Editors
United States. Estimated employment 91,690, with pages for 4 metro areas below.
Data released May 2025
BLS OEWS · SOC 27-3041
Fig. 1 — The wage rule
Where you sit in the distribution
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$77,920 · 50th
$41,25010th
$57,30025th
$77,92050th
$106,10075th
$153,70090th
That is the median — half of editors in the US earn more.
Table 1 — By metro area
Where it pays
Every published Editors page, by median pay. Employment is the BLS estimate for the metro.
| Metro area | Median | Employment |
|---|---|---|
| New York, NY | $102,120 | 16,600 |
| Albany, NY | $77,570 | 260 |
| Rochester, NY | $76,620 | 190 |
| Buffalo, NY | $71,520 | 200 |
Sources
How this page was made
- Wage data
- Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 release. Public domain.
- Employment
- 91,690 employed in this occupation nationally (BLS estimate; excludes the self-employed).
- Occupation
- SOC 27-3041, Editors. Mapped to our taxonomy as editors.
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