The annual salary statistics of editors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of editors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $44,870 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $55,150 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,440 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $99,940 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $131,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $131,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,440. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,870.
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 | $74,440 | -5.06% | 10.52% |
| 2021 | $78,210 | 7.39% | - |
| 2020 | $72,430 | -6.56% | - |
| 2019 | $77,180 | 3.91% | - |
| 2018 | $74,160 | -0.31% | - |
| 2017 | $74,390 | 7.07% | - |
| 2016 | $69,130 | 7.03% | - |
| 2015 | $64,270 | -1.14% | - |
| 2014 | $65,000 | 3.26% | - |
| 2013 | $62,880 | -5.93% | - |
| 2012 | $66,610 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,440 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for editors in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of editors in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 5.7 percent (5.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton and 36.2 percent (36.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pittsfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Brockton-Bridgewater-Easton | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Framingham | |
| Worcester | |
| Springfield | |
| Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Northwest Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Peabody | |
| North Central Massachusetts nonmetropolitan area | |
| Pittsfield |