Editor Salary

Updated: 27 May 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	$0	$24K	$48K	$72K
Salary	$30,408 - $66,541
Bonus	$0.00 - $8,243
Profit Sharing	$-0.50 - $9,696
Commission	$5,000 - $10,000
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	$29,646 - $69,515
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 27 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 615

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Job Listings for Editor Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Nov 24	Curriculum Editor - Income Tax School	The Income Tax School	Richmond, Virginia
	Career Opportunity for Experienced Tax Professional to assist Tax School Director with curriculum development and editing of income tax courses and continuing... Indeed
Jan 05	Executive Editor	HCPro.com	Danvers, Massachusetts
	partners. Executive Editor Reporting to the Group Publisher the Executive Editor will be responsible for... market. The Executive Editor will also collaborate... Indeed
Nov 30	News Editor - Washington Journal	C-SPAN	Washington, District of Columbia
	GENERAL FUNCTION : Produces –- and delivers on-air -- brief news and information inserts for C-SPAN’s Washington Journal program. Duties include identifying... Indeed
Jan 20	Wen Editor	Biotechnology Industry Org.	Washington, District of Columbia
	The Web Editor will be responsible for managing all... technical and content... Additionally the Web Editor will (a) identify content areas of BIO's online... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Editor Salaries

Popular Employers

Salary Range


The McGraw-Hill Companies	$49,457 - $52,755
John Wiley and Sons, Inc.	$44,219 - $56,004
Bloomberg LP	Not enough data
Aol, LLC	Not enough data
Lexis-Nexis	Not enough data

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Publishing	$29,655 - $73,291
Textbook Publishing	$29,664 - $66,922
Internet and New Media	$30,121 - $72,644
Newspaper	$28,848 - $72,000
Retail, Books	$27,425 - $65,785

Key Statistics for Editor Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 69%			Male 31%
Salary:	$38,598 - $52,525			$36,115 - $57,960

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

38%

5-9 years

30%

10-19 years

18%

20 years or more

11%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$30,187 - $65,836
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English	$34,628 - $66,384
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Journalism	$29,087 - $67,370
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Journalism & Mass Communication	$32,482 - $64,000
Bachelor of Arts (BA), History	$35,613 - $80,576

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	Vision: 45%		None: 23%

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