Salary data · BLS OEWS May 2025

Editor salary in Tulsa, OK

$46,850
Median annual
$22.53
Median hourly
$52,310
Mean annual
110
Employed

In Tulsa, OK, a typical editor earned $46,850 a year in May 2025 (median), with an average of $52,310. About 110 people work in this occupation there.

That is 40% below the national median of $77,920. Compared with all occupations in Tulsa, OK (median $46,670), editors earn 0% more. Its location quotient of 0.41 means the job is less common here than nationally.

Pay varies widely: the lowest-paid 10% earned less than $30,180, while the top 10% earned more than $76,240. Many editors are self-employed, and BLS wage surveys cover employees only, so freelance income can differ.

Pay distribution

PercentileAnnualHourly
10th$30,180$14.51
25th$39,080$18.79
Median$46,850$22.53
75th$59,650$28.68
90th$76,240$36.65

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