Video Editor salary
What a video editor actually earns, from 267 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-09-06.
Switch the market above to see video editor pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A video editor earns a blended US median near 77,766 dollars, with the typical middle running from 59,819 dollars to 105,498 dollars. The official OEWS median is 70,980 dollars, under the posted figure, because the advertised roles skew senior or well-funded. The official trend has moved up about 11 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 7% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is graphic designer, at 45 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open video editor roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Video Editor REMOTE at TruvaniUnited States · RemoteTodayApply
Video Editor at Micro1RemoteTodayApply- Adobe Video Editor (Premiere Pro & After Effects) at Micro1Remote1d agoApply
Amazon Content Video Editor PH at LivacleanPhilippines · Remote1d agoApply- DTC Video Editor (Amazon Focused) at LivacleanIndia · Remote2d agoApply
- Amazon Ads Video Editor PH at LivacleanPhilippines · Remote2d agoApply
By country
- United States$59,819$77,766$105,498
- United Kingdom$40,931$47,753$57,426
Switzerland · official wage bands
median CHF 7'859/month
Swiss postings do not state pay, so these are not posted salaries: they are the federal wage survey (Lohnstrukturerhebung 2024) for the ISCO group 35 Informations- und Kommunikationstechniker: standardized gross monthly, full-time, 13th salary included pro rata. The band covers the whole occupation group, which is coarser than this occupation alone.
Annual ≈ CHF 94'308 at the median. Source: Bundesamt für Statistik, LSE 2024.
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- New York$102,450
- Massachusetts$85,150
- California$83,200
- Washington$66,110
- Utah$62,860
- Florida$57,570
Roles that pay more, that these skills already reach
Median pay from each destination’s own postings, with the readiness a video editor profile already covers.
- 217 open creative director roles$135,457 median · +$57,691 · 30% readiness
- 62 open brand designer roles$124,709 median · +$46,943 · 26% readiness
- 96 open motion designer roles$110,583 median · +$32,817 · 47% readiness
- 84 open copywriter roles$80,057 median · +$2,291 · 47% readiness
Every measured move out of this role, ranked by readiness: alternative careers for a video editor.
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Related salaries
- Graphic Designer salary$71,940 median
- Motion Designer salary$110,583 median
- Brand Designer salary$124,709 median
Quick answers
How much does a video editor make?
The blended US median is about 77,766 dollars, with a typical range from 59,819 dollars to 105,498 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 70,980 dollars.
Is video editor a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 7% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a video editor move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is graphic designer, at 45 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 27-4032. Live corpus 267 observations, 2026-09-06. Definitions in the glossary.