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 $62,541 for beginners, reaching about $87,061 at mid-level, and approach $102,258 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 $81,113, California $80,805, Massachusetts $79,728. 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: $115,764; Entry Level Copy Editor: $71,324; Copy Editor: $65,475; Senior Copy Editor: $57,337; Medical Copy Editor: $56,308.

Associate Copy Editor Salary in Vermont

How much does an Associate Copy Editor make in Vermont? As of October 01, 2026, the average salary for an Associate Copy Editor in Vermont is $71,904 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): $84,357
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $66,200 to $78,422
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $61,006

10% $61,006

50% (Median) $71,904

90% $84,357

Associate Copy Editor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$78,422	$6,535	$1,508	$38
Average	$71,904	$5,992	$1,383	$35
25th Percentile	$66,200	$5,517	$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): $62,541
Early Career (1-2 years): $70,546
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,061
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $103,313
Expert (over 8 years): $102,258

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Copywriter I	less than 1 year	$62,541
Associate Copy Editor	1-2 years	$70,546
Copywriter III	2-4 years	$87,061
Copywriter IV	5-8 years	$103,313
Copywriting Supervisor	over 8 years	$102,258

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: $81,113.
California: $80,805.
Massachusetts: $79,728.

District of Columbia $81,113 California $80,805 Massachusetts $79,728 Washington $79,435 New Jersey $79,406 Alaska $79,303 Connecticut $78,292 New York $77,882

Hawaii $76,571 Rhode Island $75,955 Maryland $75,538 Minnesota $74,966 Colorado $74,747 Illinois $74,673 Oregon $74,395 Delaware $74,190

New Hampshire $74,061 Virginia $73,772 Pennsylvania $72,930 Nevada $72,505 North Dakota $72,366 Michigan $72,146 Wisconsin $72,065 Vermont $71,904

Texas $71,457 Maine $71,428 Arizona $71,384 Ohio $71,333 Georgia $70,659 Indiana $70,322 Wyoming $70,256 Utah $70,153

Iowa $70,109 Kansas $69,758 Louisiana $69,655 North Carolina $69,619 Missouri $69,604 Florida $69,318 Montana $69,164 Nebraska $69,018

Kentucky $68,937 South Carolina $68,644 Tennessee $68,461 Idaho $68,388 New Mexico $67,853 Oklahoma $67,736 Alabama $67,304 South Dakota $66,578

Arkansas $66,183 West Virginia $65,970 Mississippi $65,333

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: $73,600
Barre: $73,711
Cabot: $73,549

Adamant, VT $73,600

Barre, VT $73,711

Cabot, VT $73,549

Calais, VT $73,613

East Barre, VT $73,599

East Calais, VT $73,600

East Montpelier, VT $73,649

Eden, VT $73,552

Eden Mills, VT $73,485

Graniteville, VT $73,706

Hyde Park, VT $73,660

Johnson, VT $73,753

Lake Elmore, VT $73,578

Marshfield, VT $73,561

Moretown, VT $73,758

Morrisville, VT $73,750

Moscow, VT $73,787

Northfield, VT $73,668

Northfield Falls, VT $74,013

North Hyde Park, VT $73,655

North Montpelier, VT $73,581

Plainfield, VT $73,571

Roxbury, VT $73,446

South Barre, VT $73,796

Waterbury, VT $73,780

Stowe, VT $73,790

Waitsfield, VT $73,749

Warren, VT $73,611

Washington, VT $73,468

Waterbury Center, VT $73,777

Websterville, VT $73,695

Williamstown, VT $73,609

Wolcott, VT $73,569

Woodbury, VT $73,496

Worcester, VT $73,569

Rutland, VT $73,567

Belmont, VT $73,340

Benson, VT $73,339

Bomoseen, VT $73,455

Brandon, VT $73,509

Bridport, VT $73,517

Castleton, VT $73,469

Center Rutland, VT $73,520

Chittenden, VT $73,350

Cuttingsville, VT $73,325

Danby, VT $73,450

East Middlebury, VT $73,558

East Poultney, VT $73,458

East Wallingford, VT $73,378

Fair Haven, VT $73,405

Florence, VT $73,379

Forest Dale, VT $73,512

Gaysville, VT $73,046

Granville, VT $73,391

Hancock, VT $73,379

Hydeville, VT $73,464

Killington, VT $73,371

Middlebury, VT $73,671

Middletown Springs, VT $73,418

Mount Holly, VT $73,350

North Clarendon, VT $73,458

Orwell, VT $73,450

Pawlet, VT $73,476

Pittsfield, VT $73,413

Pittsford, VT $73,484

Poultney, VT $73,470

Proctor, VT $73,551

Ripton, VT $73,466

Rochester, VT $73,428

Rupert, VT $73,421

Salisbury, VT $73,538

Shoreham, VT $73,476

Stockbridge, VT $73,345

Wallingford, VT $73,385

Wells, VT $73,479

West Pawlet, VT $73,504

West Rupert, VT $73,487

West Rutland, VT $73,442

Whiting, VT $73,479

Saint Johnsbury, VT $73,558

Albany, VT $73,515

Barnet, VT $73,479

Barton, VT $73,507

Beebe Plain, VT $73,529

Concord, VT $73,410

Coventry, VT $73,615

Craftsbury, VT $73,536

Craftsbury Common, VT $73,540

Danville, VT $73,495

Derby, VT $73,529

Derby Line, VT $73,474

East Burke, VT $73,472

East Charleston, VT $73,479

East Hardwick, VT $73,519

East Haven, VT $73,312

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $73,556

Glover, VT $73,485

Granby, VT $73,221

Greensboro, VT $73,460

Greensboro Bend, VT $73,507

Hardwick, VT $73,588

Irasburg, VT $73,489

Island Pond, VT $73,369

Lowell, VT $73,464

Lower Waterford, VT $73,548

Lyndon, VT $73,535

Lyndon Center, VT $73,618

Lyndonville, VT $73,538

Morgan, VT $73,405

Newport, VT $73,573

Newport Center, VT $73,479

North Concord, VT $73,287

North Troy, VT $73,490

Orleans, VT $73,462

Passumpsic, VT $73,562

Peacham, VT $73,414

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $73,564

Sheffield, VT $73,434

Sutton, VT $73,428

Troy, VT $73,497

West Burke, VT $73,477

West Charleston, VT $73,443

West Danville, VT $73,500

Westfield, VT $73,441

West Glover, VT $73,492

Averill, VT $73,064

Beecher Falls, VT $73,538

Canaan, VT $73,355

Gilman, VT $73,678

Guildhall, VT $73,258

Lunenburg, VT $73,418

Norton, VT $73,210

North Bennington, VT $74,028

North Pownal, VT $74,177

Pownal, VT $74,219

White River Junction, VT $73,548

Ascutney, VT $73,583

Barnard, VT $73,381

Bethel, VT $73,427

Bradford, VT $73,503

Bridgewater, VT $73,457

Bridgewater Corners, VT $73,311

Brookfield, VT $73,498

Brownsville, VT $73,458

Chelsea, VT $73,456

Corinth, VT $73,436

East Corinth, VT $73,467

East Randolph, VT $73,481

East Ryegate, VT $73,417

East Thetford, VT $73,508

Fairlee, VT $73,429

Groton, VT $73,449

Hartford, VT $73,739

Hartland, VT $73,481

Hartland Four Corners, VT $73,479

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $73,668

Newbury, VT $73,440

North Hartland, VT $73,533

North Pomfret, VT $73,407

North Thetford, VT $73,506

Norwich, VT $73,492

Plymouth, VT $73,258

Post Mills, VT $73,490

Quechee, VT $73,566

Randolph, VT $73,553

Randolph Center, VT $73,516

Reading, VT $73,319

Sharon, VT $73,425

South Pomfret, VT $73,355

South Royalton, VT $73,446

South Ryegate, VT $73,461

South Strafford, VT $73,443

South Woodstock, VT $73,337

Strafford, VT $73,379

Taftsville, VT $73,572

Thetford, VT $73,508

Thetford Center, VT $73,431

Topsham, VT $73,409

Tunbridge, VT $73,423

Vershire, VT $73,388

Wells River, VT $73,466

West Fairlee, VT $73,601

West Hartford, VT $73,409

West Newbury, VT $73,438

West Topsham, VT $73,468

Wilder, VT $73,743

Windsor, VT $73,512

Woodstock, VT $73,421

Bellows Falls, VT $73,690

Cambridgeport, VT $73,605

Cavendish, VT $73,361

Chester, VT $73,434

Chester Depot, VT $73,407

Grafton, VT $73,378

Londonderry, VT $73,510

Ludlow, VT $73,399

North Springfield, VT $73,655

Perkinsville, VT $73,455

Peru, VT $73,433

Proctorsville, VT $73,373

Saxtons River, VT $73,674

South Londonderry, VT $73,555

Springfield, VT $73,619

Westminster, VT $73,689

Westminster Station, VT $73,694

Weston, VT $73,358

Shaftsbury, VT $73,940

Brattleboro, VT $73,840

Bondville, VT $73,534

East Dover, VT $73,684

Jacksonville, VT $73,869

Jamaica, VT $73,536

Marlboro, VT $74,205

Newfane, VT $73,635

Putney, VT $73,620

Readsboro, VT $74,214

South Newfane, VT $73,661

Stamford, VT $74,161

Townshend, VT $73,569

Vernon, VT $74,065

Wardsboro, VT $73,622

West Dover, VT $73,743

West Dummerston, VT $73,654

West Halifax, VT $73,767

West Townshend, VT $73,470

West Wardsboro, VT $73,471

Whitingham, VT $73,843

Williamsville, VT $73,654

Wilmington, VT $73,798

Burlington, VT $73,999

South Burlington, VT $73,995

Winooski, VT $73,999

Colchester, VT $73,999

Alburgh, VT $73,630

Bakersfield, VT $73,739

Belvidere Center, VT $73,472

Bristol, VT $73,755

Cambridge, VT $73,843

Charlotte, VT $73,899

East Berkshire, VT $73,668

East Fairfield, VT $73,778

Enosburg Falls, VT $73,575

Essex, VT $73,943

Essex Junction, VT $73,948

Fairfax, VT $73,848

Fairfield, VT $73,777

Ferrisburgh, VT $73,817

Franklin, VT $73,579

Grand Isle, VT $73,855

Highgate Center, VT $73,641

Highgate Springs, VT $73,679

Hinesburg, VT $73,898

Huntington, VT $73,842

Isle La Motte, VT $73,722

Jeffersonville, VT $73,793

Jericho, VT $73,881

Jonesville, VT $73,897

Milton, VT $73,917

Monkton, VT $73,838

Montgomery, VT $73,575

Montgomery Center, VT $73,485

New Haven, VT $73,746

North Ferrisburgh, VT $73,850

North Hero, VT $73,777

Richford, VT $73,562

Richmond, VT $73,890

Saint Albans, VT $73,810

Saint Albans Bay, VT $73,800

Shelburne, VT $73,966

Sheldon, VT $73,722

Sheldon Springs, VT $73,903

South Hero, VT $73,922

Starksboro, VT $73,798

Swanton, VT $73,709

Underhill, VT $73,865

Underhill Center, VT $73,867

Vergennes, VT $73,723

Waterville, VT $73,748

Westford, VT $73,901

Williston, VT $73,957

Montpelier, VT $73,699

Bennington, VT $74,082

Arlington, VT $73,821

Dorset, VT $73,534

East Arlington, VT $73,506

East Dorset, VT $73,536

Manchester, VT $73,734

Manchester Center, VT $73,686

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	$86,285	$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.

$66,200

Average $71,904/year

$78,422

$5,517

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	$78,422	$6,535	$1,508	$38
Average	$71,904	$5,992	$1,383	$35
25th Percentile	$66,200	$5,517	$1,273	$32

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