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Editors in New Mexico

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-4% Jobs Projection
$40,240 Median Salary
40 Job Openings

While jobs for Editors in New Mexico are decreasing, those who do work in these jobs get paid higher than average.

  • Employment for Editors in New Mexico is expected to decrease.

  • Editors in New Mexico earn lower salaries than the typical U.S. wage earner.

How Many Editors Work in New Mexico?

In 2018, there were 310 Editors working in the state.

There were 350 Editors employed in this state in 2017.

That’s a decline of 40 jobs between 2017 and 2018.

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The typical state has 950 Editors working in it, which means New Mexico has fewer Editors than average.

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Job Projections for New Mexico

Jobs for Editors in this state are declining at a rate of 4.4% which is a faster decline than the nationwide estimated projection of -1.4%.

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New Mexico Annual Job Openings

The BLS estimates there will be 40 annual job openings, and 430 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 New Mexico?

In 2018 wages for Editors ranged from $19,560 to $77,930 with $40,240 being the median annual salary.

Broken down to an hourly rate, workers in this field made anywhere from $9.41 to $37.47. The median hourly rate was $19.35.

Workers in this field were paid a median of $21.17 an hour in 2017.

The hourly rate declined by $1.82.

The median salary in New Mexico is higher than the nationwide median salary.

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Top New Mexico Metros for Editors

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

Metro Number Employed Annual Median Salary
Albuquerque, NM 160 $42,100
Santa Fe, NM 70 $42,970

Top States for Editors Employment

The table below shows the states 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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