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How much do Editors make in Montgomery, AL?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Editors in Montgomery, AL is $75,520. The 10th percentile is $37,650 and the 90th percentile is $137,670. Employment is 70.

Median annual wage

$75,520

10th percentile
$37,650
25th percentile
$45,970
Median
$75,520
75th percentile
$99,590
90th percentile
$137,670
Mean
$78,960

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Editors, the published 10th percentile is $37,650 and the 90th percentile is $137,670. The difference is $100,020, which is 132.4% 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 $45,970 to the 75th at $99,590, covers $53,620.

The mean annual wage is $78,960, which sits above the median of $75,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Montgomery, AL median is 3.1% lower than the national median of $77,920 for Editors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $84,209, which is 8.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 19.2% higher than the Alabama median of $63,330.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Montgomery, AL is 89.682, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $75,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Editors at $84,209 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

4 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Editors. Montgomery, AL ranks 2nd of 5 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).).

  • Birmingham, AL is 79 miles away, with a median of $72,650 and employment of 230. That median is 3.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $79,274, against $84,209 here.
  • Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA is 150 miles away, with a median of $77,680 and employment of 1,380. That median is 2.9% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $77,635, against $84,209 here.
  • Tallahassee, FL is 188 miles away, with a median of $64,590 and employment of 120. That median is 14.5% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,772, against $84,209 here.

Employment share

Editors accounts for 0.04% of wage-and-salary employment in Montgomery, AL (70 of 165,550). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (91,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.72 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Montgomery, AL · Editors by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Editors make in Montgomery, AL?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Editors in Montgomery, AL is $75,520. The 10th percentile is $37,650 and the 90th percentile is $137,670. Employment is 70.

How does that compare with the national median for Editors?

The local median is 3.1% lower than the national median of $77,920.

What is Editors pay in Montgomery, AL after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Montgomery, AL is 89.682, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $75,520 is $84,209. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Montgomery, AL compare with nearby metros for Editors?

Birmingham, AL is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 79 miles away, at $72,650. Montgomery, AL ranks 2nd of 5 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.