The annual salary statistics of editors in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of editors in Durham-Chapel Hill 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 | $50,460 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,260 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $69,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,380 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors in Durham-Chapel Hill, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $69,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,460.
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 | $69,300 | 10.79% | 28.40% |
| 2021 | $61,820 | -23.67% | - |
| 2020 | $76,450 | 17.51% | - |
| 2019 | $63,060 | 13.61% | - |
| 2018 | $54,480 | 8.81% | - |
| 2017 | $49,680 | 2.07% | - |
| 2016 | $48,650 | -8.61% | - |
| 2015 | $52,840 | 1.99% | - |
| 2014 | $51,790 | 4.67% | - |
| 2013 | $49,370 | -0.51% | - |
| 2012 | $49,620 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $69,300, Durham-Chapel Hill is the second highest paying city for editors in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Raleigh-Cary (median annual salary of $72,650). Compared with Raleigh-Cary, the median annual salary of editors in Durham-Chapel Hill is 4.6 percent (4.6%) lower.