Film and Video Editors Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Film and Video Editors positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$70,980
National average
Salary Range
$39,170 – $145,900
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Film and Video Editors Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York | $102,450 | $46,340 | $164,340 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $102,060 | $53,510 | $164,340 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $101,130 | $60,070 | $167,980 |
| District of Columbia | $100,270 | $58,750 | $126,110 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $95,630 | $34,000 | N/A |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $91,500 | $58,750 | $126,110 |
| Virginia | $88,310 | $55,370 | $98,390 |
| Massachusetts | $85,150 | $49,400 | $129,830 |
| California | $83,200 | $46,170 | $167,290 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $83,200 | $49,980 | $167,290 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $83,100 | $49,400 | $124,870 |
| New Jersey | $82,850 | $44,960 | $161,370 |
| Maryland | $80,990 | $47,840 | $137,650 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $80,800 | $41,790 | $214,630 |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | $80,770 | $36,920 | $158,170 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $79,900 | $36,560 | $180,800 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $79,630 | $52,930 | $126,530 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $78,220 | $46,560 | $98,340 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $74,850 | $48,880 | $100,410 |
| Alabama | $70,310 | $35,950 | $129,530 |
| Birmingham, AL | $70,310 | $30,890 | $119,530 |
| Richmond, VA | $69,470 | $45,190 | $92,030 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $69,370 | $45,980 | $88,900 |
| Rochester, NY | $68,910 | $40,870 | $133,970 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $66,110 | $53,680 | $132,220 |
| Washington | $66,110 | $37,170 | $132,220 |
| Ogden, UT | $65,790 | $38,620 | $85,840 |
| New Hampshire | $65,360 | $33,280 | $138,800 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $65,280 | $37,610 | $135,180 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $64,950 | $33,280 | $98,290 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $64,860 | $39,520 | $130,160 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $64,380 | $42,010 | $109,720 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $62,860 | $36,410 | $90,430 |
| Utah | $62,860 | $32,190 | $90,430 |
| Fresno, CA | $62,610 | $33,280 | $93,960 |
| Oregon | $62,020 | $47,210 | $136,470 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $60,930 | $33,350 | $109,200 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $60,620 | $32,030 | $82,030 |
| Vermont | $60,620 | $41,970 | $83,050 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $60,620 | $48,860 | $83,050 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $60,450 | $39,380 | $111,910 |
| Connecticut | $60,440 | $39,630 | $104,670 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $60,310 | $39,570 | $144,500 |
| Lincoln, NE | $60,280 | $31,200 | $77,830 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $60,260 | $22,090 | $99,880 |
| Nevada | $59,990 | $46,650 | $109,990 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $59,990 | $45,400 | $109,990 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $59,880 | $48,070 | $104,470 |
| Boulder, CO | $59,860 | $52,310 | $133,510 |
| Reno, NV | $59,710 | $57,290 | $113,750 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $59,640 | $30,370 | $108,430 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $59,590 | $50,220 | $94,420 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $59,480 | $37,410 | $105,430 |
| Southern Vermont nonmetropolitan area | $59,310 | $39,520 | $80,910 |
| Minnesota | $59,100 | $44,930 | $88,400 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $59,020 | $47,060 | $105,090 |
| Illinois | $58,620 | $35,560 | $114,270 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $58,590 | $34,260 | $101,340 |
| Michigan | $58,550 | $37,690 | $129,320 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $57,980 | $37,960 | $89,230 |
| Nebraska | $57,810 | $31,200 | $77,960 |
| Florida | $57,570 | $36,510 | $104,470 |
| Texas | $57,400 | $35,940 | $131,320 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $57,180 | $37,550 | $86,000 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $57,150 | $30,570 | $140,280 |
| Colorado | $56,510 | $43,660 | $119,160 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $55,920 | $47,060 | $96,340 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $55,820 | $43,660 | $123,550 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $55,810 | $48,250 | $139,080 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $55,810 | $31,340 | $76,120 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $55,460 | $34,410 | $92,130 |
| North Carolina | $55,460 | $34,410 | $88,190 |
| Wisconsin | $54,660 | $30,300 | $91,850 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $54,070 | $39,040 | $116,690 |
| Cleveland, OH | $53,210 | $39,950 | $75,830 |
| New Haven, CT | $53,020 | $39,630 | $90,970 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $52,990 | $45,760 | $90,910 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $52,870 | $33,520 | $103,960 |
| Tennessee | $52,600 | $36,670 | $81,730 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $52,490 | $30,090 | $70,600 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $52,320 | $45,190 | $77,640 |
| Georgia | $52,240 | $46,470 | $103,170 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $51,900 | $31,200 | $82,350 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $51,400 | $31,340 | $71,790 |
| Pennsylvania | $51,340 | $34,530 | $107,060 |
| Ohio | $51,230 | $31,190 | $75,600 |
| Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR | $51,100 | $37,400 | $51,110 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $50,900 | $34,740 | $96,140 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $50,870 | $33,280 | $99,300 |
| Green Bay, WI | $50,620 | $29,110 | $69,250 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $50,250 | $33,280 | $92,770 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $50,080 | $29,040 | $74,770 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $49,990 | $34,320 | $97,830 |
| Louisiana | $49,930 | $24,530 | $77,570 |
| Arizona | $49,920 | $36,670 | $77,960 |
| Iowa | $49,690 | $37,600 | $87,270 |
| Missouri | $49,670 | $33,700 | $77,550 |
| South Carolina | $49,630 | $36,190 | $107,810 |
| Knoxville, TN | $49,290 | $38,770 | $64,410 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $49,200 | $41,410 | $90,000 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $48,490 | $36,670 | $84,340 |
| Mississippi | $48,470 | $28,040 | $51,920 |
| Tulsa, OK | $48,380 | $26,930 | $67,160 |
| Oklahoma | $48,350 | $27,510 | $67,160 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $48,170 | $33,950 | $100,440 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $48,140 | $36,110 | $106,260 |
| Columbus, OH | $47,810 | $21,740 | $77,390 |
| Indiana | $47,540 | $29,020 | $73,070 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | $47,260 | $38,460 | $57,440 |
| Hawaii | $47,260 | $38,460 | $57,440 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $47,240 | $34,760 | $63,790 |
| Columbia, SC | $47,140 | $33,480 | $73,960 |
| Madison, WI | $47,060 | $30,640 | $89,990 |
| New Mexico | $46,600 | $41,410 | $89,990 |
| Kentucky | $46,580 | $22,320 | $81,100 |
| South Dakota | $46,510 | $36,400 | $64,380 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $46,170 | $31,200 | $77,320 |
| Arkansas | $46,000 | $34,790 | $58,170 |
| West Virginia | $45,970 | $32,360 | $65,990 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $45,720 | $37,880 | $83,710 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $45,080 | $44,710 | $61,490 |
| North Dakota | $44,270 | $38,410 | $59,990 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $43,850 | $35,420 | $62,490 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $43,820 | $30,370 | $93,750 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $42,910 | $34,670 | $132,940 |
| Montana | $42,550 | $23,990 | $55,650 |
| Alaska | $42,210 | $36,300 | $95,800 |
| Kansas | $41,920 | $21,770 | $57,370 |
| Missoula, MT | $41,790 | $40,170 | $54,250 |
| Boise City, ID | $41,570 | $23,030 | $62,750 |
| Maine | $41,300 | $32,440 | $64,000 |
| Idaho | $38,610 | $23,030 | $63,200 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $37,880 | $26,890 | $63,660 |
| Puerto Rico | $37,490 | $22,980 | $63,660 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $36,510 | $31,100 | $77,480 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Film and Video Editors make?▾
The median annual salary for a Film and Video Editors is $70,980, with a typical range of $39,170 – $145,900 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Film and Video Editors?▾
Entry-level Film and Video Editors positions typically start around $39,170 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Film and Video Editorss earn the most?▾
Film and Video Editorss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.