Side-by-side distribution
Editor
$90,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.6%
- Live roles
- 923
Producer
$89,250
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 33.2%
- Live roles
- 1,263
Highest-paying jobs
Principal Clinical Content- Physician - UpToDate, Physician Editor, Adult Rheumatology
Senior Editor
Lead Editor Product Manager
Business Editor
Senior Book Editor
Safety Transparency Editor, Safety Systems
Economics Editor
Editor, Books Desk
Executive Editor, Fortune Magazine
Standards Editor
Highest-paying jobs
Executive Creative Producer, Associate Director
Executive Producer, Experiential Production
Motion Designer / Video Producer
Producer (Managing Director) - Facultative - Property/Energy
Producer
Executive Vice President, Executive Producer
ITAV Event Technical Producer
Events Design Producer
Experiential Producer
Staff Producer Studio Central
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| NC News Corp Australia | $93,600 | 29 |
|
The New York Times
|
$140,818 | 26 |
Nexstar Media Group
|
$53,040 | 13 |
RELX
|
$78,900 | 11 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$86,200 | 9 |
NoGigiddy
|
$44,720 | 9 |
The Atlantic
|
$105,000 | 8 |
|
The Washington Post
|
$145,600 | 7 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
FOX
|
$81,000 | 54 |
|
Nexstar Media Group
|
$61,360 | 54 |
TEGNA Inc.
|
$67,002 | 14 |
HUB International
|
$100,000 | 9 |
Warner Bros. Discovery
|
$110,000 | 7 |
Monks
|
$157,500 | 6 |
|
The New York Times
|
$153,750 | 6 |
Foundation Risk Partners
|
$112,500 | 6 |
Editor salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $130,000 | 17 |
| Amsterdam | $127,050 | 5 |
| New York | $110,000 | 91 |
| London | $90,000 | 9 |
| Boston | $90,000 | 3 |
| Toronto | $88,650 | 3 |
| Chicago | $88,300 | 13 |
| Los Angeles | $87,500 | 17 |
| Seattle | $66,196 | 7 |
Producer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $160,250 | 32 |
| Toronto | $105,760 | 7 |
| New York | $104,500 | 112 |
| Chicago | $85,600 | 16 |
| Los Angeles | $82,500 | 29 |
| Seattle | $82,000 | 8 |
| Boston | $77,302 | 6 |
| Denver | $59,280 | 13 |
Editor vs Producer: which pays more?
The median for Editor is $90,000 per year (typically $61,283–$117,038), versus $89,250 for Producer ($70,000–$120,000). That puts Editor about 1% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Editor and Producer are compared on equal terms regardless of the currency each role was originally posted in. Only roles that publish a salary range feed the medians; numbers refresh every few hours as new roles post and older ones close, so this comparison reflects the market right now rather than a fixed survey. Use it as a directional benchmark when weighing one path against the other.