Pay by state · 43 states
Film and Video Editor Salary by State (2026)
Film and Video Editors earn the most in New York at $103,440 a year and the least in Alaska at $38,800 (BLS OEWS, May 2025). The national median is $75,420. All 43 states and territories with reported data are ranked below, with a cost-of-living adjusted column.
- Highest median
- $103,440New York
- National median
- $75,420BLS OEWS, May 2025
- Lowest median
- $38,800Alaska
- States reporting
- 43of 54 OEWS areas
All states
Film and Video Editor salary in every state
Sort by any column. Employment is the number of film and video editors OEWS estimates in that state; blank cells are estimates BLS suppressed because the sample was too small.
| # | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NYNew York | $103,440 | $75,990 | $135,640 | 3,710 | $95,848 |
| 2 | DCDistrict of Columbia | $98,830 | $75,510 | $122,650 | 370 | $89,926 |
| 3 | MAMassachusetts | $92,130 | $78,730 | $112,910 | 550 | $87,115 |
| 4 | CACalifornia | $88,490 | $60,810 | $128,630 | 8,110 | $79,922 |
| 5 | COColorado | $84,620 | $58,700 | $103,740 | 380 | $82,114 |
| 6 | CTConnecticut | $83,550 | $59,050 | $95,720 | 600 | $80,639 |
| 7 | NJNew Jersey | $82,890 | $70,070 | $138,510 | 620 | $76,182 |
| 8 | VAVirginia | $78,740 | $64,050 | $92,200 | N/A | $77,880 |
| 9 | MDMaryland | $78,380 | $60,920 | $98,300 | 250 | $74,677 |
| 10 | UTUtah | $76,240 | $49,530 | $95,110 | 370 | $77,116 |
| 11 | ALAlabama | $74,410 | $20,540 | $80,680 | 120 | $83,773 |
| 12 | ILIllinois | $72,460 | $59,030 | $91,340 | 310 | $72,490 |
| 13 | OROregon | $72,300 | $52,710 | $96,210 | 360 | $69,949 |
| 14 | LALouisiana | $66,870 | $55,400 | $73,380 | 80 | $75,810 |
| 15 | WAWashington | $66,870 | $49,830 | $85,120 | 450 | $62,488 |
| 16 | NVNevada | $65,720 | $60,730 | $82,610 | 320 | $65,734 |
| 17 | VTVermont | $63,080 | $45,550 | $76,980 | 100 | $64,395 |
| 18 | KYKentucky | $62,330 | $47,430 | $82,920 | 60 | $69,133 |
| 19 | NHNew Hampshire | $61,250 | $48,630 | $90,640 | 100 | $58,801 |
| 20 | TXTexas | $61,220 | $44,800 | $80,360 | 1,040 | $63,076 |
| 21 | FLFlorida | $60,430 | $50,880 | $79,030 | 1,490 | $58,435 |
| 22 | NCNorth Carolina | $60,020 | $44,660 | $94,380 | 400 | $63,630 |
| 23 | MIMichigan | $59,100 | $47,230 | $98,010 | 360 | $61,424 |
| 24 | MOMissouri | $57,950 | $47,720 | $76,230 | 380 | $63,810 |
| 25 | TNTennessee | $57,880 | $44,410 | $62,920 | 560 | $63,002 |
| 26 | OHOhio | $56,410 | $44,300 | $69,100 | 340 | $60,804 |
| 27 | NENebraska | $55,810 | $45,800 | $64,490 | 120 | $61,940 |
| 28 | OKOklahoma | $55,210 | $47,650 | $55,790 | 100 | $62,851 |
| 29 | IDIdaho | $54,080 | $41,770 | $74,990 | 100 | $56,632 |
| 30 | WIWisconsin | $53,430 | $37,090 | $73,300 | 240 | $56,783 |
| 31 | MNMinnesota | $53,150 | $47,430 | $63,060 | 200 | $53,893 |
| 32 | GAGeorgia | $51,280 | $37,780 | $71,570 | N/A | $53,254 |
| 33 | KSKansas | $50,900 | $26,540 | $60,690 | 70 | $56,513 |
| 34 | MSMississippi | $50,410 | $47,230 | $50,470 | 50 | $57,974 |
| 35 | NMNew Mexico | $49,400 | $46,540 | $68,270 | 160 | $53,572 |
| 36 | ARArkansas | $48,480 | $44,990 | $53,770 | 80 | $55,765 |
| 37 | WVWest Virginia | $48,440 | $44,950 | $56,980 | 30 | $54,125 |
| 38 | INIndiana | $46,780 | $39,000 | $58,460 | 450 | $50,124 |
| 39 | AZArizona | $45,840 | $45,060 | $60,220 | 350 | $45,532 |
| 40 | PRPuerto Rico | $44,490 | $39,330 | $44,510 | 110 | N/A |
| 41 | MTMontana | $42,520 | $35,820 | $56,880 | 110 | $44,926 |
| 42 | SDSouth Dakota | $39,090 | $38,150 | $46,720 | 30 | $44,127 |
| 43 | AKAlaska | $38,800 | $38,800 | $48,810 | 30 | $37,906 |
Method
How the cost-of-living adjustment works
The adjusted column divides each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity (RPP) and multiplies by 100. RPPs measure how much a fixed basket of goods, services and rents costs in one state relative to the national average, so the result restates local pay in national-average dollars.
For Film and Video Editors, that changes the ranking: New York leads on raw pay at $103,440, while New York leads once prices are taken into account at $95,848.
Source: BEA Regional Price Parities by State, 2024 (public domain). The adjustment is NueCareer's calculation, not a BLS or BEA published statistic.
Questions
Film and Video Editor pay by state: FAQ
Which state pays Film and Video Editors the most?
New York reports the highest median wage for Film and Video Editors at $103,440 a year (BLS OEWS, May 2025), followed by District of Columbia ($98,830) and Massachusetts ($92,130).
Which state pays Film and Video Editors the least?
Alaska reports the lowest median for Film and Video Editors at $38,800 a year, $64,640 below the highest-paying state (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
Where do Film and Video Editors earn the most after cost of living?
Dividing each state median by that state's BEA Regional Price Parity puts New York first at $95,848 in national-average dollars, from a raw median of $103,440. BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024.