Editor Salary in Scotland

What most editors actually earn

Half of editors across the UK earn between £33,971 and £54,276. Earning above £54,276 puts you in the top quarter of the profession.

This range is UK-wide — ONS publishes no regional breakdown of the spread for this occupation.

How Scotland ranks for editor pay

Scotland is the lowest-paying of the 6 regions ONS measures for this role, £16,005 behind London on £51,847.

Ranking compares published regional medians for the same occupation. It says nothing about cost of living — a higher median doesn't survive contact with rent. The cost of living calculator is the honest next step.

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 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.

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.