Salary data · BLS OEWS May 2025

Editor salary in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area

$37,500
Median annual
$18.03
Median hourly
$49,930
Mean annual
60
Employed

In Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area, a typical editor earned $37,500 a year in May 2025 (median), with an average of $49,930. About 60 people work in this occupation there.

That is 52% below the national median of $77,920. Compared with all occupations in Northwestern Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area (median $45,690), editors earn 18% less. Its location quotient of 0.68 means the job is less common here than nationally.

Pay varies widely: the lowest-paid 10% earned less than $27,640, while the top 10% earned more than $82,720. Many editors are self-employed, and BLS wage surveys cover employees only, so freelance income can differ.

Pay distribution

PercentileAnnualHourly
10th$27,640$13.29
25th$33,350$16.03
Median$37,500$18.03
75th$62,420$30.01
90th$82,720$39.77

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