27 Series · SOC 27-4032

Film and Video Editors

National salary data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (May 2024)

Median Salary

$70,980

per year

Median Hourly

$34.12/hr

per hour

Mean Salary

$83,530

average

Employment

28,860

jobs nationwide

Salary Range

Annual Salary Distribution

10th pct25thMedian75th90th pct

Hourly Rate Distribution

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10th Percentile

$39,170

25th Percentile

$50,230

Median

$70,980

75th Percentile

$101,570

90th Percentile

$145,900

Salary by State

Highest Paying States

1. New York $102,450 2. District of Columbia $100,270 3. Virginia $88,310 4. Massachusetts $85,150 5. California $83,200

Lowest Paying States

45. Puerto Rico $37,490 46. Idaho $38,610 47. Maine $41,300 48. Kansas $41,920 49. Alaska $42,210

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#	State	Median Salary	Mean Salary	Employment	vs National
1	New York	$102,450	$110,080	4,060	+44% above national
2	District of Columbia	$100,270	$93,600	400	+41% above national
3	Virginia	$88,310	$81,490	N/A	+24% above national
4	Massachusetts	$85,150	$89,710	450	+20% above national
5	California	$83,200	$99,050	9,110	+17% above national
6	New Jersey	$82,850	$92,490	740	+17% above national
7	Maryland	$80,990	$85,380	320	+14% above national
8	Alabama	$70,310	$71,600	150	1% below national
9	Washington	$66,110	$77,990	620	7% below national
10	New Hampshire	$65,360	$72,230	110	8% below national
11	Utah	$62,860	$65,670	530	11% below national
12	Oregon	$62,020	$77,930	490	13% below national
13	Vermont	$60,620	$65,330	180	15% below national
14	Connecticut	$60,440	$70,800	510	15% below national
15	Nevada	$59,990	$70,600	390	15% below national
16	Minnesota	$59,100	$61,910	210	17% below national
17	Illinois	$58,620	$69,190	500	17% below national
18	Michigan	$58,550	$69,620	480	18% below national
19	Nebraska	$57,810	$54,650	140	19% below national
20	Florida	$57,570	$65,050	1,190	19% below national
21	Texas	$57,400	$68,930	1,100	19% below national
22	Colorado	$56,510	$72,060	590	20% below national
23	North Carolina	$55,460	$57,390	410	22% below national
24	Wisconsin	$54,660	$56,830	250	23% below national
25	Tennessee	$52,600	$59,830	560	26% below national
26	Georgia	$52,240	$60,420	1,000	26% below national
27	Pennsylvania	$51,340	$60,870	790	28% below national
28	Ohio	$51,230	$55,590	500	28% below national
29	Louisiana	$49,930	$52,880	40	30% below national
30	Arizona	$49,920	$57,010	200	30% below national
31	Iowa	$49,690	$54,820	50	30% below national
32	Missouri	$49,670	$55,940	360	30% below national
33	South Carolina	$49,630	$62,600	260	30% below national
34	Mississippi	$48,470	$42,900	70	32% below national
35	Oklahoma	$48,350	$48,770	90	32% below national
36	Indiana	$47,540	$51,880	250	33% below national
37	Hawaii	$47,260	$49,640	N/A	33% below national
38	New Mexico	$46,600	$56,120	130	34% below national
39	Kentucky	$46,580	$52,070	130	34% below national
40	South Dakota	$46,510	$48,110	40	34% below national
41	Arkansas	$46,000	$44,760	130	35% below national
42	West Virginia	$45,970	$50,060	50	35% below national
43	North Dakota	$44,270	$45,300	40	38% below national
44	Montana	$42,550	$42,730	170	40% below national
45	Alaska	$42,210	$56,220	50	41% below national
46	Kansas	$41,920	$41,550	90	41% below national
47	Maine	$41,300	$46,880	N/A	42% below national
48	Idaho	$38,610	$43,620	150	46% below national
49	Puerto Rico	$37,490	$42,730	120	47% below national

Salary by Metro Area

Highest Paying Metros

1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ $102,060 2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA $101,130 3. San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA $95,630 4. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV $91,500 5. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA $83,200

Lowest Paying Metros

82. Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL $36,510 83. San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR $37,880 84. Boise City, ID $41,570 85. Missoula, MT $41,790 86. Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY $42,910

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#	Metro Area	Median Salary	Employment	vs National
1	New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ	$102,060	3,900	+44% above national
2	San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA	$101,130	1,020	+42% above national
3	San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA	$95,630	350	+35% above national
4	Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	$91,500	690	+29% above national
5	Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	$83,200	6,730	+17% above national
6	Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH	$83,100	370	+17% above national
7	Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA	$80,800	40	+14% above national
8	Central East New York nonmetropolitan area	$80,770	50	+14% above national
9	San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA	$79,900	190	+13% above national
10	Waterbury-Shelton, CT	$79,630	180	+12% above national
11	Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD	$78,220	160	+10% above national
12	Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC	$74,850	90	+5% above national
13	Birmingham, AL	$70,310	70	1% below national
14	Richmond, VA	$69,470	60	2% below national
15	St. Louis, MO-IL	$69,370	140	2% below national
16	Rochester, NY	$68,910	60	3% below national
17	Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	$66,110	450	7% below national
18	Ogden, UT	$65,790	60	7% below national
19	Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY	$65,280	110	8% below national
20	Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA	$64,950	110	8% below national
21	Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI	$64,860	250	9% below national
22	Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD	$64,380	360	9% below national
23	Salt Lake City-Murray, UT	$62,860	N/A	11% below national
24	Fresno, CA	$62,610	60	12% below national
25	Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI	$60,930	80	14% below national
26	Burlington-South Burlington, VT	$60,620	120	15% below national
27	Omaha, NE-IA	$60,620	80	15% below national
28	Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT	$60,450	120	15% below national
29	Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX	$60,310	350	15% below national
30	Lincoln, NE	$60,280	40	15% below national
31	Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT	$60,260	140	15% below national
32	Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV	$59,990	320	15% below national
33	Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL	$59,880	230	16% below national
34	Boulder, CO	$59,860	30	16% below national
35	Reno, NV	$59,710	50	16% below national
36	Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	$59,640	450	16% below national
37	Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	$59,590	130	16% below national
38	Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX	$59,480	240	16% below national
39	Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area	$59,310	N/A	16% below national
40	Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL	$59,020	150	17% below national
41	Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN	$58,590	410	17% below national
42	Memphis, TN-MS-AR	$57,980	80	18% below national
43	Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI	$57,180	70	19% below national
44	Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX	$57,150	160	19% below national
45	Colorado Springs, CO	$55,920	50	21% below national
46	Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO	$55,820	410	21% below national
47	Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN	$55,810	130	21% below national
48	Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA	$55,810	360	21% below national
49	Raleigh-Cary, NC	$55,460	100	22% below national
50	Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA	$54,070	N/A	24% below national
51	Cleveland, OH	$53,210	60	25% below national
52	New Haven, CT	$53,020	30	25% below national
53	Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT	$52,990	70	25% below national
54	Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN	$52,870	300	26% below national
55	Oklahoma City, OK	$52,490	40	26% below national
56	Jacksonville, FL	$52,320	60	26% below national
57	Manchester-Nashua, NH	$51,900	50	27% below national
58	Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN	$51,400	120	28% below national
59	Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR	$51,100	N/A	28% below national
60	Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC	$50,900	160	28% below national
61	Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA	$50,870	50	28% below national
62	Green Bay, WI	$50,620	30	29% below national
63	Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	$50,250	150	29% below national
64	Kansas City, MO-KS	$50,080	90	29% below national
65	Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA	$49,990	50	30% below national
66	Knoxville, TN	$49,290	80	31% below national
67	Albuquerque, NM	$49,200	50	31% below national
68	Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ	$48,490	170	32% below national
69	Tulsa, OK	$48,380	40	32% below national
70	Pittsburgh, PA	$48,170	180	32% below national
71	Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC	$48,140	30	32% below national
72	Columbus, OH	$47,810	120	33% below national
73	Urban Honolulu, HI	$47,260	N/A	33% below national
74	San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX	$47,240	80	33% below national
75	Columbia, SC	$47,140	30	34% below national
76	Madison, WI	$47,060	50	34% below national
77	Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ	$46,170	30	35% below national
78	Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN	$45,720	60	36% below national
79	Tallahassee, FL	$45,080	50	36% below national
80	Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR	$43,850	40	38% below national
81	Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA	$43,820	40	38% below national
82	Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY	$42,910	40	40% below national
83	Missoula, MT	$41,790	40	41% below national
84	Boise City, ID	$41,570	80	41% below national
85	San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR	$37,880	110	47% below national
86	Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL	$36,510	40	49% below national

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