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5.5% Jobs Projection
$56,040 Median Salary
300 Job Openings

You’re in luck! Jobs for Editors in Maryland are projected to grow and these jobs tend to pay higher than average.

  • Projected employment for Editors in Maryland is growing faster than average.

  • Editors in Maryland earn higher salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Editors Work in Maryland?

In Maryland, there were 2,280 people working as Editors in the year 2018.

There were 2,230 Editors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s growth of 50 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 950 Editors working in it, which means Maryland has more Editors than average.

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Job Projections for Maryland

Jobs for Editors in this state are growing at a rate of 5.5% which is faster than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.4%.

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Maryland Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 300 annual job openings, and 3,820 total jobs in 2026 for Editors in this state.

Nationwide, the prediction is 12,000 annual jobs and 125,600 total jobs in 2026.

What do Editors Make in Maryland?

In 2018 wages for Editors ranged from $26,810 to $98,770 with $56,040 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $12.89 to $47.49. The median hourly rate was $26.94.

In 2017 the median pay for this field was $27.54 an hour.

The hourly rate declined by $0.60.

The median salary in Maryland is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top Maryland Metros for Editors

The table below shows some of the metros in this state with the most Editors.

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV 6,260 $76,810
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD 1,890 $61,300
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD 1,140 $53,820

Top States for Editors Employment

View the list below to see where most Editors work.

State Number Employed Annual Median Salary
New York 19,140 $70,200
California 11,060 $68,530
Texas 5,490 $53,450
Florida 4,190 $53,150
Illinois 3,830 $58,540
Virginia 3,450 $65,050
District of Columbia 3,330 $80,210
Massachusetts 3,160 $71,730
New Jersey 3,130 $69,550
Pennsylvania 3,020 $55,750
Minnesota 2,700 $54,160
Maryland 2,280 $56,040
Georgia 2,190 $55,830
Ohio 2,090 $52,450
North Carolina 2,090 $52,080
Colorado 2,010 $57,350
Washington 1,830 $63,540
Tennessee 1,690 $45,100
Michigan 1,670 $52,740
Wisconsin 1,580 $46,350

Below are the states where Editors get paid the most:

State Annual Median Salary
District of Columbia $80,210
Massachusetts $71,730
New York $70,200
New Jersey $69,550
California $68,530
Rhode Island $67,660
Virginia $65,050
Connecticut $64,860
Hawaii $64,090
Washington $63,540

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