Side-by-side distribution
Editor
$90,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 39.1%
- Live roles
- 883
Video Editor
$80,000
median · per year, annualized USD
- Disclosing
- 28%
- Live roles
- 264
Highest-paying jobs
Senior Editor
Business Editor
Safety Transparency Editor, Safety Systems
Sr. Video Editor (short-form)
Economics Editor
Editor, Books Desk
Executive Editor, Fortune Magazine
Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Capital Markets & Corporate Governance (Startups)
Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Corp & M&A (Private Equity)
Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Practical Law Real Estate
Highest-paying jobs
Sr. Video Editor (short-form)
Adobe Video Editor (Premiere Pro & After Effects)
Final Cut Pro Video Editor
Video Editor
Video Editor, Social Media (Contract)
Video Editor
Video Producer/Editor
Video Editor
Video Editor
Senior Video Editor, Wild Card
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
The New York Times
|
$134,304 | 26 |
FOX
|
$81,500 | 14 |
| DI Disney | $104,550 | 10 |
RELX
|
$78,900 | 10 |
Northrop Grumman
|
$92,400 | 9 |
NoGigiddy
|
$44,720 | 9 |
Black White Zebra
|
$105,680 | 8 |
| NC News Corp Australia | $89,300 | 8 |
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
NoGigiddy
|
$44,720 | 9 |
|
micro1
|
$98,800 | 3 |
|
Peregrine Technologies
|
$130,000 | 2 |
|
The New York Times
|
$122,236 | 2 |
Snowball
|
$93,750 | 2 |
Penske Media Corp.
|
$90,000 | 2 |
Live Nation Entertainment
|
$82,500 | 2 |
The National Football League
|
$70,720 | 2 |
Editor salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $125,000 | 17 |
| Austin | $115,000 | 6 |
| Denver | $115,000 | 7 |
| Chicago | $108,117 | 10 |
| New York | $104,750 | 102 |
| Singapore | $98,800 | 6 |
| Los Angeles | $93,000 | 16 |
| Boston | $91,040 | 4 |
| Seattle | $84,417 | 6 |
| Atlanta | $84,000 | 6 |
Video Editor salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| Singapore | $98,800 | 3 |
| San Francisco | $97,500 | 7 |
| Los Angeles | $95,000 | 3 |
| New York | $85,000 | 15 |
Editor vs Video Editor: which pays more?
The median for Editor is $90,000 per year (typically $67,506–$113,500), versus $80,000 for Video Editor ($52,000–$97,500). That puts Editor about 13% 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.