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Editors Salary in Rochester, New York

The annual salary statistics of editors in Rochester, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of editors in Rochester is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Editors in Rochester, New York

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$37,620
25th Percentile Wage
$49,590
50th Percentile Wage
$64,160
75th Percentile Wage
$92,210
90th Percentile Wage
$128,880

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors in Rochester, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,880. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,620.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$64,160
5.02% 24.56%
2021
$60,940
-3.51% -
2020
$63,080
4.04% -
2019
$60,530
4.18% -
2018
$58,000
0.22% -
2017
$57,870
-5.29% -
2016
$60,930
0.98% -
2015
$60,330
6.36% -
2014
$56,490
6.44% -
2013
$52,850
8.42% -
2012
$48,400
- -

Table 2. Compare Editors Salary in Rochester with Other New York Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,160 in Rochester is in the middle of salary range for editors in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of editors in Rochester is 32.5 percent (32.5%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 48.9 percent (48.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Glens Falls.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island
$95,090
Albany-Schenectady-Troy
$76,450
Buffalo-Niagara Falls
$74,280
New York-White Plains-Wayne
$72,230
Rochester
$64,160
Syracuse
$63,400
Ithaca
$63,320
Nassau-Suffolk
$62,440
Central East New York nonmetropolitan area
$59,750
Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area
$56,190
Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown
$54,000
Capital-Northern New York nonmetropolitan area
$48,910
Central New York nonmetropolitan area
$48,630
Binghamton
$47,660
Utica-Rome
$46,750
Watertown-Fort Drum
$40,800
Kingston
$40,670
Glens Falls
$32,780

See also: Top paying jobs in Rochester, New York.