Editors pay range in Salt Lake City
New workers and the lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,990 a year or less, while the top 10% make $124,810 or more. The middle half of editors in Salt Lake City earn between $49,360 and $94,140.
- $41K10th
- $49K25th
- $67KMedian
- $94K75th
- $125K90th
median average · bar = middle 50% of workers
| Pay level | Per year | Per month | Per hour* |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average | $77,090 | $6,424 | $37.06 |
| Median | $67,400 | $5,617 | $32.40 |
| Entry level (25th percentile) | $49,360 | $4,113 | $23.73 |
| Experienced (75th percentile) | $94,140 | $7,845 | $45.26 |
*Hourly figures assume 2,080 paid hours a year.
Editors salary after taxes in Salt Lake City
On the average salary of $77,090, a single filer in Salt Lake City takes home about $59,632 a year, or $4,969 a month and $2,294 every two weeks. Taxes take 23% of gross pay.
Single filer, standard deduction: federal income tax (2026 brackets), Social Security, Medicare and state income tax (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
Is Salt Lake City a good place for editors? Pay vs. cost of living
Prices in the Salt Lake City area are in line with the U.S. average (BEA price parity 100.9), so the average $77,090 buys what about $76,427 would buy in a typical U.S. metro. This job pays 1.2 times the median wage of all jobs in Salt Lake City ($55,240). A typical home costs $568,656, or 7.4 years of this average salary before tax.
Editors salary in other Utah cities
Salt Lake City ranks 1st of 3 Utah metro areas for this job, the best-paid in the state.
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 Salt Lake City: questions
How much do editors make an hour in Salt Lake City?
$37.06 an hour on average, and $32.40 at the median (BLS, May 2025).
What is the entry-level editors salary in Salt Lake City?
The lowest-paid 10% earn about $40,990 a year and the 25th percentile is $49,360, a fair guide to starting pay.
What is the editors take-home pay in Salt Lake City?
About $59,632 a year ($4,969 a month) for a single filer on the average salary of $77,090. Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
Do editors earn more in Salt Lake City 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 Salt Lake City-Murray, UT (41620). Relative standard error of the mean wage: 5.7%.
- 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 (2026 rules). Utah's taxpayer credit is estimated with the Tax Commission's withholding formula.
- 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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