Editors pay range in Riverside
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,330 a year or less, while the top 10% make $123,690 or more. The middle half of editors in Riverside earn between $53,080 and $97,790.
- $42K10th
- $53K25th
- $71KMedian
- $98K75th
- $124K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $77,460 | $6,455 | $37.24 |
| Median | $70,560 | $5,880 | $33.92 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $53,080 | $4,423 | $25.52 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $97,790 | $8,149 | $47.01 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Editors salary after taxes in Riverside
On the average salary of $77,460, a single filer in Riverside takes home about $60,199 a year, or $5,017 a month and $2,315 every two weeks. Taxes take 22% 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 Riverside a good place for editors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Riverside area are 6% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 106.4), so the average $77,460 buys what about $72,772 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Riverside ($48,400). A typical home costs $585,378, or 7.6 years of this average salary before tax.
Editors salary in other California cities
Riverside ranks 11th 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
- Riverside$77,460
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 Riverside: questions
How much do editors make an hour in Riverside?
$37.24 an hour on average, and $33.93 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level editors salary in Riverside?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $42,330 a year and the 25th percentile is $53,080, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the editors take-home pay in Riverside?
About $60,199 a year ($5,017 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,460. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do editors earn more in Riverside than elsewhere?
The average here is 18% less 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA (40140). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.2%.
- 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 0.31, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.31).
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