News Editor Salary

News Editor Salary

Average Yearly Salary

Updated May 18, 2020

$51,000

$29,000

$51,000

$87,000

News Editors in the United States make an average salary of $51,300 per year or $24.66 per hour. People on the lower end of that spectrum, the bottom 10% to be exact, make roughly $29,000 a year, while the top 10% makes $88,000. As most things go, location can be critical. Delaware, Connecticut, Rhode Island, Indiana, and Massachusetts provide the highest News Editor salaries.

Best Paying Cities

$67,325

$63,349

$61,642

Map of News Editor Salaries

The darker areas on the map show where News Editors earn the highest salaries across all 50 states.

Average Salary:

Average News Editor Salary By Location

If both location and money are important to you, then you might want to check out moving to Delaware, Connecticut and Rhode Island, as these three states offer the highest salaries throughout the U.S. for News Editors. Quite opposite of that list is the lowest paying states, which are Arkansas, New Mexico, and Minnesota.

City

Average Salary

$67,325

$67k

$63,349

$63k

$61,642

$62k

$60,850

$61k

$60,211

$60k

$60,169

$60k

$59,851

$60k

$58,811

$59k

$56,805

$57k

$55,539

$56k

Average News Editor Salary By Company

If you want to get paid the most as a News Editor, being employed by a company such as Apple or The Walt Disney Company would be a smart choice, as they are the highest paying companies in this field. Additionally, companies like Bloomberg and LinkedIn also report highly competitive salaries for News Editors.

Company

Average Salary

$123,880

$124k

The Walt Disney Company

The Walt Disney Company

$104,418

$104k

$100,386

$100k

$97,309

$97k

$78,483

$78k

Entercom Communications

Entercom Communications

$76,319

$76k

Townsquare Media

Townsquare Media

$73,231

$73k

$70,512

$71k

Entravision Communications

Entravision Communications

$69,199

$69k

$68,305

$68k

The largest raises come from changing jobs.

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News Editor Salary History

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News Editor Salary By Experience Level

The salary for a News Editor can vary depending on the years of experience that a person has, from entry level to senior level. Data on how experience level affects total compensation is provided by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) as part of their National Compensation Survey, which is based on factors such as knowledge, complexity, contacts, and environment.

Recently Added News Editor Salaries

Company	Job	Location	Date Added	Salary
Leisure World Seal Beach Leisure World Seal Beach News Editor/Copywriter/Page Designer	News Editor/Copywriter/Page Designer News Editor/Copywriter/Page Designer	Seal Beach, CA Seal Beach, CA	06/11/2020 06/11/2020	$41,740 $41,740 06/11/2020
Institute for Nonprofit News Institute for Nonprofit News News Editor/Writer \| Institute for Nonprofit News	News Editor/Writer \| Institute for Nonprofit News News Editor/Writer \| Institute for Nonprofit News	Oakland, CA Oakland, CA	05/20/2020 05/20/2020	$80,000 $80,000 05/20/2020
Institute for Nonprofit News Institute for Nonprofit News Print/Investigative Editor \| Institute for Nonprofit News	Print/Investigative Editor \| Institute for Nonprofit News Print/Investigative Editor \| Institute for Nonprofit News	Chicago, IL Chicago, IL	05/20/2020 05/20/2020	$42,000 $42,000 05/20/2020
George Washington University George Washington University News Editor	News Editor News Editor	Washington, DC Washington, DC	12/05/2019 12/05/2019	$44,161 $44,161 12/05/2019
Hospitality Excellence, Inc. Hospitality Excellence, Inc. News Editor	News Editor News Editor	Miami, FL Miami, FL	11/29/2019 11/29/2019	$35,000 $35,000 11/29/2019
George Washington University George Washington University News Editor	News Editor News Editor	Washington, DC Washington, DC	11/26/2019 11/26/2019	$44,161 $44,161 11/26/2019
University of Wisconsin Madison University of Wisconsin Madison News Editor	News Editor News Editor	Madison, WI Madison, WI	11/22/2019 11/22/2019	$40,000 $40,000 11/22/2019
Virginia Commonwealth University Virginia Commonwealth University News Editor	News Editor News Editor	Richmond, VA Richmond, VA	10/25/2019 10/25/2019	$55,000 $55,000 10/25/2019
University of Alaska University of Alaska News Editor	News Editor News Editor	Anchorage, AK Anchorage, AK	08/06/2019 08/06/2019	$22,957 $22,957 08/06/2019
University of Alaska System University of Alaska System News Editor	News Editor News Editor	Anchorage, AK Anchorage, AK	06/08/2019 06/08/2019	$22,957 $22,957 06/08/2019

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Updated May 18, 2020