EDITOR SALARY IN UNITED STATES

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Average gross salary for Editor GROSS SALARY
US$ 56,901
Average net salary for Editor NET SALARY
US$ 43,587
The most typical salary for Editor MOST TYPICAL GROSS
US$ 24,766
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  Updated: 12 Jun 2019   Diff. gross vs. net: 23%
  Salary entries: 38

Editor Earnings in United States

Average salary for Editor in United States is US$ 56,901.

Average take home earning is US$ 43,587 (Net).

The most typical salary is US$ 24,766 (Gross).

These data are from our visitors surveys (38 individual salaries).

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Percentage of people Earn this salary or more
5 % US$ 110,000
11 % US$ 100,000
24 % US$ 83,333
55 % US$ 52,790
84 % US$ 33,000
100 % US$ 24,766
City Avg. gross salary Salary entries
Washington DC US$ 70,800 05
Los Angeles US$ 60,333 03
New York City US$ 48,000 03
Cincinnati US$ 62,800 02
Chicago US$ 59,370 02
San Francisco US$ 56,600 02
Newark US$ 47,000 02
Boston US$ 33,500 02
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  SALARY BY LEVEL   EDITOR   UNITED STATES

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Salary levels Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
115K US$ 110,000
02
105K US$ 100,000
02
95K US$ 94,000
02
85K US$ 83,333
03
75K US$ 72,566
03
65K US$ 64,733
03
55K US$ 52,790
06
45K US$ 43,666
06
35K US$ 33,000
05
25K US$ 24,766
06

  SALARY BY GENDER   EDITOR   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Men US$ 55,983 18
Women US$ 65,066 09
N/A US$ 51,721 11

  SALARY BY EDUCATION   EDITOR   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Masters Degree US$ 71,060 15
Bachelors Degree US$ 49,858 16
Some College US$ 41,320 05
High School US$ 46,000 02

Editor workers holding Masters Degree degrees enjoy the highest average gross salaries in United States. With an earned Masters Degree, they grosses US$ 71,060. While Editor workers with Some College education earn the least, with an average gross income of US$ 41,320. This is 71.97% lower of what Masters Degree degree holders earn.


  SALARY BY EXPERIENCE   EDITOR   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
20+ Years US$ 78,493 09
12-16 Years US$ 62,000 02
8-12 Years US$ 61,500 08
4-8 Years US$ 39,833 06
2-4 Years US$ 42,720 05
1-2 Years US$ 49,600 07
0-1 Year US$ 40,000 01

Editor workers in United States with more years of work experience outperform their counterparts with less experience. Workers with 20+ Years of experience earn a gross average of US$ 78,493 compared to US$ 39,833 for their counterparts with 4-8 Years of experience. The difference between workers with 20+ Years of experience and 4-8 Years is 97.06%.


  SALARY BY AGE   EDITOR   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
63-68 US$ 86,666 03
57-62 US$ 76,500 04
51-56 US$ 50,233 03
45-50 US$ 70,000 01
39-44 US$ 57,000 02
33-38 US$ 66,666 03
27-32 US$ 52,571 07
22-26 US$ 34,500 02
16-21 US$ 27,800 02
N/A US$ 51,721 11
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  SALARY BY JOB TYPE   EDITOR   UNITED STATES

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Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
Permanent US$ 59,082 32
Contract US$ 73,500 02
Self Employed US$ 45,000 01
Part Time US$ 26,533 03
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  SALARY BY CITY   EDITOR   UNITED STATES

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# Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. Washington DC Editor in Washington DC US$ 70,800 05
2. Cincinnati Editor in Cincinnati US$ 62,800 02
3. Los Angeles Editor in Los Angeles US$ 60,333 03
4. Chicago Editor in Chicago US$ 59,370 02
5. San Francisco Editor in San Francisco US$ 56,600 02
6. New York City Editor in New York City US$ 48,000 03
7. Newark Editor in Newark US$ 47,000 02
8. Boston Editor in Boston US$ 33,500 02

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  SALARY BY COUNTRY    EDITOR

# Avg. gross salary (USD) Avg. gross salary   Salary entries
1. United States United States US$ 56,901 US$ 56,901 38
2. United Kingdom United Kingdom Editor in United Kingdom US$ 53,157 GBP 35,506 13
3. Russia Russia Editor in Russia US$ 39,623 RUB 1,606,778 08
4. India India Editor in India US$ 15,234 INR 952,777 09

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(6/6)  DIRECTOR OF PUBLISHING


 Posted: 12 Jun 2019

Bachelors Degree, 20+ years: "Public Relations, Editing, Management."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 85,000


(5/6)  EDITOR


 Posted: 31 May 2019

Some College, 2-4 years: "I edit things, I edit you, I edit the world."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 25,600


(4/6)  PUBLICATIONS MANAGER


 Posted: 28 Feb 2019

Masters Degree, 20+ years: "Edit reports, oversee online publication."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 70,000


(3/6)  VIDEO EDITOR


 Posted: 06 Dec 2018

Some College, 4-8 years: "Wedding video editor."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 24,000


(2/6)  EDITORIAL DIRECTOR


 Posted: 12 Oct 2017

Bachelors Degree, 8-12 years: "Managing teams, editing, design."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 90,000


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(1/6)  EDITOR, PRODUCTION AND RIGHTS MANAGER


 Posted: 29 Sep 2017

Masters Degree, 1-2 years: "I edit books at an Orthodox Christian publishing house. In addition, I handle rights questions and manage the production schedule (what is published when, who accomplishes what tasks, etc.)."
Individual GROSS salary:
US$ 40,000


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