Newspaper Editors

Salaries for newspaper editors vary from small to large communities, but editors generally are well compensated. Other factors affecting compensation include quality of education and previous experience, job level, and the newspaper's circulation. Large metropolitan dailies offer higher-paying jobs, while outlying weekly papers pay less.

According to the U.S. Department of Labor, the median annual income for editors was $61,370 in May 2019. The lowest paid 10 percent earned less than $36,620 and the top paid 10 percent earned more than $122,280.

On many newspapers, salary ranges and benefits, such as vacation time and health insurance, of most nonmanagerial editorial workers are negotiated by the Newspaper Guild.