It says the average earns $62,500. I edit in the Dallas-Forth area and that sound about right…especially for corporate staff editors. I’m sure high-end post houses pay more.

If you are a good freelance editor and stay busy, busting 100k should be no problem. The average rate is $50-$65 per hour here in Dallas. You can do the math.

Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  06/02  at  04:01 PM

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Um, Bruce…to be fair, that’s a pretty selective reading of the article. As noted in the other comment, the average is 62,500; not 100k. The top 10% made 112k on up.

And I dare say (based on my skewed experience of working in LA for many years) that I believe that number - at least, for a freelance editor, or one running his own business (not one on staff at a station, in a corporate situation, etc.). You need to make a lot just to keep up in gear.

I do remember hearing years ago that many were lamenting how schools and workshops were kicking out too many Avid editors, bringing the intro rate down to around $35/hour. But I saw the same thing happen in motion graphics: around 2000, people started getting into it just for the money, not for the love. Then the tech crash happened. Then 9/11 happened. For better or worse, thinned out all of the money chasers right away.

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Posted by Chris Meyer  on  06/02  at  09:58 PM

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>..to be fair, that’s a pretty selective reading of the article.<

Yep, a selective reading of an article entitled:

“America’s Most Surprising Six-Figure Jobs”

Sure I was a bit hyperbolic, but really!  Yeah, I’m in the Midwest, where $100K is ridiculous money (except maybe in Chicago,) but on the whole saying a job pays $100K when that’s just the top 10% seems a tad disingenuous on Forbes’ part.  And do you really think there are only 18,000 of us?

I guess what I was getting at was the total ridiculousness of the article.

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