The annual salary statistics of editors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of editors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington 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 | $43,140 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,210 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $94,720 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $115,810 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $115,810. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,210. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,140.
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 | $68,210 | 7.20% | 16.39% |
| 2021 | $63,300 | -6.33% | - |
| 2020 | $67,310 | 3.48% | - |
| 2019 | $64,970 | 5.65% | - |
| 2018 | $61,300 | -4.67% | - |
| 2017 | $64,160 | 4.16% | - |
| 2016 | $61,490 | 1.06% | - |
| 2015 | $60,840 | 2.42% | - |
| 2014 | $59,370 | 1.80% | - |
| 2013 | $58,300 | 2.18% | - |
| 2012 | $57,030 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $68,210, Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is the second highest paying city for editors in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Newark-Union (median annual salary of $76,790). Compared with Newark-Union, the median annual salary of editors in Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington is 11.2 percent (11.2%) lower.