Highest-paying Cities for Proofreaders and Copy Markers

The top 100 highest paying cities for proofreaders and copy markers (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 proofreaders and copy markers in those cities are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with a annual salary of $67,440, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is the highest paying city for proofreaders and copy markers. It is followed by Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California (average annual salary $59,710). 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 proofreaders and copy markers in a specific city, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 100 Highest-paying cities/areas for Proofreaders and Copy Markers

Rank	City/Area	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California	$67,440	$44,270	70
2	Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California	$59,710	$32,890	40
3	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois	$59,430	$31,880	110
4	New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, New York	$58,930	$39,260	1,010
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California	$58,760	$37,550	210
6	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, District of Columbia	$56,200	$30,730	150
7	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, Florida	$53,680	$25,810	50
8	Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina	$52,590	$26,140	40
9	Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois	$52,070	$31,930	330
10	Rochester, New York	$50,900	$26,000	30
11	St Louis, Missouri	$50,240	$33,870	70
12	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$50,190	$40,800	110
13	Baltimore-Towson, Maryland	$47,980	$42,440	30
14	Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, Colorado	$47,740	$39,440	40
15	Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin	$46,980	$35,390	120
16	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$46,930	$32,500	230
17	Richmond, Virginia	$46,800	$32,240	60
18	San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas	$46,640	$31,010	30
19	Des Moines-West Des Moines, Iowa	$46,110	$28,320	30
20	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington	$45,900	$35,250	70
21	Detroit-Warren-Livonia, Michigan	$45,600	$27,710	50
22	Columbus, Ohio	$45,190	$33,720	60
23	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania	$45,020	$22,520	140
24	Trenton-Ewing, New Jersey	$44,010	$25,690	40
25	Las Vegas-Paradise, Nevada	$43,260	$23,090	80
26	Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York	$43,210	$20,330	30
27	Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina	$42,980	$38,640	40
28	Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts	$42,780	$24,860	200
29	Oakland-Fremont-Hayward, California	$42,630	$24,660	120
30	Charlottesville, Virginia	$42,470	$25,590	n/a
31	Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas	$42,040	$20,030	70
32	Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, South Carolina	$41,820	$34,500	40
33	New York-White Plains-Wayne, New York	$41,730	$24,960	1,100
34	Camden, New Jersey	$41,580	$22,590	40
35	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California	$41,490	$29,120	40
36	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, West Virginia	$41,450	$29,830	230
37	Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington	$41,300	$32,420	230
38	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, California	$41,030	$22,280	440
39	Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin	$40,640	$33,300	70
40	Nassau-Suffolk, New York	$40,620	$31,630	120
41	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, Connecticut	$40,410	$23,260	60
42	San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California	$40,400	$26,690	190
43	Madison, Wisconsin	$40,390	$16,250	40
44	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas	$40,150	$34,980	50
45	Omaha-Council Bluffs, Nebraska	$39,980	$31,100	50
46	Kansas City, Missouri	$39,970	$30,670	50
47	Newark-Union, Pennsylvania	$39,830	$27,220	120
48	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California	$39,780	$23,930	150
49	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, Washington	$39,520	$24,230	30
50	Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, Texas	$39,380	$28,800	40
51	Springfield, Massachusetts	$39,040	$27,260	n/a
52	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	$38,970	$27,840	30
53	Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky	$38,620	$28,080	40
54	San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California	$38,530	$23,460	50
55	Providence-Fall River-Warwick, Rhode Island	$38,030	$31,440	n/a
56	Phoenix-Mesa-Glendale, Arizona	$38,000	$37,250	120
57	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	$37,670	$27,110	110
58	Boulder, Colorado	$37,630	$37,540	40
59	Indianapolis-Carmel, Indiana	$37,510	$32,400	50
60	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, Georgia	$37,510	$24,960	160
61	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York	$37,290	$29,840	40
62	Colorado Springs, Colorado	$37,230	$28,040	30
63	West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida	$37,160	$27,790	40
64	Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, Connecticut	$36,910	$26,610	40
65	Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, Ohio	$36,670	$33,240	50
66	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California	$36,620	$24,880	910
67	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, Florida	$36,410	$32,200	70
68	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California	$36,070	$21,370	50
69	Edison-New Brunswick, New Jersey	$35,480	$23,680	150
70	Lancaster, Pennsylvania	$35,250	$20,190	30
71	Cincinnati-Middletown, Ohio	$34,520	$28,980	40
72	Ann Arbor, Michigan	$34,360	$19,770	120
73	Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania	$34,070	$24,260	30
74	Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick, Maryland	$33,920	$21,150	60
75	Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas	$33,920	$24,620	50
76	Boise City-Nampa, Idaho	$33,910	$18,430	30
77	Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area, Massachusetts	$33,840	$27,040	50
78	Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida	$33,650	$28,560	50
79	Spokane, Washington	$33,570	$23,400	70
80	Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area, Indiana	$33,540	$19,860	50
81	York-Hanover, Pennsylvania	$33,310	$26,040	40
82	Cedar Rapids, Iowa	$33,100	$20,030	n/a
83	Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine, California	$32,720	$21,050	50
84	Memphis, Tennessee	$32,690	$20,380	30
85	Grand Rapids-Wyoming, Michigan	$32,080	$22,550	60
86	Iowa City, Iowa	$31,880	$19,940	60
87	Oklahoma City, Oklahoma	$31,840	$28,530	40
88	Northeastern Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, Nebraska	$31,780	$21,080	80
89	Southwest Iowa nonmetropolitan area, Iowa	$31,750	$18,650	40
90	Akron, Ohio	$31,480	$18,430	30
91	Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia	$31,390	$19,530	120
92	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee	$30,750	$26,490	80
93	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area, Vermont	$30,600	$26,360	n/a
94	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, Arkansas	$30,370	$21,230	n/a
95	Salt Lake City, Utah	$30,180	$17,440	30
96	Miami-Miami Beach-Kendall, Florida	$29,820	$18,760	40
97	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, Pennsylvania	$28,910	$18,780	30
98	Wheeling, West Virginia	$28,890	$25,570	50
99	Fargo, North Dakota	$28,610	$23,670	50
100	Tallahassee, Florida	$28,520	$22,310	30

See also: 💰 Highest paying industries for proofreaders and copy markers.