The annual salary statistics of editors in Jefferson City, Missouri is shown in Table 1. The wage data of editors in Jefferson City 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 | $32,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $35,480 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $43,540 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $59,720 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors in Jefferson City, Missouri in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $59,720. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $43,540. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022. Note that there is no salary data for some years between 2012 and 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Growth | 3-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $43,540 | 10.98% | 13.48% |
| 2021 | $38,760 | 0.57% | - |
| 2020 | $38,540 | 2.26% | - |
| 2019 | $37,670 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $43,540 in Jefferson City is in the middle of salary range for editors in state of Missouri. In comparison, the annual salary of editors in Jefferson City is 34.1 percent (34.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Kansas City and 42.4 percent (42.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Joplin.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Kansas City | |
| St Louis | |
| Columbia | |
| Springfield | |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers | |
| Jefferson City | |
| Central Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| North Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southeast Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Southwest Missouri nonmetropolitan area | |
| Joplin |