Editors Salary in the US
A editors earns a national median of $77,920 a year (mean $90,060) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #248 of 825.
How much does a editors earn in the US?
A editors in the United States earns a median of $77,920 a year (mean $90,060), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 53% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 91,690 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-3041), ranked #248 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$77,920
per year
Mean
$90,060
per year
Employment
91,690
US workers
National rank
#248
of 825 by median
What a editors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a editors (SOC 27-3041) earns a median annual wage of $77,920 and a mean (average) of $90,060. The median is the midpoint — half of editors earn more and half earn less — and is 53% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a editors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for editors is $77,920, and the mean (average) is $90,060. The median is the midpoint — half of editors earn more and half earn less.
- How does editors pay compare to the US average?
- At $77,920, a editors earns 53% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many editors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 91,690 editors employed nationally (SOC 27-3041), across all industries.
- Where does this editors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-3041. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-3041 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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