The annual salary statistics of editors in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of editors in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre 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 | $34,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $42,090 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,490 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $73,950 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for editors in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,490. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $34,900.
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 | $51,490 | 6.14% | 1.36% |
| 2021 | $48,330 | 9.62% | - |
| 2020 | $43,680 | -8.95% | - |
| 2019 | $47,590 | 2.14% | - |
| 2018 | $46,570 | -15.59% | - |
| 2017 | $53,830 | 3.55% | - |
| 2016 | $51,920 | 7.88% | - |
| 2015 | $47,830 | -8.30% | - |
| 2014 | $51,800 | -0.39% | - |
| 2013 | $52,000 | 2.33% | - |
| 2012 | $50,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,490 in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is in the middle of salary range for editors in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of editors in Scranton--Wilkes-Barre is 32.9 percent (32.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Newark-Union and 29.0 percent (29.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Northeastern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.