Editors Salary in Salem, OR

Editors pay range in Salem

New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $43,330 a year or less, while the top 10% make $116,510 or more. The middle half of editors in Salem earn between $61,610 and $94,580.

*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.

Editors salary after taxes in Salem

On the average salary of $81,880, a single filer in Salem takes home about $60,569 a year, or $5,047 a month and $2,330 every two weeks. Taxes take 26% of gross pay.

Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2025 rules). Portland-area Metro and Multnomah County taxes and the 0.1% statewide transit tax are not included.

Is Salem a good place for editors? Pay vs. cost of living

Prices in the Salem area are 4% above the U.S. average (BEA price parity 103.6), so the average $81,880 buys what about $78,997 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.5 times the median wage of all jobs in Salem ($55,310). A typical home costs $454,689, or 5.6 years of this average salary before tax.

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Editors salary in other Oregon cities

Salem ranks 1st of 5 Oregon metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.

All Editors salaries in Oregon

Highest-paying cities for editors

San Jose, CA pays this job the most of the metro areas we cover ($120,530).

Editors salary by city

Related jobs in Salem

• Technical Writers$88,310 a year
• Public Relations Specialists$85,760 a year
• Interpreters and Translators$78,880 a year
• Producers and Directors$101,110 a year
• Interior Designers$70,610 a year
• Commercial and Industrial Designers$70,480 a year
• Graphic Designers$65,470 a year
• Music Directors and Composers$64,990 a year

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