Salary data · BLS OEWS May 2025

Editor salary in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area

$62,310
Median annual
$29.96
Median hourly
$68,780
Mean annual
30
Employed

In Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area, a typical editor earned $62,310 a year in May 2025 (median), with an average of $68,780. About 30 people work in this occupation there.

That is 20% below the national median of $77,920. Compared with all occupations in Northern New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area (median $51,050), editors earn 22% more. Its location quotient of 0.62 means the job is less common here than nationally.

Pay varies widely: the lowest-paid 10% earned less than $47,880, while the top 10% earned more than $103,480. Many editors are self-employed, and BLS wage surveys cover employees only, so freelance income can differ.

Pay distribution

PercentileAnnualHourly
10th$47,880$23.02
25th$49,050$23.58
Median$62,310$29.96
75th$73,630$35.40
90th$103,480$49.75

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS May 2025. Estimates exclude self-employed workers; "—" means the estimate was not released.