The annual salary statistics of editors in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of editors in Champaign-Urbana is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $39,500 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,110 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $54,470 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $69,160 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors in Champaign-Urbana, Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $54,470. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $39,500.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $54,470 | 7.88% | 15.31% |
| 2021 | $50,180 | 3.67% | - |
| 2020 | $48,340 | 0.87% | - |
| 2019 | $47,920 | 0.08% | - |
| 2018 | $47,880 | -1.73% | - |
| 2017 | $48,710 | -3.98% | - |
| 2016 | $50,650 | 6.00% | - |
| 2015 | $47,610 | 6.18% | - |
| 2014 | $44,670 | -9.00% | - |
| 2013 | $48,690 | 5.26% | - |
| 2012 | $46,130 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $54,470 in Champaign-Urbana is in the middle of salary range for editors in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of editors in Champaign-Urbana is 14.5 percent (14.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) and 47.5 percent (47.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying South Illinois nonmetropolitan area.