Is this a competitive Editors salary in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos in 2026?
Based on BLS OEWS wage percentiles, JOLTS September 2026 demand signals, and ECI Q3 2026 wage growth.
$Competitive · ~P50
P10$30K
P25$30K
P50$53K
P75$75K
P90$103K
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Demand: ACTIVE. Demand is active -- professional & business services openings are at 5.5% (JOLTS, September 2026). A balanced market where the median is a solid, competitive anchor.
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Merit budget: Wages in professional services are rising about 2.8% a year (BLS ECI, Q3 2026). Budget a 2.4-2.9% merit increase to hold this role at market.
Our read
For a competitive 2026 offer, target $52,603 to $75,192 (market median to the 75th percentile). The median-to-P75 range keeps offers competitive.
Figures are market benchmarks from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; apply professional judgment before making pay decisions.
How Editors pay is moving in 2026
Trend, demand, and spread context from BLS OEWS, JOLTS, and ECI
Pay trend
Median pay for this role rose 3.5% between the May 2024 and May 2025 BLS surveys, outpacing the 2.8% wage growth of Professional & Business Services (BLS ECI).
Hiring demand · MODERATE
Professional & Business Services is running a 5.5% job-openings rate with quits at 2.1% (BLS JOLTS). The openings rate has drifted up from 5.1% to 5.5% over the past quarter.
Pay spread
Top earners (P90) make about 3.7 times what entry-level (P10) workers make in this role. That spread is wider than typical, so expect large pay differences by experience, employer size, and geography; build generous ranges and differentiate strongly.
What changed recently
Nov 3, 2026JOLTS September 2026: sector openings rose to 5.5% (up 106K; August revised up to 5.1%), second only to Health Care. Quits recovered to 2.1%; layoffs fell 45K.
Oct 30, 2026ECI Q3 2026: professional and business services wages rose 2.8% over the year (2.5% in Q2), still below the 3.1% private-industry average.
Sep 29, 2026JOLTS August 2026: sector openings eased to 5.0% (down 119K). BLS revised July up from 4.8% to 5.5%, so last month's third straight decline did not happen. Quits recovered to 2.1%; layoffs fell 56K.
Commentary is generated from published BLS figures (OEWS May 2025 vs May 2024, JOLTS September 2026, ECI Q3 2026) and refreshed each release. It is interpretation, not a BLS product.
Source: BLS OEWS · Published May 15, 2026
Next refresh: May 2027
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The median salary for Editors in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is $52,603 per year ($25.29/hr). This is 32.5% lower than the national median of $77,917.
About This Role
BLS Standard Occupational Classification 2018
Plan, coordinate, revise, or edit written material. May review proposals and drafts for possible publication.
Wage Percentiles: Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
Hourly & annualized (2,080 hours) · BLS metro data
Percentile
Hourly Rate
Annual Salary
vs National
P10Entry level
$14.66
$30,493
-26.1%
P25
$14.66
$30,493
-46.8%
P50MEDIAN
$25.29
$52,603
-32.5%
P75
$36.15
$75,192
-29.1%
P90Top earners
$49.32
$102,586
-33.3%
How Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos compares for Editors
Computed from this metro's own BLS distribution against national
Pay for Editors in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos sits below the national range at every level: -26.1% at entry, -32.5% at the median and -33.3% at the top. The gap is larger at entry than at the top.
An offer at the national median of $77,917 would sit at about the 77th percentile in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos.
The top of the range earns 3.36 times the bottom here against 3.73 times nationally, so pay for this role is more compressed between entry and senior levels in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos.
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos employs 1,140 people in this role, 1.2% of the national total.
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Career Outlook
BLS Employment Projections · 2024-2034
10-year growth
+0.6%
Little or no change
Annual openings
10K
per year, on avg
Workforce today
116K
as of 2024
Why those openings exist
1% from new growth99% from people leaving the role
Most openings come from replacement, not growth. Retention matters more than recruiting here.
Typical entry requirements
Education
Bachelor's degree
Experience
Less than 5 years
On-the-job training
None
Industry Wage Breakdown
Top 2 industries by employment · median annual wage, sector-specific
Industry
Workforce
Median Pay
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
NAICS 513100
33K
$73,570
Motion Picture and Video Industries
NAICS 512100
8K
$103,320
Wage range across top 5 industries: $73,570 to $103,320 (40% spread)
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the median editors salary in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos?
The median (P50) annual salary for Editors in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is approximately $52,603, based on BLS OEWS May 2025 data. This is 32.5% lower than the national median of $77,917. For the full P10–P90 breakdown and market context, open CompSignal.
Wage figures on this page come from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment & Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, May 2025 release. OEWS surveys roughly 1.1 million establishments annually. It is the most comprehensive employer-reported wage dataset in the United States.
P10 through P90 percentiles represent the wage distribution across all surveyed employers (not self-reported by workers). Geographic adjustments use BLS-derived cost multipliers calibrated from regional wage variation.
Wages are estimates. Individual compensation depends on experience, education, employer size, industry, and negotiation. Use this as benchmark context, not absolute ground truth.
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