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Highest-paying States for Film and Video Editors

The highest-paying states 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 states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $100,510, New York is the highest paying state for film and video editors. It is followed by District of Columbia (average annual salary $86,310). 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 state, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Highest-paying States for Film and Video Editors (2022 Survey)

Rank	State	Average Salary i	Entry Level Salary i	# of Empl. i
1	New York	$100,510	$46,550	6,190
2	District of Columbia	$86,310	$45,290	270
3	Massachusetts	$79,210	$35,750	400
4	New Mexico	$77,120	$46,320	210
5	California	$74,680	$46,540	10,820
6	New Hampshire	$73,200	$33,820	110
7	Washington	$65,610	$50,710	420
8	North Dakota	$63,540	$28,630	30
9	Connecticut	$63,000	$39,030	480
10	Virginia	$62,880	$38,210	260
11	Indiana	$61,160	$38,210	350
12	Minnesota	$60,460	$37,360	120
13	Kansas	$60,090	$31,460	70
14	Maryland	$58,420	$41,250	130
15	Illinois	$56,670	$35,990	770
16	Rhode Island	$56,650	$47,240	80
17	Tennessee	$56,460	$24,070	550
18	New Jersey	$54,970	$47,810	940
19	Pennsylvania	$54,060	$38,330	910
20	Wisconsin	$53,400	$36,250	150
21	Oregon	$51,510	$38,010	300
22	Texas	$50,540	$25,630	1,340
23	Missouri	$50,340	$34,550	240
24	Michigan	$50,330	$30,510	440
25	Colorado	$49,980	$29,990	330
26	North Carolina	$49,840	$31,990	320
27	Louisiana	$49,780	$33,310	160
28	Utah	$49,350	$26,230	380
29	Florida	$48,840	$33,160	1,840
30	Arizona	$47,560	$34,130	330
31	Oklahoma	$47,560	$23,220	180
32	Iowa	$47,160	$21,580	100
33	Maine	$46,510	$27,850	100
34	Vermont	$44,840	$33,660	70
35	Alaska	$44,770	$28,120	60
36	Montana	$44,740	$32,980	120
37	Ohio	$44,430	$32,370	750
38	South Dakota	$44,370	$36,400	60
39	Idaho	$43,360	$32,110	60
40	Alabama	$42,440	$25,250	100
41	Arkansas	$40,700	$29,380	60
42	Nevada	$40,630	$29,120	130
43	Nebraska	$40,000	$28,080	60
44	Hawaii	$39,230	$36,640	50
45	South Carolina	$37,450	$17,510	250
46	Georgia	$36,010	$31,240	730
47	Puerto Rico	$34,670	$20,480	60
48	Kentucky	$33,040	$19,320	200

Note: some states are missing from this table because the median salary information of film and video editors in those states is not available at this time.