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Editors Salary in Modesto, California

The annual salary statistics of editors in Modesto, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of editors in Modesto is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Editors in Modesto, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$40,440
25th Percentile Wage
$42,530
50th Percentile Wage
$45,920
75th Percentile Wage
$49,310
90th Percentile Wage
$51,340

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors in Modesto, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $51,340. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $45,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,440.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2020. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.

YearMedian Salary Growth8-Year Growth
2020
$45,920
-13.78% -13.78%
2015
$52,250
3.85% -
2014
$50,240
-4.00% -
2012
$52,250
- -

Table 2. Compare Editors Salary in Modesto with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $45,920 in Modesto is in the middle of salary range for editors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of editors in Modesto is 55.5 percent (55.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 15.9 percent (15.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Visalia-Porterville.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$103,100
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$96,730
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$84,410
Vallejo-Fairfield
$82,020
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$79,000
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$74,280
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$69,030
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$68,820
Stockton
$68,270
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$68,180
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$67,110
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$65,460
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$63,930
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$63,430
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$62,840
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$62,280
Salinas
$61,760
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$61,210
North Valley-Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$59,430
Bakersfield-Delano
$55,550
North Coast Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$54,280
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$53,110
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$50,560
Fresno
$50,540
Modesto
$45,920
Northern Mountains Region of California nonmetropolitan area
$45,310
Chico
$38,760
Visalia-Porterville
$38,640

See also: Top paying jobs in Modesto, California.