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 $100,740, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for film and video editors. It is followed by Camden, New Jersey (average annual salary $92,290). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [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	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$100,740	$45,630	740
2	Camden, New Jersey	$92,290	$46,020	40
3	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$88,020	$46,300	160
4	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$86,540	$46,550	6,440
5	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California	$86,360	$33,690	60
6	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$86,040	$36,010	140
7	Charlottesville, Virginia	$85,630	$35,410	40
8	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$83,880	$28,750	8,960
9	Southwestern Montana nonmetropolitan area, Montana	$79,730	$38,370	60
10	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$79,420	$35,740	320
11	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$77,480	$40,710	300
12	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$76,740	$42,410	280
13	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$74,760	$36,690	12,020
14	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$72,800	$47,120	8,830
15	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area, New York	$72,620	$43,740	40
16	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$72,140	$41,680	410
17	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$71,970	$40,240	40
18	Boulder, Colorado	$71,050	$44,870	60
19	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$69,650	$39,860	210
20	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$68,320	$26,430	3,680
21	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$67,090	$29,910	110
22	Albuquerque, New Mexico	$66,860	$38,580	70
23	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$66,570	$40,080	90
24	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$66,490	$26,710	190
25	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$65,610	$58,710	340
26	Richmond, Virginia	$65,090	$50,480	30
27	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$64,600	$37,010	560
28	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$63,470	$36,940	60
29	Memphis, Tennessee	$61,700	$25,020	30
30	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$60,460	$34,560	90
31	Madison, Wisconsin	$59,990	$40,440	40
32	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$59,970	$27,090	220
33	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$59,900	$43,490	60
34	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$59,730	$39,610	320
35	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$59,490	$24,070	380
36	Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama	$59,150	$26,680	40
37	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$58,650	$34,300	330
38	Columbia, South Carolina	$57,340	$31,200	50
39	Kansas City, Missouri	$57,180	$31,460	50
40	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$57,160	$35,990	590
41	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$56,910	$37,950	240
42	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$56,840	$40,270	50
43	St Louis, Missouri	$56,750	$36,340	140
44	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$56,740	$43,990	280
45	Manchester, New Hampshire	$56,460	$19,130	n/a
46	Knoxville, Tennessee	$56,370	$23,020	60
47	Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pennsylvania	$56,360	$39,500	40
48	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$56,200	$17,810	450
49	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$56,140	$34,120	200
50	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$55,740	$37,950	60
51	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$55,100	$38,870	90
52	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$54,970	$31,990	100
53	Rochester, New York	$54,850	$27,460	50
54	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$54,820	$43,680	40
55	Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, Michigan	$53,890	$20,680	230
56	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$53,450	$42,790	190
57	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$52,840	$48,990	50
58	Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn, Michigan	$52,610	$31,290	100
59	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$52,540	$35,760	650
60	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$52,530	$33,280	190
61	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$52,450	$39,020	50
62	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$51,990	$28,290	50
63	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$51,940	$34,990	60
64	North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, Florida	$51,920	$24,610	40
65	College Station-Bryan, Texas	$51,830	$35,250	40
66	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$51,760	$28,250	90
67	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$51,750	$38,330	210
68	Tulsa, Oklahoma	$51,640	$23,220	40
69	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$51,150	$40,430	50
70	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$50,140	$32,980	100
71	Greenville-Mauldin-Easley, South Carolina	$50,000	$22,640	30
72	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$49,980	$34,990	170
73	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	$49,920	$33,340	40
74	New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana	$49,800	$38,400	90
75	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$49,540	$36,700	30
76	Jacksonville, Florida	$49,510	$30,620	110
77	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$49,440	$31,390	370
78	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$49,060	$31,090	40
79	Salt Lake City, Utah	$48,950	$21,990	200
80	Provo-Orem, Utah	$48,870	$26,230	90
81	Fresno, California	$48,570	$31,760	60
82	Ogden-Clearfield, Utah	$48,250	$31,240	40
83	Kingston, New York	$48,250	$18,660	30
84	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$47,560	$36,390	290
85	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$47,320	$40,670	40
86	Chattanooga, Tennessee	$47,040	$24,440	40
87	Eugene-Springfield, Oregon	$47,040	$29,010	30
88	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$46,530	$28,860	130
89	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$46,450	$25,280	160
90	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$46,410	$34,120	200
91	Burlington-South Burlington, Vermont	$46,160	$35,130	30
92	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$46,100	$33,110	260
93	Sioux Falls, South Dakota	$45,510	$35,190	30
94	Akron, Ohio	$45,500	$31,770	50
95	Gainesville, Florida	$45,340	$45,340	60
96	Dayton, Ohio	$45,340	$37,270	50
97	Anchorage, Alaska	$44,770	$32,990	40
98	Missoula, Montana	$44,740	$32,600	30
99	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$43,980	$34,990	50
100	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$43,870	$32,070	60

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for film and video editors.