Salary for Editorial Assistant Jobs

Updated: 6 Feb 2012
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Salary$24,487 - $40,551  
   
Bonus$81.09 - $2,020  
Profit Sharing$700 - $1,448  
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$22,561 - $41,289  
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Country: United States | Currency: USD | Updated: 6 Feb 2012 | Individuals Reporting: 483
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Salary Range

John Wiley and Sons, Inc.$27,554 - $33,349
Hearst CorporationNot enough data
Pearson EducationNot enough data
Uptodate Inc.Not enough data
Random House, Inc.Not enough data
Popular Industries

Salary Range

Publishing$24,398 - $39,093
Magazine$22,741 - $37,522
Textbook Publishing$24,875 - $38,213
Retail, Books$23,200 - $37,864
Printing & Publishing$25,126 - $40,632

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Key Statistics for Editorial Assistant Jobs

Gender
Female
86%
female alumni
 
Male
14%
male alumni
Salary:$28,117 - $35,480 $25,503 - $36,375
Years of Experience
Less than 1 year
17%
1-4 years
73%
5-9 years
7%
10-19 years
3%
20 years or more
1%
Most Common Health Benefits
medical benefits Medical: 78% dental benefits Dental: 58%
vision benefits Vision: 40% employee benefits None: 22%

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Career Path for Editorial Assistant Jobs

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Common Future Jobs

Editorial Assistant

Salary Range

$22,561 - $41,289
payscale
Administrative Assistant
$21,038 - $43,823
Waiter/Waitress
$7,779 - $39,133
Sales Associate
$15,480 - $61,829
 
Common Future Jobs

Editorial Assistant

Salary Range

$22,561 - $41,289
payscale
Editor
$27,643 - $74,738
Associate Editor, Print
$27,202 - $55,032
Managing Editor
$30,207 - $89,940
 

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Editorial Assistant Job Description

People with the job title Editorial Assistant typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Perform variety of editorial duties, such as laying out, indexing, and revising content of written materials, in preparation for final publication.
Read transcript or proof type setup to detect and mark for correction any grammatical, typographical, or compositional errors.

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