Yearly Monthly Biweekly Weekly Hourly
Average base salary, Arizona
$76,500 / year
≈ $6,400 per month · $36.78 per hour
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nonmetropolitan area Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area Northern Indiana nonmetropolitan area Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area Northern Vermont nonmetropolitan area Northern West Virginia nonmetropolitan area Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT Ogden, UT Oklahoma City, OK Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA Omaha, NE-IA Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL Oshkosh-Neenah, WI Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL Peoria, IL Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ Pittsburgh, PA Pittsfield, MA Portland-South Portland, ME Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA Providence-Warwick, RI-MA Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT Raleigh-Cary, NC Reading, PA Reno, NV Richmond, VA Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA Roanoke, VA Rochester, NY Rockford, IL Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA Salem, OR Salinas, CA Salt Lake City-Murray, UT San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA Santa Fe, NM Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA Savannah, GA Scranton–Wilkes-Barre, PA Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA Sioux Falls, SD-MN South Central Tennessee nonmetropolitan area South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area Southwest Colorado nonmetropolitan area Southwest Maine nonmetropolitan area Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area Southwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA Springfield, IL Springfield, MA Springfield, MO St. Cloud, MN St. Louis, MO-IL Syracuse, NY Tallahassee, FL Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL Toledo, OH Topeka, KS Traverse City, MI Trenton-Princeton, NJ Tucson, AZ Tulsa, OK Upper East Mississippi nonmetropolitan area Urban Honolulu, HI Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC Waco, TX Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV Waterbury-Shelton, CT Waterloo-Cedar Falls, IA West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area West North Dakota nonmetropolitan area West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area West South Dakota nonmetropolitan area Western North Carolina nonmetropolitan area Western Washington nonmetropolitan area Western Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area Western Wyoming nonmetropolitan area Wichita, KS Winston-Salem, NC Worcester, MA Youngstown-Warren, OH BLS May 2025 state data for Arizona · median $65,500
25th percentile$58,000 Average$76,500 75th percentile$86,500
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025, aged to 2026 using compounded market movement. State selections show BLS state-level figures where published. Actual pay varies with experience, industry, and organization size.
What Editors do
Typical education: Bachelor's Degree
Read copy or proof to detect and correct errors in spelling, punctuation, and syntax.
Verify facts, dates, and statistics, using standard reference sources.
Read, evaluate and edit manuscripts or other materials submitted for publication, and confer with authors regarding changes in content, style or organization, or publication.
Develop story or content ideas, considering reader or audience appeal.
Prepare, rewrite and edit copy to improve readability, or supervise others who do this work.
Top skills: Reading Comprehension Writing Critical Thinking Active Listening Speaking Time Management
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Editor salary by industry
Information
53,620 workers
$96,000 Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
18,260 workers
$90,500 Educational Services
5,020 workers
$83,000 Other Services (except Public Administration)
4,500 workers
$92,000 Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services
3,270 workers
$90,000 State Government, including Schools and Hospitals (OEWS Designation)
2,120 workers
$76,000 Finance and Insurance
1,520 workers
$77,500 Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation
1,290 workers
$87,000
National sector-level figures, BLS OEWS May 2025, aged to 2026.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does a Editor make?
The average base salary for a Editor in the United States is $93,500 per year, or about $44.95 per hour.
What is the typical salary range?
Pay typically falls between $59,500 and $110,000 per year (25th to 75th percentile) depending on experience, location, industry, and organization size.
How does this compare with other Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media roles?
The Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media job family averages $86,500 across 41 roles tracked by WePayFairly.
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