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 $103K (USD), based on 134 postings that disclosed pay. The middle half sits between $80K and $135K, with the full range running $24K to $263K.

Salary

Median

$103K

USD/yr

Average

$112K

USD/yr

Minimum

$24K

USD/yr

Maximum

$263K

USD/yr

Based on 134 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.