Editors pay range in San Diego
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,670 a year or less, while the top 10% make $131,520 or more. The middle half of editors in San Diego earn between $56,440 and $101,960.
- $47K10th
- $56K25th
- $79KMedian
- $102K75th
- $132K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $84,000 | $7,000 | $40.38 |
| Median | $78,870 | $6,572 | $37.92 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $56,440 | $4,703 | $27.13 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $101,960 | $8,497 | $49.02 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Editors salary after taxes in San Diego
On the average salary of $84,000, a single filer in San Diego takes home about $64,204 a year, or $5,350 a month and $2,469 every two weeks. Taxes take 24% 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 San Diego a good place for editors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the San Diego area are 12% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 111.9), so the average $84,000 buys what about $75,076 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.3 times the median wage of all jobs in San Diego ($58,690). A typical home costs $946,365, or 11.3 years of this average salary before tax.
Editors salary in other California cities
San Diego ranks 7th 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 San Diego: questions
How much do editors make an hour in San Diego?
$40.38 an hour on average, and $37.92 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level editors salary in San Diego?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $46,670 a year and the 25th percentile is $56,440, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the editors take-home pay in San Diego?
About $64,204 a year ($5,350 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $84,000. California State Disability Insurance (1.3% of wages, paid by employees) is not included.
Do editors earn more in San Diego than elsewhere?
The average here is 11% 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 San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA (41740). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 2.3%.
- 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 0.78, this job is less common than in the U.S. overall (location quotient 0.78).
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