Editor Salary

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What Editors actually earn, benchmarked from real postings that disclose pay. Figures are USD only, with no currency conversion.

Editors earn a median of $105K (USD), based on 128 postings that disclosed pay. The middle half sits between $82K and $135K, with the full range running $24K to $250K.

Salary

Median

$105K

USD/yr

Average

$111K

USD/yr

Minimum

$24K

USD/yr

Maximum

$250K

USD/yr

Based on 128 disclosed USD postings · Editor, USD-disclosed

Based only on postings that disclose pay, counted in USD with no conversion. Native-currency pay by country is on the salary hub; see the full methodology.