Salary data · BLS OEWS May 2025

Editor salary in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area

$44,030
Median annual
$21.17
Median hourly
$42,820
Mean annual
40
Employed

In South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area, a typical editor earned $44,030 a year in May 2025 (median), with an average of $42,820. About 40 people work in this occupation there.

That is 43% below the national median of $77,920. Compared with all occupations in South Nebraska nonmetropolitan area (median $46,490), editors earn 5% less. Its location quotient of 0.46 means the job is less common here than nationally.

Pay varies widely: the lowest-paid 10% earned less than $32,280, while the top 10% earned more than $46,490. Many editors are self-employed, and BLS wage surveys cover employees only, so freelance income can differ.

Pay distribution

PercentileAnnualHourly
10th$32,280$15.52
25th$34,520$16.60
Median$44,030$21.17
75th$46,100$22.16
90th$46,490$22.35

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