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Highest Paying Cities for Film and Video Editors

The top 100 highest paying cities for film and video editors (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of film and video editors in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $92,290, Camden, New Jersey is the highest paying city for film and video editors. It is followed by Newark-Union, Pennsylvania (average annual salary $86,040). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2018 [1]. For more salary information of film and video editors in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest Paying Cities/Areas for Film and Video Editors

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Camden, New Jersey	$92,290	$46,020	40
2	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$86,040	$36,010	140
3	Charlottesville, Virginia	$85,630	$35,410	40
4	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$83,880	$28,750	8,960
5	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$77,480	$40,710	300
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$76,260	$40,830	330
7	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$74,760	$36,690	12,020
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, USA	$74,470	$36,750	12,210
9	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$73,250	$37,560	4,310
10	New York-Jersey City-White Plains, USA	$73,000	$37,960	4,130
11	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$71,610	$40,510	100
12	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$70,270	$39,750	840
13	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$68,320	$26,430	3,680
14	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$67,090	$29,910	110
15	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$66,690	$26,800	190
16	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$66,490	$26,710	190
17	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$65,780	$45,470	30
18	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$64,600	$37,010	560
19	Silver Spring-Frederick-Rockville, USA	$63,830	$41,120	30
20	Fresno, California	$62,520	$25,400	70
21	St Louis, Missouri	$60,610	$38,040	130
22	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$59,970	$27,090	220
23	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$59,730	$39,610	320
24	Provo-Orem, Utah	$59,070	$42,680	n/a
25	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$58,650	$37,110	370
26	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$58,650	$34,300	330
27	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$57,990	$31,870	410
28	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$57,360	$31,860	240
29	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$57,170	$34,790	60
30	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$56,840	$40,270	50
31	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$56,040	$38,420	n/a
32	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$56,030	$32,830	130
33	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$55,430	$27,260	40
34	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$55,430	$28,560	170
35	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$54,620	$19,690	n/a
36	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$53,890	$20,680	230
37	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$53,880	$23,950	140
38	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$53,700	$33,330	320
39	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$52,610	$31,290	100
40	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$51,930	$18,860	150
41	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$51,040	$22,680	250
42	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$50,570	$19,830	n/a
43	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$50,470	$22,760	100
44	Madison, Wisconsin	$50,460	$34,280	50
45	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$50,450	$36,220	40
46	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$50,010	$23,850	160
47	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$50,000	$22,640	30
48	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$49,440	$31,390	370
49	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$49,220	$27,400	100
50	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$49,120	$29,340	1,300
51	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$49,060	$31,090	40
52	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$48,960	$32,910	270
53	Kingston, New York	$48,250	$18,660	30
54	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$48,140	$22,230	100
55	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$47,920	$17,150	60
56	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$47,740	$28,420	30
57	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$47,640	$22,410	40
58	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$47,550	$27,480	120
59	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$47,460	$26,880	480
60	Montgomery County-Bucks County-Chester County, USA	$47,110	$31,320	80
61	Kansas City, Missouri	$47,090	$29,570	60
62	Urban Honolulu, USA	$46,350	$18,870	100
63	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$46,110	$23,630	260
64	Richmond, Virginia	$44,480	$32,610	60
65	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$44,310	$28,950	160
66	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$43,970	$26,770	40
67	Dayton, Ohio	$43,700	$33,700	30
68	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$43,540	$27,170	100
69	Boulder, Colorado	$43,300	$19,680	40
70	Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin	$43,270	$27,610	n/a
71	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$43,130	$26,360	70
72	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$43,060	$28,770	70
73	San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, Puerto Rico	$43,050	$22,320	50
74	Columbus, Ohio	$43,000	$19,110	220
75	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$42,970	$17,300	370
76	Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach-Deerfield Beach, Florida	$42,550	$22,030	270
77	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$42,310	$30,860	30
78	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$42,090	$19,820	240
79	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$41,940	$22,960	230
80	Anaheim-Santa Ana-Irvine, USA	$41,610	$20,810	200
81	Missoula, Montana	$41,280	$28,310	60
82	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$40,530	$27,560	190
83	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$40,410	$31,830	100
84	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$40,380	$24,570	130
85	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$39,900	$23,490	100
86	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$39,730	$29,380	60
87	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$39,560	$22,990	160
88	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$39,380	$22,420	70
89	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$39,270	$22,530	880
90	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, USA	$39,200	$19,360	150
91	Salt Lake City, Utah	$38,930	$23,440	150
92	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$38,590	$26,750	60
93	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$38,350	$27,940	90
94	Lansing-East Lansing, Michigan	$37,690	$27,490	30
95	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$36,890	$26,340	60
96	Spokane, Washington	$36,880	$23,350	40
97	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$36,780	$22,530	480
98	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$36,540	$19,480	100
99	Anchorage, Alaska	$36,360	$32,540	n/a
100	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$36,200	$16,720	50