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Highest-Paying Metro Areas for Proofreaders and Copy Markerss

Source: BLS OEWS, May 2025U.S. metropolitan areas

Metro areas ranked by published median annual wage for proofreaders and copy markers. Areas where BLS suppressed the median are not ranked. Higher medians often track higher living costs — this is a pay comparison, not a ranking of where the job is “best”.

Top 22 of 22 metro areas

Proofreaders and Copy Markers: metro areas with the highest published median annual wages, May 2025
#	Metro area	Median annual	Employment	Per 1,000 jobs
1	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$66,620	110	0.0
2	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$59,740	970	0.1
3	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$57,840	170	0.1
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$55,360	120	0.0
5	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$55,320	70	0.0
6	St. Louis, MO-IL	$55,280	70	0.1
7	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$55,020	30	0.0
8	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$54,900	130	0.0
9	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$53,020	Not published	Not published
10	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$52,440	40	0.0
11	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$52,250	Not published	Not published
12	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$51,970	260	0.1
13	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$49,920	70	0.0
14	Kansas City, MO-KS	$48,370	50	0.0
15	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$46,040	30	0.0
16	Pittsburgh, PA	$45,740	30	0.0
17	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$44,160	40	0.1
18	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$42,840	Not published	Not published
19	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$42,140	50	0.1
20	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$41,600	60	0.0
21	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$39,040	30	0.0
22	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$35,240	30	0.0

Full state and metro tables, the national distribution, and the pay map are on the Proofreaders and Copy Markers overview.

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.