40	0.7
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA	$63,720	$30.64	260	0.6
Salinas, CA	$63,680	$30.61	50	0.3
Topeka, KS	$63,560	$30.56	60	0.5
Iowa City, IA	$63,440	$30.50	100	1.1
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$63,430	$30.49	1,390	0.7
Charleston-North Charleston, SC	$63,370	$30.47	110	0.3
Jacksonville, FL	$63,270	$30.42	520	0.7
Winston-Salem, NC	$63,130	$30.35	70	0.2
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$62,930	$30.26	150	0.4
Waco, TX	$62,890	$30.24	30	0.2
Lancaster, PA	$62,720	$30.16	90	0.3
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$62,710	$30.15	130	0.4
Pittsburgh, PA	$62,710	$30.15	380	0.3
Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV	$62,670	$30.13	40	0.4
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$62,610	$30.10	330	0.3
Bakersfield-Delano, CA	$62,490	$30.04	60	0.2
Anchorage, AK	$62,400	$30.00	40	0.2
Bozeman, MT	$62,380	$29.99	30	0.5
Sioux Falls, SD-MN	$62,310	$29.96	50	0.3
Bellingham, WA	$62,290	$29.95	30	0.3
Manchester-Nashua, NH	$62,200	$29.90	70	0.3
Champaign-Urbana, IL	$62,030	$29.82	100	1.0
Bend, OR	$61,890	$29.76	50	0.5
Cedar Rapids, IA	$61,880	$29.75	90	0.7
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$61,860	$29.74	200	0.3
Savannah, GA	$61,810	$29.71	60	0.3
Pittsfield, MA	$61,410	$29.53	60	1.0
New Orleans-Metairie, LA	$61,260	$29.45	90	0.2
Dubuque, IA	$60,980	$29.32	70	1.1
Lexington-Fayette, KY	$60,830	$29.25	80	0.3
College Station-Bryan, TX	$60,780	$29.22	50	0.4
Barnstable Town, MA	$60,680	$29.18	50	0.5
Fargo, ND-MN	$60,600	$29.13	80	0.5
Springfield, IL	$60,510	$29.09	30	0.3
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$60,230	$28.96	240	0.2
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA	$60,110	$28.90	60	0.3
Midland, TX	$60,080	$28.88	40	0.4
Knoxville, TN	$59,630	$28.67	120	0.3
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$59,570	$28.64	260	0.3
Tucson, AZ	$59,420	$28.57	120	0.3
Akron, OH	$59,410	$28.56	90	0.3
Rockford, IL	$59,380	$28.55	40	0.3
Youngstown-Warren, OH	$58,890	$28.31	40	0.2
Eugene-Springfield, OR	$58,460	$28.10	90	0.6
Springfield, MA	$58,460	$28.11	90	0.5
Erie, PA	$58,240	$28.00	50	0.4
Roanoke, VA	$58,100	$27.93	30	0.2
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL	$58,050	$27.91	90	0.5
Peoria, IL	$58,000	$27.89	40	0.2
Medford, OR	$57,910	$27.84	30	0.4
Jefferson City, MO	$57,570	$27.68	30	0.4
Killeen-Temple, TX	$57,510	$27.65	30	0.2
Traverse City, MI	$57,200	$27.50	30	0.5
Lafayette, LA	$57,070	$27.44	30	0.2
Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$56,420	$27.13	120	0.2
Wichita, KS	$56,420	$27.13	80	0.3
El Paso, TX	$55,450	$26.66	50	0.1
Oklahoma City, OK	$55,370	$26.62	210	0.3
Urban Honolulu, HI	$54,690	$26.29	90	0.2
Boise City, ID	$54,540	$26.22	110	0.3
Columbia, MO	$54,250	$26.08	50	0.5
Eau Claire, WI	$54,090	$26.01	40	0.5
Chattanooga, TN-GA	$54,000	$25.96	80	0.3
Lubbock, TX	$52,670	$25.32	30	0.2
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$52,600	$25.29	1,140	0.9
Springfield, MO	$52,040	$25.02	30	0.2
Lincoln, NE	$52,000	$25.00	80	0.5
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$51,720	$24.86	110	0.2
Omaha, NE-IA	$51,030	$24.53	90	0.2
Fort Wayne, IN	$50,810	$24.43	60	0.2
Gainesville, GA	$50,770	$24.41	40	0.3
Corpus Christi, TX	$50,730	$24.39	40	0.2
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$50,180	$24.13	100	0.3
Portland-South Portland, ME	$50,180	$24.12	150	0.5
Jackson, MS	$49,650	$23.87	90	0.3
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$48,410	$23.28	80	0.3
Bangor, ME	$48,020	$23.09	30	0.4
St. Cloud, MN	$47,400	$22.79	60	0.5
Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA	$47,300	$22.74	50	0.6
Tulsa, OK	$46,850	$22.53	110	0.2
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA	$45,700	$21.97	30	0.3
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$42,390	$20.38	290	0.4
Lafayette-West Lafayette, IN	$39,930	$19.20	40	0.4
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$29,040	$13.96	1,930	0.6
Duluth, MN-WI	Not published	Not published	60	0.5
Janesville-Beloit, WI	Not published	Not published	30	0.5
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	Not published	Not published	230	0.3
Port St. Lucie, FL	Not published	Not published	40	0.2
Rochester, MN	Not published	Not published	50	0.4
Wilmington, NC	Not published	Not published	40	0.2

About this data. Estimates are from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program, May 2025 release, retrieved from bls.gov/oes/tables.htm on July 24, 2026. OEWS estimates describe metropolitan/nonmetropolitan areas and states — not city limits — and are not designed for year-over-year comparisons. See BLS methodology, our plain-English methodology, and sources. CitySalaryData is independent and not affiliated with BLS.