Salary data · BLS OEWS May 2025
Editor salary in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY
$77,570
Median annual
$37.29
Median hourly
$89,500
Mean annual
260
Employed
In Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY, a typical editor earned $77,570 a year in May 2025 (median), with an average of $89,500. About 260 people work in this occupation there.
That is roughly in line with the national median. Compared with all occupations in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY (median $58,460), editors earn 33% more.
Pay varies widely: the lowest-paid 10% earned less than $48,400, while the top 10% earned more than $146,690. Many editors are self-employed, and BLS wage surveys cover employees only, so freelance income can differ.
Pay distribution
| Percentile | Annual | Hourly |
|---|---|---|
| 10th | $48,400 | $23.27 |
| 25th | $65,200 | $31.35 |
| Median | $77,570 | $37.29 |
| 75th | $104,630 | $50.30 |
| 90th | $146,690 | $70.52 |
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. Estimates exclude self-employed workers; "—" means the estimate was not released.