Film and Video Editors Salary in the US
A film and video editors earns a national median of $75,420 a year (mean $86,130) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #276 of 825.
How much does a film and video editors earn in the US?
A film and video editors in the United States earns a median of $75,420 a year (mean $86,130), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 48% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 25,610 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-4032), ranked #276 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$75,420
per year
Mean
$86,130
per year
Employment
25,610
US workers
National rank
#276
of 825 by median
What a film and video editors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a film and video editors (SOC 27-4032) earns a median annual wage of $75,420 and a mean (average) of $86,130. The median is the midpoint — half of film and video editors earn more and half earn less — and is 48% 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 film and video editors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for film and video editors is $75,420, and the mean (average) is $86,130. The median is the midpoint — half of film and video editors earn more and half earn less.
- How does film and video editors pay compare to the US average?
- At $75,420, a film and video editors earns 48% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many film and video editors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 25,610 film and video editors employed nationally (SOC 27-4032), across all industries.
- Where does this film and video 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 27-4032. 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 27-4032 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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