How much do Editors make in St. Cloud, MN?

Percentile spread

For Editors, the published 10th percentile is $44,820 and the 90th percentile is $77,720. The difference is $32,900, which is 69.4% 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 $47,400 to the 75th at $67,230, covers $19,830.

The mean annual wage is $58,140, which sits above the median of $47,400. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The St. Cloud, MN median is 39.2% lower than the national median of $77,920 for Editors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $54,090, which is 30.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 24.3% lower than the Minnesota median of $62,650.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for St. Cloud, MN is 87.632, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $47,400 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Editors at $54,090 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. St. Cloud, MN ranks 5th 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).).

• Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI is 68 miles away, with a median of $63,430 and employment of 1,390. That median is 33.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,512, against $54,090 here.
• Fargo, ND-MN is 149 miles away, with a median of $60,600 and employment of 80. That median is 27.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,688, against $54,090 here.
• Eau Claire, WI is 162 miles away, with a median of $54,090 and employment of 40. That median is 14.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $58,289, against $54,090 here.

Employment share

Editors accounts for 0.06% of wage-and-salary employment in St. Cloud, MN (60 of 103,920). Nationally the occupation is 0.06% of employment (91,690 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.98 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.