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Film and Video Editors Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

The annual salary statistics of film and video editors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of film and video editors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 Film and Video Editors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,010
25th Percentile Wage
$49,720
50th Percentile Wage
$64,600
75th Percentile Wage
$101,270
90th Percentile Wage
$153,740

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for film and video editors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $153,740. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,010.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of film and video editors from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$64,600
-2.82% 10.65%
2016
$66,420
-0.06% -
2015
$66,460
9.51% -
2014
$60,140
4.14% -
2013
$57,650
-0.12% -
2012
$57,720
- -

Table 2. Compare Film and Video Editors Salary in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,600 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is in the middle of salary range for film and video editors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of film and video editors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City is 35.9 percent (35.9%) lower than that in the highest paying San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont and 47.7 percent (47.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$100,740
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$88,020
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$86,360
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$83,880
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$76,740
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$74,760
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$72,800
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$66,570
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$64,600
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$59,970
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$54,820
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$50,140
Fresno
$48,570
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$33,800