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Highest Paying Industries for Film and Video Editors

The top 56 highest paying industries 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 in those industries are also shown. As shown in the table, with an average annual salary of $82,950, temporary help services is the highest paying industry for film and video editors. It is followed by employment services industry (average annual salary $79,850). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in May 2015 [1]. For more information about salaries of film and video editors in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Table 1. 56 Highest Paying Industries for Film and Video Editors

Rank	Industry	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	Temporary Help Services	$82,950	$39,090	180
2	Employment Services	$79,850	$34,470	210
3	Social Advocacy Organizations	$71,970	$39,480	40
4	Administrative and Support Services	$69,600	$29,980	280
5	Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	$69,600	$29,980	280
6	Independent Artists, Writers, and Performers	$64,920	$32,580	570
7	Motion Picture and Video Industries	$63,500	$26,430	17,210
8	Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries	$62,970	$26,380	17,430
9	Wholesale Trade	$62,680	$32,370	40
10	Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, and Related Industries	$62,070	$30,920	690
11	Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	$61,840	$30,450	700
12	Accounting, Tax Preparation, Bookkeeping, and Payroll Services	$60,030	$32,030	410
13	Information	$58,960	$25,980	21,060
14	Wired Telecommunications Carriers	$58,320	$31,360	70
15	Telecommunications	$58,320	$31,360	70
16	Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services	$57,800	$21,840	350
17	Other Information Services	$54,580	$27,490	360
18	Management of Companies and Enterprises	$52,680	$27,540	80
19	Specialized Design Services	$51,860	$25,610	50
20	Religious, Grantmaking, Civic, Professional, and Similar Organizations	$51,770	$20,560	90
21	Other Services (except Federal, State, and Local Government)	$51,550	$20,120	100
22	Cable and Other Subscription Programming	$51,540	$27,880	440
23	Management, Scientific, and Technical Consulting Services	$51,100	$30,940	110
24	Radio Broadcasting	$50,820	$23,000	n/a
25	Spectator Sports	$49,330	$27,400	50
26	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - Privately owned	$49,020	$21,860	100
27	Publishing Industries (except Internet)	$48,150	$33,870	120
28	Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$47,610	$19,120	1,480
29	Computer Systems Design and Related Services	$47,420	$32,770	100
30	Software Publishers	$47,070	$34,320	90
31	Broadcasting (except Internet)	$45,570	$23,570	3,080
32	Radio and Television Broadcasting	$44,520	$22,610	2,640
33	Television Broadcasting	$44,330	$22,610	2,570
34	Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events	$44,310	$30,510	50
35	Electronic Shopping and Mail-Order Houses	$44,150	$21,390	50
36	Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools	$43,240	$21,980	140
37	Nonstore Retailers	$42,940	$21,390	50
38	Retail Trade	$42,760	$22,010	70
39	Federal, State, and Local Government (OES Designation)	$42,130	$17,630	150
40	Federal, State, and Local Government	$42,130	$17,630	150
41	Local Government, excluding schools and hospitals (OES Designation)	$42,050	$17,460	140
42	Local government, including schools and hospitals	$41,810	$17,650	150
43	Educational Services - Privately owned	$41,630	$24,560	180
44	Sound Recording Industries	$41,290	$25,090	220
45	Public sector -- Federal, state, and local government, including government owned schools and hospit	$41,140	$18,160	220
46	Educational Services	$39,760	$24,680	240
47	Business schools and computer and management training - Privately owned	$38,850	$30,830	30
48	Business Schools and Computer and Management Training	$38,850	$30,830	30
49	State government, including schools and hospitals	$38,490	$26,790	60
50	Colleges, universities, and professional schools - State government owned	$38,060	$23,640	40
51	Educational Services - State government owned	$38,040	$25,300	50
52	Manufacturing	$36,800	$18,450	210
53	Manufacturing and Reproducing Magnetic and Optical Media	$34,440	$18,170	170
54	Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing	$34,200	$18,200	180
55	Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	$29,230	$16,940	440
56	Photographic Services	$27,280	$16,830	400