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Film and Video Editors Salary by State (2025)

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Compare Film and Video Editors salaries across 42 states

$63,553
National Average (Median)
$103,440
Highest: New York
$38,800
Lowest: Alaska

Film and Video Editors Salary by State

Compare Film and Video Editors salaries across all 50 states. Click any state for the full breakdown.

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AK AL AR AZ CA CO FL GA HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA ME MI MN MO MS MT NC ND NE NM NV NY OH OK OR PA SC SD TN TX UT VA WA WI WV WY VT NH MA RI CT NJ DE MD DC
$38,800
$103,440

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS 2025 Annual

AL $74,410 AK $38,800 AZ $45,840 AR $48,480 CA $88,490 CO $84,620 CT $83,550 DC $98,830 FL $60,430 GA $51,280 ID $54,080 IL $72,460 IN $46,780 KS $50,900 KY $62,330 LA $66,870 MD $78,380 MA $92,130 MI $59,100 MN $53,150 MS $50,410 MO $57,950 MT $42,520 NE $55,810 NV $65,720 NH $61,250 NJ $82,890 NM $49,400 NY $103,440 NC $60,020 OH $56,410 OK $55,210 OR $72,300 SD $39,090 TN $57,880 TX $61,220 UT $76,240 VT $63,080 VA $78,740 WA $66,870 WV $48,440 WI $53,430

Top 5 Highest-Paying States

#1
New York
$103,440
#2
District of Columbia
$98,830
#3
Massachusetts
$92,130
#4
California
$88,490
#5
Colorado
$84,620

Film and Video Editors Salary in All 42 States

# State Median Salary Mean Salary Employment
1 New York $103,440 $107,850 3,710
2 District of Columbia $98,830 $96,280 370
3 Massachusetts $92,130 $95,530 550
4 California $88,490 $99,450 8,110
5 Colorado $84,620 $88,300 380
6 Connecticut $83,550 $83,620 600
7 New Jersey $82,890 $101,590 620
8 Virginia $78,740 $80,660 N/A
9 Maryland $78,380 $83,290 250
10 Utah $76,240 $76,240 370
11 Alabama $74,410 $63,270 120
12 Illinois $72,460 $77,150 310
13 Oregon $72,300 $77,010 360
14 Louisiana $66,870 $71,910 80
15 Washington $66,870 $77,140 450
16 Nevada $65,720 $75,760 320
17 Vermont $63,080 $75,940 100
18 Kentucky $62,330 $64,520 60
19 New Hampshire $61,250 $71,860 100
20 Texas $61,220 $69,690 1,040
21 Florida $60,430 $69,040 1,490
22 North Carolina $60,020 $72,200 400
23 Michigan $59,100 $72,270 360
24 Missouri $57,950 $61,370 380
25 Tennessee $57,880 $58,430 560
26 Ohio $56,410 $61,780 340
27 Nebraska $55,810 $58,420 120
28 Oklahoma $55,210 $57,160 100
29 Idaho $54,080 $57,560 100
30 Wisconsin $53,430 $59,170 240
31 Minnesota $53,150 $59,280 200
32 Georgia $51,280 $64,980 N/A
33 Kansas $50,900 $51,200 70
34 Mississippi $50,410 $51,080 50
35 New Mexico $49,400 $57,870 160
36 Arkansas $48,480 $50,790 80
37 West Virginia $48,440 $51,790 30
38 Indiana $46,780 $50,590 450
39 Arizona $45,840 $55,090 350
40 Montana $42,520 $43,790 110
41 South Dakota $39,090 $42,630 30
42 Alaska $38,800 $46,940 30

Film and Video Editors Take-Home Pay After Taxes

Gross salary only tells half the story. State income taxes vary from 0% to 13.3%, dramatically affecting your take-home pay. See exactly what a Film and Video Editors keeps after federal, state, and FICA taxes.

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Data Source & Methodology

Salary data is sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) survey, 2025 estimates. After-tax figures use IRS federal brackets and state income tax rates for all 50 states.

Our Methodology · Data Sources · Source: BLS OEWS

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