SOC 27-4032 · Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports, and Media Occupations · May 2025

How much do Film and Video Editors make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Film and Video Editors in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $88,910. The 10th percentile is $56,780 and the 90th percentile is $127,620. Employment is 430.

Median annual wage

$88,910

10th percentile
$56,780
25th percentile
$81,830
Median
$88,910
75th percentile
$102,050
90th percentile
$127,620
Mean
$93,280

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Film and Video Editors, the published 10th percentile is $56,780 and the 90th percentile is $127,620. The difference is $70,840, which is 79.7% 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 $81,830 to the 75th at $102,050, covers $20,220.

The mean annual wage is $93,280, which sits above the median of $88,910. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH median is 17.9% higher than the national median of $75,420 for Film and Video Editors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $82,122, which is 8.9% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 3.5% lower than the Massachusetts median of $92,130.

Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Massachusetts, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $88,910 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Film and Video Editors at $82,122 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Film and Video Editors. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 9 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).).

  • Manchester-Nashua, NH is 45 miles away, with a median of $60,300 and employment of 40. That median is 32.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $57,071, against $82,122 here.
  • Providence-Warwick, RI-MA is 58 miles away, with a median of $79,810. That median is 10.2% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,420, against $82,122 here.
  • Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT is 97 miles away, with a median of $62,320 and employment of 70. That median is 29.9% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $60,654, against $82,122 here.

Employment share

Film and Video Editors accounts for 0.02% of wage-and-salary employment in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH (430 of 2,703,890). Nationally the occupation is 0.02% of employment (25,610 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.97 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 Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH · Film and Video 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 Film and Video Editors make in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Film and Video Editors in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is $88,910. The 10th percentile is $56,780 and the 90th percentile is $127,620. Employment is 430.

How does that compare with the national median for Film and Video Editors?

The local median is 17.9% higher than the national median of $75,420.

What is Film and Video Editors pay in Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH is 108.266, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $88,910 is $82,122. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH compare with nearby metros for Film and Video Editors?

Manchester-Nashua, NH is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 45 miles away, at $60,300. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH ranks 2nd of 9 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.