The highest-paying states for 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 editors in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $95,280, California is the highest paying state for editors. It is followed by New York (average annual salary $94,610). 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 editors in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | $95,280 |
$48,230 | 18,740 |
| 2 | New York | $94,610 |
$52,000 | 20,050 |
| 3 | District of Columbia | $85,790 |
$57,150 | 3,370 |
| 4 | Washington | $74,640 |
$46,980 | 2,880 |
| 5 | Massachusetts | $73,240 |
$42,040 | 2,850 |
| 6 | Maryland | $72,250 |
$42,550 | 1,890 |
| 7 | Virginia | $71,520 |
$39,170 | 3,150 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $69,990 |
$36,330 | 1,980 |
| 9 | Colorado | $69,650 |
$42,250 | 2,070 |
| 10 | Delaware | $67,090 |
$36,750 | 140 |
| 11 | Vermont | $66,820 |
$40,410 | 360 |
| 12 | New Jersey | $66,690 |
$33,870 | 3,550 |
| 13 | North Carolina | $64,380 |
$36,810 | 1,960 |
| 14 | Rhode Island | $63,950 |
$37,510 | 210 |
| 15 | Ohio | $62,880 |
$38,300 | 2,130 |
| 16 | New Hampshire | $62,550 |
$43,300 | 420 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $62,280 |
$38,410 | 1,750 |
| 18 | West Virginia | $61,870 |
$31,390 | 450 |
| 19 | Pennsylvania | $61,140 |
$36,470 | 3,510 |
| 20 | Kansas | $60,910 |
$35,010 | 620 |
| 21 | Georgia | $60,600 |
$36,600 | 1,900 |
| 22 | Nevada | $59,860 |
$35,510 | 310 |
| 23 | Illinois | $59,670 |
$37,270 | 4,090 |
| 24 | Iowa | $59,380 |
$37,560 | 530 |
| 25 | Michigan | $59,170 |
$35,290 | 1,450 |
| 26 | Tennessee | $58,130 |
$33,770 | 1,560 |
| 27 | Oregon | $57,830 |
$32,580 | 900 |
| 28 | Florida | $56,960 |
$36,890 | 3,170 |
| 29 | Alabama | $56,200 |
$33,320 | 600 |
| 30 | Hawaii | $55,010 |
$37,830 | 180 |
| 31 | Wisconsin | $54,280 |
$35,040 | 1,330 |
| 32 | Maine | $53,750 |
$30,570 | 490 |
| 33 | New Mexico | $52,960 |
$24,190 | 180 |
| 34 | Indiana | $52,500 |
$36,220 | 1,080 |
| 35 | Texas | $52,300 |
$31,650 | 4,960 |
| 36 | Louisiana | $51,360 |
$27,930 | 390 |
| 37 | South Carolina | $51,050 |
$27,140 | 670 |
| 38 | Utah | $49,980 |
$31,940 | 690 |
| 39 | South Dakota | $48,880 |
$38,100 | 80 |
| 40 | Arizona | $48,690 |
$33,260 | 930 |
| 41 | Kentucky | $48,310 |
$29,990 | 450 |
| 42 | North Dakota | $48,030 |
$31,540 | 170 |
| 43 | Arkansas | $47,280 |
$34,060 | 390 |
| 44 | Wyoming | $46,910 |
$21,990 | 90 |
| 45 | Idaho | $46,510 |
$25,660 | 280 |
| 46 | Missouri | $46,120 |
$27,700 | 1,050 |
| 47 | Montana | $45,870 |
$26,230 | 180 |
| 48 | Oklahoma | $45,560 |
$26,710 | 480 |
| 49 | Alaska | $45,500 |
$29,120 | 60 |
| 50 | Nebraska | $43,840 |
$25,340 | 270 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $39,760 |
$20,470 | 260 |
| 52 | Mississippi | $37,600 |
$30,410 | 450 |