Side-by-side distribution
Editor
$90,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 40.5%
- Live roles
- 935
Video Editor
$75,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 29.3%
- Live roles
- 294
Highest-paying jobs
Financial Services Editor – Senior Manager
Principal Clinical Content- Physician - UpToDate, Physician Editor, Adult Rheumatology
Lead Editor Product Manager
Senior Editor
Business Editor
Senior Book Editor
Safety Transparency Editor, Safety Systems
Economics Editor
Editor, Books Desk
Executive Editor, Fortune Magazine
Highest-paying jobs
Video Editor
Videographer & Video Editor
Video Editor, Social Media (Contract)
Video Editor
Video Editor
Video Editor
Senior Video Editor, Reporter Video
Video Editor (Contractor)
Senior Video Editor, Shows
Video Editor/Producer
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
|
$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 |
|---|---|---|
|
NoGigiddy
|
$44,720 | 9 |
HireHawk
|
$19,800 | 6 |
MyEdSpace
|
$16,800 | 3 |
Hunt St
|
$15,925 | 3 |
|
Peregrine Technologies
|
$130,000 | 2 |
|
The New York Times
|
$127,490 | 2 |
|
The Washington Post
|
$103,200 | 2 |
Snowball
|
$93,750 | 2 |
Editor salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $130,000 | 18 |
| Amsterdam | $127,050 | 5 |
| New York | $110,000 | 94 |
| Austin | $91,550 | 3 |
| Boston | $91,550 | 5 |
| London | $90,000 | 11 |
| Los Angeles | $89,250 | 18 |
| Toronto | $88,650 | 4 |
| Chicago | $88,300 | 15 |
| Seattle | $68,765 | 8 |
Video Editor salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $97,500 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $94,500 | 5 |
| New York | $90,000 | 19 |
Editor vs Video Editor: which pays more?
The median for Editor is $90,000 per year (typically $62,400–$117,500), versus $75,000 for Video Editor ($24,480–$96,000). 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 Video Editor 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.