Side-by-side distribution
Editor
$88,655
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.9%
- Live roles
- 937
Translator
$35.50/hr
per hour · USD
- Disclosing
- 24.3%
- Live roles
- 74
Highest-paying jobs
Financial Services Editor – Senior Manager
Principal Clinical Content- Physician - UpToDate, Physician Editor, Adult Rheumatology
Technical Editor
Lead Editor Product Manager
Senior Editor
Senior Book Editor
Safety Transparency Editor, Safety Systems
Economics Editor
Executive Editor, Fortune Magazine
Editor, Books Desk
Highest-paying jobs
Hebrew Translator - Freelance AI Trainer Project
Chinese Translator - Freelance AI Trainer Project
Somali Translator/Linguist
Tamashek/Tamasheq Translator/Linguist
Somali Translator/Linguist
Somali Translator/Linguist
Chechen Translator/Linguist
Traducteur ou Traductrice / Translator
Traducteur ou traductrice, Services de compensation Fidelity Canada / Translator, Fidelity Clearing Canada (FCC)
Senior Revisor/Translator, Temporary
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| NC News Corp Australia | $93,600 | 29 |
|
The New York Times
|
$140,000 | 27 |
Nexstar Media Group
|
$53,040 | 13 |
RELX
|
$83,777 | 12 |
NoGigiddy
|
$44,720 | 9 |
The Atlantic
|
$105,000 | 8 |
Thomson Reuters
|
$222,300 | 7 |
|
The Washington Post
|
$145,600 | 7 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Leidos
|
$103,113 | 5 |
|
Invisible Agency
|
$43,160 | 4 |
|
Fidelity Canada
|
$94,640 | 2 |
|
Aviso Wealth
|
$102,154 | 1 |
| UO University of Wisconsin–Madison | $65,000 | 1 |
| MG Mass General Brigham | $58,978 | 1 |
Agropur
|
$49,462 | 1 |
| NC News Corp Australia | $49,258 | 1 |
Editor salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $145,000 | 17 |
| Amsterdam | $127,050 | 5 |
| New York | $110,000 | 95 |
| Austin | $91,550 | 3 |
| Boston | $91,550 | 5 |
| London | $90,000 | 11 |
| Toronto | $88,650 | 5 |
| Chicago | $88,300 | 15 |
| Los Angeles | $87,500 | 17 |
| Seattle | $68,765 | 8 |
Translator salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Toronto | $94,640 | 3 |
Editor vs Translator: which pays more?
The median for Editor is $88,655 per year (typically $61,360–$117,000), versus $35.50/hr for Translator ($23.78/hr–$45.50/hr). That puts Editor about 20% ahead at the median.
Both figures are computed live from active listings on JobsRadar and normalized to annualized USD, so Editor and Translator 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.