[ collapse ]

You »

- Compare Your Salary
- Evaluate a Job Offer

Someone You Manage »

- Price a New Hire
- Give a Raise

Whole Company »

- Benchmark Jobs
- Create a Comp Plan

Production Editor Salary

United States » Job » Production Editor Overview » Production Editor Salary

Updated: 13 May 2013

Job Satisfaction

Highly satisfied

Rated 4 out of 5 based on 25 Production Editor votes.

Subscribe to Our Newsletter

Salary and career advice to put you a step ahead.

Related to:

Senior Production Editor Salary

Production Editor 2013 Total Pay (?

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.

)

$32,000 - $56,952

(Median)

32K

43K

51K

57K

MEDIAN: $43,142

10%

50%

75%

90%

See your Production Editor connections ↓

Production Editor Job Listings

Production Editor

Apr 05

International Baccalaureate - Bethesda, MD

for a: Production Editor As part of the Publishing Services team, our production editors (PEs) work with... and editorial and production practices, templates... - Indeed

Apply For This Job »

Editor, Production

May 17

National Geographic Society - United States

Editorial Production. Manage editorial activities... Director/Associate Managing Editor and Project Managers to schedule phases of production editing and to... - Indeed

Apply For This Job »

Copy/Production Editor

May 04

National Council of Teachers of Mathematics - Reston, VA

The Copy/Production Editor edits educational... editorial production schedules. Negotiates editorial changes with authors and editors and participates in... - Indeed

Apply For This Job »

View More Listings »

jobs by

Want local data for this job?

National Salary Data

	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	$19K	$38K	$57K
Salary	$32,803 - $55,314
Bonus	$0.00 - $4,877
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). )	$32,000 - $56,952
Country: United States \| Currency: USD \| Updated: 13 May 2013 \| Individuals Reporting: 66

Add to your site |

Production Editor Tasks

Ensure adherence to a style guide, correct formatting and consistent use of language within a document.
Review, rewrite and edit the work of writers.
Develop story or content ideas.
Supervise and coordinate work of reporters and other editors.

Read more about: Editors, Broadcast Technicians

Your Production Editor Connections Invite your friends

Please log in with Facebook to see who you know.

Companies and Industries for Production Editor Salaries

Popular Industries

Salary Range


Publishing	$27,497 - $62,005
Textbook Publisher	$27,599 - $58,059
Book Store	$25,518 - $57,919
Diversified Media	$27,816 - $65,280
Electronic Journal Publishing	$27,791 - $62,246

Popular Employers

Salary Range

There is not enough data available to display this chart.

Key Statistics for Production Editor Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 78%			Male 22%
Salary:	$35,564 - $50,351			$41,803 - $51,923

Years of Experience

Less than 1 year

1-4 years

35%

5-9 years

32%

10-19 years

20%

20 years or more

12%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	$31,346 - $53,723
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English Language	$32,531 - $51,953

See more degrees

Most Common Health Benefits

	Medical: 90%		Dental: 84%
	Vision: 70%		None: 8%

Special Features

Fortune 100 CEO Income Compared to Average Worker at Company
Many CEOs earn millions a year, but how does their pay compare to the average worker at their company? We list the highest earners.

More Special Features

Which jobs, cities and industries are seeing wages rise or fall? Track the latest compensation trends with The PayScale Index Q1 2013 results.

» You think you have a bad boss? We reveal the Top 5 Jobs That Hate Their Boss.

» College Salary Report 2013: Review more than 1,000 schools and 130 majors