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Editors Salary in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The annual salary statistics of editors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of editors in Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$38,900
25th Percentile Wage
$51,670
50th Percentile Wage
$64,260
75th Percentile Wage
$80,650
90th Percentile Wage
$100,440

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $64,260. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,900.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of editors from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$64,260
3.66% 14.22%
2016
$61,910
5.04% -
2015
$58,790
-1.26% -
2014
$59,530
6.40% -
2013
$55,720
1.08% -
2012
$55,120
- -

Table 2. Compare Editors Salary in Philadelphia with Other Pennsylvania Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $64,260 in Philadelphia is in the middle of salary range for editors in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of editors in Philadelphia is 16.3 percent (16.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 43.1 percent (43.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Newark-Union
$76,790
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington
$68,210
Philadelphia
$64,260
State College
$61,560
Pittsburgh
$61,140
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton
$60,910
Youngstown-Warren-Boardman
$59,890
Harrisburg-Carlisle
$56,210
Lancaster
$56,050
Reading
$54,260
York-Hanover
$52,000
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre
$51,490
Erie
$50,790
Williamsport
$50,510
West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$39,420
Far Western Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$38,760
East Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$38,300
Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area
$36,570