What are the main factors that influence an Associate Copy Editor's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Associate Copy Editor?

The Financial Services industry offers the highest average compensation for Associate Copy Editor roles, with salaries approximately 20% above the market median.

How does experience change An Associate Copy Editor's salary?

An Associate Copy Editor's salary grows with experience: starting around $62,528 for beginners, reaching about $87,064 at mid-level, and approach $102,247 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Associate Copy Editor?

Associate Copy Editor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Associate Copy Editor roles are District of Columbia $81,107, California $80,799, Massachusetts $79,722. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Associate Copy Editor roles make?

Salaries for Associate Copy Editor level roles vary by specialization: Associate Copy Director: $115,674; Entry Level Copy Editor: $71,308; Copy Editor: $65,462; Senior Copy Editor: $57,325; Medical Copy Editor: $56,301.

Associate Copy Editor Salary in Vermont

How much does an Associate Copy Editor make in Vermont? As of August 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Copy Editor in Vermont is $71,899 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $35.

However, an Associate Copy Editor's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $84,355
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,191 to $78,419
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $60,995

10% $60,995

50% (Median) $71,899

90% $84,355

Associate Copy Editor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,419	$6,535	$1,508	$38
Average	$71,899	$5,992	$1,383	$35
25th Percentile	$66,191	$5,516	$1,273	$32

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Key Factors That Influence Associate Copy Editor Salaries

An Associate Copy Editor's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Associate Copy Editor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Associate Copy Editor's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $62,528
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,540
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,064
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $103,307
Expert (over 8 years): $102,247

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Copywriter I	less than 1 year	$62,528
Associate Copy Editor	1-2 years	$70,540
Copywriter III	2-4 years	$87,064
Copywriter IV	5-8 years	$103,307
Copywriting Supervisor	over 8 years	$102,247

How Do Associate Copy Editor Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Associate Copy Editors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $81,107.
California: $80,799.
Massachusetts: $79,722.

District of Columbia $81,107 California $80,799 Massachusetts $79,722 Washington $79,429 New Jersey $79,400 Alaska $79,297 Connecticut $78,286 New York $77,876

Hawaii $76,565 Rhode Island $75,950 Maryland $75,532 Minnesota $74,961 Colorado $74,741 Illinois $74,668 Oregon $74,389 Delaware $74,184

New Hampshire $74,055 Virginia $73,767 Pennsylvania $72,924 Nevada $72,499 North Dakota $72,360 Michigan $72,140 Wisconsin $72,060 Vermont $71,899

Texas $71,452 Maine $71,423 Arizona $71,379 Ohio $71,327 Georgia $70,653 Indiana $70,316 Wyoming $70,250 Utah $70,148

Iowa $70,104 Kansas $69,752 Louisiana $69,650 North Carolina $69,613 Missouri $69,599 Florida $69,313 Montana $69,159 Nebraska $69,012

Kentucky $68,932 South Carolina $68,639 Tennessee $68,456 Idaho $68,383 New Mexico $67,848 Oklahoma $67,731 Alabama $67,298 South Dakota $66,573

Arkansas $66,178 West Virginia $65,965 Mississippi $65,328

Top Paying Cities for Associate Copy Editor

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $73,595
Barre: $73,705
Cabot: $73,543

Adamant, VT $73,595

Barre, VT $73,705

Cabot, VT $73,543

Calais, VT $73,608

East Barre, VT $73,593

East Calais, VT $73,595

East Montpelier, VT $73,644

Eden, VT $73,546

Eden Mills, VT $73,480

Graniteville, VT $73,701

Hyde Park, VT $73,655

Johnson, VT $73,748

Lake Elmore, VT $73,573

Marshfield, VT $73,556

Moretown, VT $73,753

Morrisville, VT $73,744

Moscow, VT $73,781

Northfield, VT $73,663

Northfield Falls, VT $74,007

North Hyde Park, VT $73,649

North Montpelier, VT $73,575

Plainfield, VT $73,565

Roxbury, VT $73,441

South Barre, VT $73,791

Waterbury, VT $73,774

Stowe, VT $73,784

Waitsfield, VT $73,743

Warren, VT $73,606

Washington, VT $73,462

Waterbury Center, VT $73,772

Websterville, VT $73,689

Williamstown, VT $73,603

Wolcott, VT $73,563

Woodbury, VT $73,491

Worcester, VT $73,564

Rutland, VT $73,562

Belmont, VT $73,334

Benson, VT $73,334

Bomoseen, VT $73,449

Brandon, VT $73,504

Bridport, VT $73,512

Castleton, VT $73,463

Center Rutland, VT $73,514

Chittenden, VT $73,345

Cuttingsville, VT $73,319

Danby, VT $73,444

East Middlebury, VT $73,552

East Poultney, VT $73,452

East Wallingford, VT $73,373

Fair Haven, VT $73,399

Florence, VT $73,373

Forest Dale, VT $73,507

Gaysville, VT $73,040

Granville, VT $73,385

Hancock, VT $73,373

Hydeville, VT $73,458

Killington, VT $73,365

Middlebury, VT $73,666

Middletown Springs, VT $73,413

Mount Holly, VT $73,345

North Clarendon, VT $73,452

Orwell, VT $73,444

Pawlet, VT $73,471

Pittsfield, VT $73,408

Pittsford, VT $73,478

Poultney, VT $73,464

Proctor, VT $73,545

Ripton, VT $73,460

Rochester, VT $73,422

Rupert, VT $73,415

Salisbury, VT $73,532

Shoreham, VT $73,470

Stockbridge, VT $73,340

Wallingford, VT $73,379

Wells, VT $73,474

West Pawlet, VT $73,499

West Rupert, VT $73,481

West Rutland, VT $73,436

Whiting, VT $73,473

Saint Johnsbury, VT $73,552

Albany, VT $73,510

Barnet, VT $73,474

Barton, VT $73,501

Beebe Plain, VT $73,523

Concord, VT $73,404

Coventry, VT $73,609

Craftsbury, VT $73,531

Craftsbury Common, VT $73,534

Danville, VT $73,490

Derby, VT $73,523

Derby Line, VT $73,469

East Burke, VT $73,466

East Charleston, VT $73,474

East Hardwick, VT $73,513

East Haven, VT $73,306

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $73,551

Glover, VT $73,480

Granby, VT $73,216

Greensboro, VT $73,455

Greensboro Bend, VT $73,501

Hardwick, VT $73,583

Irasburg, VT $73,483

Island Pond, VT $73,363

Lowell, VT $73,458

Lower Waterford, VT $73,543

Lyndon, VT $73,529

Lyndon Center, VT $73,612

Lyndonville, VT $73,532

Morgan, VT $73,400

Newport, VT $73,567

Newport Center, VT $73,474

North Concord, VT $73,282

North Troy, VT $73,484

Orleans, VT $73,456

Passumpsic, VT $73,556

Peacham, VT $73,408

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $73,559

Sheffield, VT $73,428

Sutton, VT $73,422

Troy, VT $73,491

West Burke, VT $73,471

West Charleston, VT $73,437

West Danville, VT $73,494

Westfield, VT $73,436

West Glover, VT $73,486

Averill, VT $73,058

Beecher Falls, VT $73,532

Canaan, VT $73,349

Gilman, VT $73,672

Guildhall, VT $73,252

Lunenburg, VT $73,412

Norton, VT $73,205

North Bennington, VT $74,022

North Pownal, VT $74,172

Pownal, VT $74,214

White River Junction, VT $73,543

Ascutney, VT $73,577

Barnard, VT $73,376

Bethel, VT $73,421

Bradford, VT $73,498

Bridgewater, VT $73,451

Bridgewater Corners, VT $73,305

Brookfield, VT $73,493

Brownsville, VT $73,452

Chelsea, VT $73,450

Corinth, VT $73,430

East Corinth, VT $73,461

East Randolph, VT $73,475

East Ryegate, VT $73,411

East Thetford, VT $73,502

Fairlee, VT $73,423

Groton, VT $73,443

Hartford, VT $73,734

Hartland, VT $73,476

Hartland Four Corners, VT $73,473

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $73,662

Newbury, VT $73,434

North Hartland, VT $73,528

North Pomfret, VT $73,402

North Thetford, VT $73,501

Norwich, VT $73,486

Plymouth, VT $73,252

Post Mills, VT $73,485

Quechee, VT $73,561

Randolph, VT $73,548

Randolph Center, VT $73,510

Reading, VT $73,313

Sharon, VT $73,419

South Pomfret, VT $73,349

South Royalton, VT $73,441

South Ryegate, VT $73,455

South Strafford, VT $73,437

South Woodstock, VT $73,332

Strafford, VT $73,373

Taftsville, VT $73,567

Thetford, VT $73,502

Thetford Center, VT $73,425

Topsham, VT $73,403

Tunbridge, VT $73,417

Vershire, VT $73,383

Wells River, VT $73,460

West Fairlee, VT $73,595

West Hartford, VT $73,403

West Newbury, VT $73,432

West Topsham, VT $73,462

Wilder, VT $73,737

Windsor, VT $73,506

Woodstock, VT $73,416

Bellows Falls, VT $73,684

Cambridgeport, VT $73,600

Cavendish, VT $73,355

Chester, VT $73,428

Chester Depot, VT $73,402

Grafton, VT $73,373

Londonderry, VT $73,504

Ludlow, VT $73,393

North Springfield, VT $73,649

Perkinsville, VT $73,449

Peru, VT $73,428

Proctorsville, VT $73,367

Saxtons River, VT $73,669

South Londonderry, VT $73,550

Springfield, VT $73,614

Westminster, VT $73,683

Westminster Station, VT $73,688

Weston, VT $73,352

Shaftsbury, VT $73,934

Brattleboro, VT $73,834

Bondville, VT $73,529

East Dover, VT $73,678

Jacksonville, VT $73,863

Jamaica, VT $73,530

Marlboro, VT $74,200

Newfane, VT $73,630

Putney, VT $73,614

Readsboro, VT $74,208

South Newfane, VT $73,655

Stamford, VT $74,155

Townshend, VT $73,563

Vernon, VT $74,060

Wardsboro, VT $73,617

West Dover, VT $73,737

West Dummerston, VT $73,648

West Halifax, VT $73,762

West Townshend, VT $73,464

West Wardsboro, VT $73,466

Whitingham, VT $73,837

Williamsville, VT $73,648

Wilmington, VT $73,792

Burlington, VT $73,994

South Burlington, VT $73,989

Winooski, VT $73,994

Colchester, VT $73,994

Alburgh, VT $73,625

Bakersfield, VT $73,734

Belvidere Center, VT $73,466

Bristol, VT $73,749

Cambridge, VT $73,837

Charlotte, VT $73,893

East Berkshire, VT $73,663

East Fairfield, VT $73,773

Enosburg Falls, VT $73,569

Essex, VT $73,937

Essex Junction, VT $73,942

Fairfax, VT $73,842

Fairfield, VT $73,771

Ferrisburgh, VT $73,811

Franklin, VT $73,573

Grand Isle, VT $73,849

Highgate Center, VT $73,636

Highgate Springs, VT $73,673

Hinesburg, VT $73,892

Huntington, VT $73,836

Isle La Motte, VT $73,716

Jeffersonville, VT $73,787

Jericho, VT $73,876

Jonesville, VT $73,891

Milton, VT $73,911

Monkton, VT $73,833

Montgomery, VT $73,569

Montgomery Center, VT $73,480

New Haven, VT $73,740

North Ferrisburgh, VT $73,844

North Hero, VT $73,771

Richford, VT $73,556

Richmond, VT $73,884

Saint Albans, VT $73,804

Saint Albans Bay, VT $73,795

Shelburne, VT $73,961

Sheldon, VT $73,716

Sheldon Springs, VT $73,897

South Hero, VT $73,916

Starksboro, VT $73,792

Swanton, VT $73,703

Underhill, VT $73,859

Underhill Center, VT $73,861

Vergennes, VT $73,718

Waterville, VT $73,743

Westford, VT $73,896

Williston, VT $73,951

Montpelier, VT $73,693

Bennington, VT $74,077

Arlington, VT $73,816

Dorset, VT $73,529

East Arlington, VT $73,501

East Dorset, VT $73,530

Manchester, VT $73,729

Manchester Center, VT $73,680

Associate Copy Editor Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Associate Copy Editor roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 40% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Financial Services and Aerospace & Defense sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 20% above the average. In contrast, Associate Copy Editor positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or Transportation typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Associate Copy Editor as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industry for an Associate Copy Editor

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services	$86,278	$41.0	20%

Associate Copy Editor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Associate Copy Editor's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$66,191

Average $71,899/year

$78,419

$5,516

Average $5,992/month

$6,535

$1,273

Average $1,383/week

$1,508

$32

Average $35/hour

$38

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,419	$6,535	$1,508	$38
Average	$71,899	$5,992	$1,383	$35
25th Percentile	$66,191	$5,516	$1,273	$32

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