Salary data · BLS OEWS May 2025

Editor salary in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area

$63,700
Median annual
$30.62
Median hourly
$74,650
Mean annual
40
Employed

In Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area, a typical editor earned $63,700 a year in May 2025 (median), with an average of $74,650. About 40 people work in this occupation there.

That is 18% below the national median of $77,920. Compared with all occupations in Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (median $46,530), editors earn 37% more. Its location quotient of 0.42 means the job is less common here than nationally.

Pay varies widely: the lowest-paid 10% earned less than $35,160, while the top 10% earned more than $129,490. Many editors are self-employed, and BLS wage surveys cover employees only, so freelance income can differ.

Pay distribution

PercentileAnnualHourly
10th$35,160$16.90
25th$51,190$24.61
Median$63,700$30.62
75th$84,710$40.73
90th$129,490$62.25

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