The annual salary statistics of editors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of editors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $48,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,100 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $159,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $211,390 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $211,390. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,100. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $103,100 | 32.00% | 37.52% |
| 2021 | $70,110 | 2.24% | - |
| 2020 | $68,540 | -0.77% | - |
| 2019 | $69,070 | 2.16% | - |
| 2018 | $67,580 | 0.73% | - |
| 2017 | $67,090 | 3.98% | - |
| 2016 | $64,420 | 2.05% | - |
| 2015 | $63,100 | -2.09% | - |
| 2012 | $64,420 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $103,100, Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is the highest paying city for editors in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $96,730). In comparison, the median annual salary of editors in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 6.2 percent (6.2%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.