State wages ยท Cost of living
Editors pay by state
The highest published median is in New York, at $98,620. Delaware leads after cost of living, at $91,880. West Virginia has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($75,260).
National median
$75,260
Highest state median
$98,620
New York
Best adjusted pay
$91,880
Delaware
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $29,740Higher: $91,880Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Delaware | $91,700 | +21.8% | 99.808 | $91,880 | 1 |
| New York | $98,620 | +31.0% | 107.921 | $91,380 | 2 |
| West Virginia | $76,760 | +2.0% | 89.497 | $85,770 | 3 |
| California | $90,570 | +20.3% | 110.72 | $81,800 | 4 |
| Washington | $85,250 | +13.3% | 107.013 | $79,660 | 5 |
| Connecticut | $81,910 | +8.8% | 103.61 | $79,060 | 6 |
| Virginia | $79,080 | +5.1% | 101.104 | $78,220 | 7 |
| Massachusetts | $78,720 | +4.6% | 105.757 | $74,430 | 8 |
| District of Columbia | $81,580 | +8.4% | 109.901 | $74,230 | 9 |
| Colorado | $75,660 | +0.5% | 103.052 | $73,420 | 10 |
| Oregon | $72,780 | -3.3% | 103.361 | $70,410 | 11 |
| Georgia | $66,880 | -11.1% | 96.293 | $69,450 | 12 |
| Maryland | $72,500 | -3.7% | 104.959 | $69,070 | 13 |
| North Carolina | $64,340 | -14.5% | 94.326 | $68,210 | 14 |
| Illinois | $68,050 | -9.6% | 99.958 | $68,080 | 15 |
| Iowa | $58,570 | -22.2% | 87.762 | $66,740 | 16 |
| New Mexico | $61,250 | -18.6% | 92.212 | $66,420 | 17 |
| Ohio | $61,330 | -18.5% | 92.774 | $66,110 | 18 |
| Pennsylvania | $63,790 | -15.2% | 97.572 | $65,380 | 19 |
| Missouri | $58,740 | -22.0% | 90.817 | $64,680 | 20 |
| South Dakota | $57,260 | -23.9% | 88.586 | $64,640 | 21 |
| Michigan | $62,140 | -17.4% | 96.217 | $64,580 | 22 |
| Vermont | $62,710 | -16.7% | 97.958 | $64,020 | 23 |
| North Dakota | $56,660 | -24.7% | 88.959 | $63,690 | 24 |
| Kentucky | $57,410 | -23.7% | 90.159 | $63,680 | 25 |
| Rhode Island | $64,740 | -14.0% | 102.28 | $63,300 | 26 |
| New Hampshire | $65,920 | -12.4% | 104.165 | $63,280 | 27 |
| Nevada | $62,910 | -16.4% | 99.979 | $62,920 | 28 |
| Wisconsin | $58,940 | -21.7% | 94.095 | $62,640 | 29 |
| Florida | $64,380 | -14.5% | 103.414 | $62,250 | 30 |
| South Carolina | $58,210 | -22.7% | 93.749 | $62,090 | 31 |
| Arizona | $61,530 | -18.2% | 100.677 | $61,120 | 32 |
| Utah | $59,860 | -20.5% | 98.864 | $60,550 | 33 |
| Kansas | $54,480 | -27.6% | 90.068 | $60,490 | 34 |
| Mississippi | $49,510 | -34.2% | 86.953 | $56,940 | 35 |
| Tennessee | $51,060 | -32.2% | 91.87 | $55,580 | 36 |
| Louisiana | $48,880 | -35.1% | 88.207 | $55,420 | 37 |
| Indiana | $51,550 | -31.5% | 93.329 | $55,230 | 38 |
| Minnesota | $53,900 | -28.4% | 98.621 | $54,650 | 39 |
| Alaska | $55,370 | -26.4% | 102.359 | $54,090 | 40 |
| Hawaii | $58,000 | -22.9% | 109.951 | $52,750 | 41 |
| Oklahoma | $45,560 | -39.5% | 87.843 | $51,870 | 42 |
| Arkansas | $44,690 | -40.6% | 86.937 | $51,410 | 43 |
| Alabama | $44,990 | -40.2% | 88.823 | $50,650 | 44 |
| Maine | $47,750 | -36.6% | 97.05 | $49,200 | 45 |
| Idaho | $46,880 | -37.7% | 95.494 | $49,090 | 46 |
| Montana | $45,470 | -39.6% | 94.645 | $48,040 | 47 |
| Wyoming | $43,280 | -42.5% | 92.691 | $46,690 | 48 |
| Nebraska | $40,100 | -46.7% | 90.103 | $44,500 | 49 |
| Texas | $28,860 | -61.7% | 97.057 | $29,740 | 50 |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.