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Copy Editor Salaries in the United States

How much does a Copy Editor make in the United States?

Copy Editors earn $41,000 annually on average, or $20 per hour, which is 47% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Copy Editors work for RTCRM at $131,000 annually while the lowest paid Copy Editors work for BB&T earning approximately $24,000 each year.

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$71K Condé Nast's Average Copy Editor Salary (1 salaries)

+$30K (53%) more than national average Copy Editor salary ($41K)
+$6K (8%) more than average Condé Nast salary ($65K)
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Equal to average Condé Nast Copy Editor salary ($71K)
"I think I'm right about where I should be for my level of experience."

$21K Illinois Institute of Technology's Average Copy Editor Salary (1 salaries)

-$20K (64%) less than national average Copy Editor salary ($41K)
-$9K (35%) less than average Illinois Institute of Technology salary ($30K)
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Equal to average Illinois Institute of Technology Copy Editor salary ($21K)
"The pay at IIT is more than enough to manage my daily expenses."

$43K The Dallas Morning News' Average Copy Editor Salary (6 salaries)

+$2K (4%) more than national average Copy Editor salary ($41K)
-$7K (15%) less than average The Dallas Morning News salary ($50K)
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+$2K (4%) more than average The Dallas Morning News Copy Editor salary ($43K)
-$3K (7%) less than average The Dallas Morning News Copy Editor salary ($43K)
-$3K (7%) less than average The Dallas Morning News Copy Editor salary ($43K)
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$41K Daily News' Average Copy Editor Salary (6 salaries)

Equal to national average Copy Editor salary ($41K)
-$4K (9%) less than average Daily News salary ($45K)
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Equal to average Daily News Copy Editor salary ($41K)
-$11K (30%) less than average Daily News Copy Editor salary ($41K)
-$11K (30%) less than average Daily News Copy Editor salary ($41K)
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$62K The Creative Group's Average Copy Editor Salary (4 salaries)

+$21K (40%) more than national average Copy Editor salary ($41K)
+$12K (21%) more than average The Creative Group salary ($50K)
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-$7K (11%) less than average The Creative Group Copy Editor salary ($62K)
+$17K (24%) more than average The Creative Group Copy Editor salary ($62K)
-$5K (8%) less than average The Creative Group Copy Editor salary ($62K)
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$58K Euro RSCG's Average Copy Editor Salary (4 salaries)

+$17K (34%) more than national average Copy Editor salary ($41K)
-$13K (20%) less than average Euro RSCG salary ($71K)
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+$13K (20%) more than average Euro RSCG Copy Editor salary ($58K)
-$7K (12%) less than average Euro RSCG Copy Editor salary ($58K)
-$7K (12%) less than average Euro RSCG Copy Editor salary ($58K)
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$41K The Hartford Courant's Average Copy Editor Salary (4 salaries)

Equal to national average Copy Editor salary ($41K)
+$7K (18%) more than average The Hartford Courant salary ($34K)
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+$10K (21%) more than average The Hartford Courant Copy Editor salary ($41K)
+$20K (39%) more than average The Hartford Courant Copy Editor salary ($41K)
+$20K (39%) more than average The Hartford Courant Copy Editor salary ($41K)
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$50K Bristol-Myers Squibb's Average Copy Editor Salary (4 salaries)

+$9K (19%) more than national average Copy Editor salary ($41K)
-$21K (34%) less than average Bristol-Myers Squibb salary ($71K)
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Equal to average Bristol-Myers Squibb Copy Editor salary ($50K)
Equal to average Bristol-Myers Squibb Copy Editor salary ($50K)
+$3K (5%) more than average Bristol-Myers Squibb Copy Editor salary ($50K)
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$49K The Daily Breeze's Average Copy Editor Salary (4 salaries)

+$8K (17%) more than national average Copy Editor salary ($41K)
-$1K (2%) less than average The Daily Breeze salary ($50K)
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-$4K (8%) less than average The Daily Breeze Copy Editor salary ($49K)
+$2K (4%) more than average The Daily Breeze Copy Editor salary ($49K)
+$3K (5%) more than average The Daily Breeze Copy Editor salary ($49K)
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$41K Telegram & Gazette's Average Copy Editor Salary (4 salaries)

Equal to national average Copy Editor salary ($41K)
-$10K (21%) less than average Telegram & Gazette salary ($51K)
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+$14K (29%) more than average Telegram & Gazette Copy Editor salary ($41K)
-$11K (30%) less than average Telegram & Gazette Copy Editor salary ($41K)
+$10K (21%) more than average Telegram & Gazette Copy Editor salary ($41K)
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