How much do Editors make in Lawrence, KS?

Percentile spread

For Editors, the published 10th percentile is $51,240 and the 90th percentile is $93,810. The difference is $42,570, which is 65.0% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $57,860 to the 75th at $74,430, covers $16,570.

The mean annual wage is $71,240, which sits above the median of $65,460. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Lawrence, KS median is 16% lower than the national median of $77,920 for Editors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $72,537, which is 6.9% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 5.7% higher than the Kansas median of $61,920.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Lawrence, KS is 90.243, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $65,460 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Editors at $72,537 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Editors. Lawrence, KS ranks 1st of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Topeka, KS is 29 miles away, with a median of $63,560 and employment of 60. That median is 2.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $71,560, against $72,537 here.
• Kansas City, MO-KS is 46 miles away, with a median of $65,180 and employment of 380. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $70,432, against $72,537 here.
• Wichita, KS is 137 miles away, with a median of $56,420 and employment of 80. That median is 13.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $63,432, against $72,537 here.

Employment share

Editors accounts for 0.10% of wage-and-salary employment in Lawrence, KS (50 of 51,750). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (91,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.64 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.