Editor Salary in London
Official ONS earnings for London, covering 14,000 jobs.
Median salary — London
£51,847
gross, per year, all employees
▲ 14.7% change on the previous year
Mean
£56,799
Jobs measured
14,000
What a typical editor takes home
On the median of £51,847, 2026/27 tax year, England, Wales and Northern Ireland rates, no pension or student loan.
Take-home a month
£3,386
Take-home a year
£40,629
Income Tax
£8,171
National Insurance
£3,048
What most editors actually earn
Half of editors in London earn between £35,469 and £60,961. Earning above £60,961 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.
ONS suppresses the detailed spread for this occupation at regional level, so this range describes the wider “Media Professionals” group in London.
The full pay range
Each bar is the salary at that percentile — the 25th means a quarter of editors earn less than this.
Where this figure comes from
- ONS occupation group
- Newspaper and periodical editors
- SOC 2020 code
- 2491
- Measure
- Gross annual pay, all employees
- Edition
- ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025 provisional
ONS publishes a sampling error of 12.5% for this figure and asks that anything above 10% is treated as imprecise — too few people in this region answered the survey for this occupation. The figure is shown because it is the one ONS published, but it is not firm enough to rank London against anywhere else, so this page doesn't.
ONS doesn't measure “editor” as its own category. These figures are for the wider group “Newspaper and periodical editors”, which includes this role alongside others. ONS measures newspaper and periodical editors.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are estimates from a survey of PAYE jobs and are not financial advice.
Editor salary FAQs
What is the average Editor salary in London?
The median is £51,847 a year and the mean is £56,799, according to the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings. Those cover all employees; ASHE publishes no full-time split at regional level.
How much does a editor earn per hour?
Across the UK the median hourly rate is £23.48 excluding overtime, or £23.25 for full-time employees. ASHE publishes hourly pay by occupation nationally only, so there is no separate rate for London.
What is a good Editor salary?
Half of editors earn between £35,469 and £60,961. Anything above £60,961 is in the top quarter for the role.
What is the starting salary for a editor?
ASHE does not record experience, so there is no official starting salary. What it does show is that the lowest-paid 10% of editors earn under £27,562 and the lowest quarter under £35,469 — the range a new entrant is most likely to be offered.
Do editors in London earn more than the UK average?
The median in London is £51,847 against £41,583 across the UK, 24.7% higher. ONS marks the London figure as imprecise, so treat the gap as indicative.
Has editor pay gone up in the last year?
ASHE puts the year-on-year change in the median at +14.7% for this occupation in London. That compares the latest survey with the one before it and is not adjusted for inflation.
How many editors are there in London?
ASHE counts around 14,000 employee jobs in “Newspaper and periodical editors” (SOC 2491) in London. Self-employed work is not included.
Is this figure official?
Yes. It comes from the ONS Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, an accredited official statistic based on employer PAYE records.
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