Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics
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Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021
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National estimates for Editors
Industry profile for Editors
Geographic profile for Editors
National estimates for Editors:
Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Editors:
| Employment (1) |
Employment
RSE (3) |
Mean hourly
wage |
Mean annual
wage (2) |
Wage RSE (3) |
| 88,780 |
1.9 % |
$ 36.73 |
$ 76,400 |
1.3 % |
Percentile wage estimates for Editors:
| Percentile |
10% |
25% |
50%
(Median) |
75% |
90% |
| Hourly Wage |
$ 17.78 |
$ 23.26 |
$ 30.46 |
$ 47.00 |
$ 62.22 |
| Annual Wage (2) |
$ 36,970 |
$ 48,380 |
$ 63,350 |
$ 97,770 |
$ 129,420 |
Industry profile for Editors:
Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Editors are provided.
For a list of all industries with employment in Editors, see the Create Customized Tables function.
Industries with the highest levels of employment in Editors:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
37,310 |
15.06 |
$ 34.33 |
$ 71,410 |
| Other Information Services |
9,170 |
2.53 |
$ 38.33 |
$ 79,720 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
4,630 |
1.06 |
$ 49.70 |
$ 103,370 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
4,310 |
1.37 |
$ 40.38 |
$ 83,990 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting |
4,140 |
2.17 |
$ 33.72 |
$ 70,150 |
Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Editors:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers |
37,310 |
15.06 |
$ 34.33 |
$ 71,410 |
| Other Information Services |
9,170 |
2.53 |
$ 38.33 |
$ 79,720 |
| Radio and Television Broadcasting |
4,140 |
2.17 |
$ 33.72 |
$ 70,150 |
| Motion Picture and Video Industries |
4,310 |
1.37 |
$ 40.38 |
$ 83,990 |
| Cable and Other Subscription Programming |
600 |
1.26 |
$ 45.05 |
$ 93,710 |
Top paying industries for Editors:
| Industry |
Employment (1) |
Percent of industry employment |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Specialized Design Services |
360 |
0.27 |
$ 55.89 |
$ 116,250 |
| Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing |
230 |
0.05 |
$ 50.67 |
$ 105,400 |
| Technical and Trade Schools |
30 |
0.02 |
$ 50.10 |
$ 104,200 |
| Advertising, Public Relations, and Related Services |
4,630 |
1.06 |
$ 49.70 |
$ 103,370 |
| Securities, Commodity Contracts, and Other Financial Investments and Related Activities |
450 |
0.05 |
$ 46.40 |
$ 96,510 |
Geographic profile for Editors:
States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Editors are provided.
For a list of all areas with employment in Editors, see the Create Customized Tables function.
States with the highest employment level in Editors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
18,510 |
2.14 |
3.39 |
$ 49.23 |
$ 102,400 |
| California |
12,170 |
0.74 |
1.17 |
$ 38.25 |
$ 79,570 |
| Texas |
4,180 |
0.34 |
0.54 |
$ 31.32 |
$ 65,150 |
| Illinois |
3,960 |
0.71 |
1.12 |
$ 29.71 |
$ 61,800 |
| District of Columbia |
3,510 |
5.30 |
8.40 |
$ 47.79 |
$ 99,400 |
States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Editors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| District of Columbia |
3,510 |
5.30 |
8.40 |
$ 47.79 |
$ 99,400 |
| New York |
18,510 |
2.14 |
3.39 |
$ 49.23 |
$ 102,400 |
| Massachusetts |
3,320 |
0.98 |
1.55 |
$ 38.91 |
$ 80,940 |
| Connecticut |
1,270 |
0.81 |
1.29 |
$ 36.33 |
$ 75,570 |
| Virginia |
2,890 |
0.77 |
1.22 |
$ 36.03 |
$ 74,940 |
Top paying states for Editors:
| State |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York |
18,510 |
2.14 |
3.39 |
$ 49.23 |
$ 102,400 |
| District of Columbia |
3,510 |
5.30 |
8.40 |
$ 47.79 |
$ 99,400 |
| Massachusetts |
3,320 |
0.98 |
1.55 |
$ 38.91 |
$ 80,940 |
| California |
12,170 |
0.74 |
1.17 |
$ 38.25 |
$ 79,570 |
| Washington |
1,870 |
0.58 |
0.93 |
$ 38.19 |
$ 79,430 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Editors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
18,610 |
2.14 |
3.40 |
$ 49.45 |
$ 102,850 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5,840 |
1.99 |
3.16 |
$ 44.67 |
$ 92,910 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,500 |
0.96 |
1.53 |
$ 39.48 |
$ 82,110 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI |
3,220 |
0.76 |
1.21 |
$ 31.12 |
$ 64,740 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,820 |
1.09 |
1.73 |
$ 40.04 |
$ 83,290 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,390 |
1.07 |
1.69 |
$ 41.27 |
$ 85,850 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD |
1,510 |
0.57 |
0.91 |
$ 34.17 |
$ 71,070 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,390 |
0.72 |
1.15 |
$ 40.65 |
$ 84,540 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX |
1,230 |
0.34 |
0.54 |
$ 33.33 |
$ 69,320 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
1,210 |
0.66 |
1.05 |
$ 32.13 |
$ 66,840 |
Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Editors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WV |
230 |
2.33 |
3.69 |
$ 31.55 |
$ 65,620 |
| Charlottesville, VA |
240 |
2.23 |
3.54 |
$ 33.45 |
$ 69,570 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
18,610 |
2.14 |
3.40 |
$ 49.45 |
$ 102,850 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5,840 |
1.99 |
3.16 |
$ 44.67 |
$ 92,910 |
| Ithaca, NY |
90 |
1.84 |
2.91 |
$ 34.24 |
$ 71,220 |
| Boulder, CO |
290 |
1.59 |
2.52 |
$ 34.88 |
$ 72,560 |
| Lawrence, KS |
60 |
1.41 |
2.23 |
$ 26.38 |
$ 54,880 |
| Danbury, CT |
100 |
1.35 |
2.14 |
$ 30.28 |
$ 62,970 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT |
460 |
1.22 |
1.94 |
$ 36.97 |
$ 76,890 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL |
120 |
1.22 |
1.93 |
$ 26.33 |
$ 54,770 |
Top paying metropolitan areas for Editors:
| Metropolitan area |
Employment (1) |
Employment per thousand jobs |
Location quotient (9) |
Hourly mean wage |
Annual mean wage (2) |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA |
18,610 |
2.14 |
3.40 |
$ 49.45 |
$ 102,850 |
| Trenton, NJ |
190 |
0.85 |
1.34 |
$ 44.90 |
$ 93,390 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV |
5,840 |
1.99 |
3.16 |
$ 44.67 |
$ 92,910 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA |
2,390 |
1.07 |
1.69 |
$ 41.27 |
$ 85,850 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA |
1,390 |
0.72 |
1.15 |
$ 40.65 |
$ 84,540 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH |
2,820 |
1.09 |
1.73 |
$ 40.04 |
$ 83,290 |
| Huntsville, AL |
50 |
0.21 |
0.34 |
$ 40.02 |
$ 83,240 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA |
990 |
0.93 |
1.47 |
$ 39.97 |
$ 83,140 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA |
5,500 |
0.96 |
1.53 |
$ 39.48 |
$ 82,110 |
| Olympia-Tumwater, WA |
40 |
0.35 |
0.55 |
$ 39.19 |
$ 81,510 |
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest employment in Editors:
Nonmetropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Editors:
Top paying nonmetropolitan areas for Editors:
About May 2021 National, State, Metropolitan, and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
These estimates are calculated with data collected from employers in all industry sectors, all metropolitan and nonmetropolitan areas, and all states and the District of Columbia.
The top employment and wage figures are provided above. The complete list is available in the downloadable XLS files.
The percentile wage estimate is the value of a wage below which a certain percent of workers fall.
The median wage is the 50th percentile wage estimate—50 percent of workers earn less than the median and 50 percent of workers earn more than the median.
More about percentile wages.
(1) Estimates for detailed occupations do not sum to the totals because the totals include occupations not shown separately. Estimates do not include self-employed workers.
(2) Annual wages have been calculated by multiplying the hourly mean wage by a "year-round, full-time" hours figure of 2,080 hours;
for those occupations where there is not an hourly wage published, the annual wage has been directly calculated from the reported survey data.
(3) The relative standard error (RSE) is a measure of the reliability of a survey statistic. The smaller the relative standard error, the more precise the estimate.
(9) The location quotient is the ratio of the area concentration of occupational employment to the national average concentration.
A location quotient greater than one indicates the occupation has a higher share of employment than average, and a location quotient less than one indicates the occupation is less prevalent in the area than average.
Other OEWS estimates and related information:
May 2021 National Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 State Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 National Industry-Specific Occupational Employment and Wage Estimates
May 2021 Occupation Profiles
Technical Notes
Last Modified Date: March 31, 2022
United States Department of Labor
