Editors pay range in Los Angeles
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,570 a year or less, while the top 10% make $177,490 or more. The middle half of editors in Los Angeles earn between $72,210 and $162,840.
- $56K10th
- $72K25th
- $100KMedian
- $163K75th
- $177K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $119,300 | $9,942 | $57.36 |
| Median | $100,050 | $8,338 | $48.10 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $72,210 | $6,018 | $34.72 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $162,840 | $13,570 | $78.29 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Editors salary after taxes in Los Angeles
On the average salary of $119,300, a single filer in Los Angeles takes home about $85,755 a year, or $7,146 a month and $3,298 every two weeks. Taxes take 28% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Is Los Angeles a good place for editors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Los Angeles area are 14% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 113.6), so the average $119,300 buys what about $105,049 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.8 times the median wage of all jobs in Los Angeles ($55,850). A typical home costs $968,608, or 8.1 years of this average salary before tax.
Editors salary in other California cities
Los Angeles ranks 2nd of 15 California metro areas for this job; San Jose pays the most ($120,530).
- San Jose$120,530
- Los Angeles$119,300
- San Francisco$114,540
- Santa Rosa$95,580
- Sacramento$88,410
- Oxnard$86,840
- San Diego$84,000
- San Luis Obispo$82,570
- Fresno$78,580
- Santa Maria$77,750
Highest-paying cities for editors
San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($120,530).
- San Jose, CA$120,530
- Los Angeles, CA$119,300
- New York, NY$119,160
- San Francisco, CA$114,540
- Waterbury, CT$110,240
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Editors salary in Los Angeles: questions
How much do editors make an hour in Los Angeles?
$57.36 an hour on average, and $48.10 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level editors salary in Los Angeles?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $55,570 a year and the 25th percentile is $72,210, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the editors take-home pay in Los Angeles?
About $85,755 a year ($7,146 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $119,300. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do editors earn more in Los Angeles than elsewhere?
The average here is 27% more than the U.S. metro average for this job ($94,300).
Sources and how to read this page
- Wages: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 estimates for metropolitan areas. SOC code 27-3041; area Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA (31080). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.1%.
- Cost of living: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional price parities (RPP), 2024; 100 = U.S. average.
- Home value: Zillow Home Value Index. Typical-wage figure: OEWS all occupations, same metro.
- Take-home pay: Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
- Job concentration: location quotient 2.39, this job is 2.4 times as concentrated as in the U.S. overall.
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