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

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

How does experience change An Assignment Editor's salary?

An Assignment Editor's salary grows with experience: a Communications Editor I (0-2 years)earns $61,564, a Communications Editor II (2-4 years)earns $74,917, a Assignment Editor (4-7 years)earns $96,914, a Communications Editor IV (7+ years)earns $111,092, a Communications Editor Supervisor (7+ years)earns $104,424,

What are the highest paying states for an Assignment Editor?

Assignment Editor salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assignment Editor roles are District of Columbia $108,330, California $107,919, Massachusetts $106,481. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assignment Editor roles make?

Salaries for Assignment Editor level roles vary by specialization: Short Term NP PRN Traveler Assignment: $128,879; Special Assignment Ops Manager: $118,558; RN Temporary Assignment: $88,416; News Assignment Editor: $79,169; Special Assignment Ops Supervisor: $73,912.

How do different companies affect an Assignment Editor's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Assignment Editor roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Assignment Editor Salary in the United States

How much does an Assignment Editor make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for an Assignment Editor in the United States is $97,842 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $47.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $117,479
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $88,003 to $108,121
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $79,046

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Assignment Editor Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,121	$9,010	$2,079	$52
Average	$97,842	$8,153	$1,882	$47
25th Percentile	$88,003	$7,334	$1,692	$42

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Key Factors That Influence Assignment Editor Salaries

An Assignment 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, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assignment Editor Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assignment 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): $61,564
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,917
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $96,914
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,092
Expert (over 8 years): $104,424

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Communica... Level Assignment Editor	$61,564
Communica... Level Assignment Editor	$74,917
Assignmen... Level Assignment Editor	$96,914
Communica... Level Assignment Editor	$111,092
Communica... Level Assignment Editor	$104,424

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How Do Assignment 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 Assignment Editors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $108,330.
California: $107,919.
Massachusetts: $106,481.

District of Columbia $108,330 California $107,919 Massachusetts $106,481 Washington $106,090 New Jersey $106,050 Alaska $105,913 Connecticut $104,563 New York $104,015

Hawaii $102,264 Rhode Island $101,442 Maryland $100,884 Minnesota $100,121 Colorado $99,828 Illinois $99,730 Oregon $99,358 Delaware $99,084

New Hampshire $98,912 Virginia $98,526 Pennsylvania $97,401 Nevada $96,834 North Dakota $96,648 Michigan $96,354 Wisconsin $96,247 Vermont $96,031

Texas $95,435 Maine $95,395 Arizona $95,337 Ohio $95,268 Georgia $94,368 Indiana $93,918 Wyoming $93,830 Utah $93,693

Iowa $93,634 Kansas $93,165 Louisiana $93,028 North Carolina $92,979 Missouri $92,959 Florida $92,578 Montana $92,372 Nebraska $92,176

Kentucky $92,069 South Carolina $91,678 Tennessee $91,433 Idaho $91,335 New Mexico $90,621 Oklahoma $90,464 Alabama $89,887 South Dakota $88,918

Arkansas $88,390 West Virginia $88,106 Mississippi $87,255

Top Paying Cities for Assignment Editors

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:

San Jose: $123,408
San Francisco: $122,194
Oakland: $119,484

San Jose, CA $123,408

San Francisco, CA $122,194

Oakland, CA $119,484

New York, NY $113,389

Queens Village, NY $112,655

Paramus, NJ $111,872

Passaic, NJ $111,774

Bergenfield, NJ $111,676

Stamford, CT $111,530

Huntington, NY $111,432

Newark, NJ $110,796

Bridgeport, CT $110,600

New Brunswick, NJ $110,277

Vallejo, CA $110,072

Middlesex, NJ $110,013

Somerset, NJ $109,925

Petaluma, CA $109,700

Santa Cruz, CA $109,318

Boston, MA $109,123

Monterey, CA $108,633

Fairbanks, AK $108,565

Los Angeles, CA $108,379

Washington, DC $108,330

Seattle, WA $108,154

Santa Rosa, CA $108,134

Juneau, AK $107,851

Orange, CA $107,528

Anchorage, AK $107,352

Anaheim, CA $107,283

Santa Ana, CA $107,136

Nassau, NY $107,078

Long Beach, CA $107,039

Danbury, CT $107,009

Santa Maria, CA $106,677

Everett, WA $106,657

Bremerton, WA $106,178

Trenton, NJ $105,992

Sacramento, CA $105,953

San Diego, CA $105,904

Brockton, MA $105,865

Tacoma, WA $105,825

Santa Barbara, CA $105,688

Lowell, MA $105,297

New Suffolk, NY $105,258

Nashua, NH $105,140

Lompoc, CA $104,984

Ventura, CA $104,886

Stockton, CA $104,857

New Haven, CT $104,661

Atlantic City, NJ $104,407

Hartford, CT $104,191

Modesto, CA $104,143

Poughkeepsie, NY $103,927

New Britain, CT $103,878

Kennewick, WA $103,741

Olympia, WA $103,741

New London, CT $103,722

Norwich, CT $103,692

Lawrence, MA $103,644

Bakersfield, CA $103,370

New Bedford, MA $103,233

Riverside, CA $103,233

Richland, WA $103,135

Portsmouth, NH $103,056

Vineland, NJ $103,037

San Bernardino, CA $102,959

Boulder, CO $102,685

Worcester, MA $102,606

Portland, OR $102,518

Saint Paul, MN $102,401

Minneapolis, MN $102,401

Philadelphia, PA $102,264

Honolulu, HI $101,745

Springfield, MA $101,403

Providence, RI $101,393

Chicago, IL $101,109

Bellingham, WA $100,992

Baltimore, MD $100,884

Chico, CA $100,640

Wilmington, DE $100,473

Pittsfield, MA $100,376

Manchester, NH $100,190

Spokane, WA $99,759

Denver, CO $99,749

Albany, NY $99,290

Troy, NY $99,250

Schenectady, NY $99,045

Burlington, VT $98,830

Portland, ME $98,487

Salem, OR $98,409

Yakima, WA $98,389

Ann Arbor, MI $98,360

Rochester, MN $98,086

Reno, NV $98,037

Fresno, CA $98,037

Milwaukee, WI $97,949

Detroit, MI $97,851

Allentown, PA $97,822

Carson City, NV $97,812

Houston, TX $97,665

Colorado Springs, CO $97,656

Syracuse, NY $97,607

Eugene, OR $97,421

Gary, IN $97,303

Bismarck, ND $97,303

Galveston, TX $97,303

Springfield, OR $97,225

Medford, OR $96,990

Fort Collins, CO $96,951

Austin, TX $96,873

Mesa, AZ $96,667

Phoenix, AZ $96,648

Dallas, TX $96,618

Reading, PA $96,560

Saint Cloud, MN $96,521

Concord, NH $96,433

Madison, WI $96,393

Utica, NY $96,129

Raleigh, NC $96,051

Las Vegas, NV $96,041

Rochester, NY $95,973

Des Moines, IA $95,963

Atlanta, GA $95,806

Battle Creek, MI $95,777

Salt Lake City, UT $95,748

Lancaster, PA $95,601

Champaign, IL $95,581

Harrisburg, PA $95,464

Durham, NC $95,376

Kansas City, MO $95,366

Kansas City, KS $95,347

Fort Worth, TX $95,337

Boca Raton, FL $95,298

Cleveland, OH $95,288

Columbus, OH $95,268

Pittsburgh, PA $95,259

Richmond, VA $95,219

Indianapolis, IN $95,200

Cincinnati, OH $95,073

Petersburg, VA $94,926

Lansing, MI $94,711

Billings, MT $94,711

Huntsville, AL $94,711

Lebanon, PA $94,701

Pueblo, CO $94,691

Dayton, OH $94,691

Appleton, WI $94,662

Buffalo, NY $94,623

Racine, WI $94,574

Charlotte, NC $94,564

Saint Louis, MO $94,534

Springfield, IL $94,495

York, PA $94,476

Elkhart, IN $94,476

Gastonia, NC $94,466

Benton Harbor, MI $94,466

Beaumont, TX $94,407

Lorain, OH $94,388

Toledo, OH $94,349

Binghamton, NY $94,300

Rock Hill, SC $94,290

Rockford, IL $94,241

Elyria, OH $94,192

Fargo, ND $94,192

Flagstaff, AZ $94,124

Fort Lauderdale, FL $94,065

Miami, FL $94,006

Duluth, MN $93,850

Bangor, ME $93,722

Cedar Rapids, IA $93,615

Louisville, KY $93,566

Grand Rapids, MI $93,546

Hialeah, FL $93,536

Casper, WY $93,400

Scranton, PA $93,282

New Orleans, LA $93,253

Virginia Beach, VA $93,243

Akron, OH $93,194

Peoria, IL $93,067

Sarasota, FL $93,047

Green Bay, WI $92,979

Baton Rouge, LA $92,930

Charleston, SC $92,910

Nashville, TN $92,881

Jamestown, NY $92,861

Davenport, IA $92,861

Tucson, AZ $92,812

Cheyenne, WY $92,783

Saint Petersburg, FL $92,754

Tampa, FL $92,734

Omaha, NE $92,715

Evansville, IN $92,675

Port Arthur, TX $92,675

Bradenton, FL $92,636

Santa Fe, NM $92,460

Orlando, FL $92,362

Clearwater, FL $92,255

La Crosse, WI $92,049

Canton, OH $92,049

Grand Forks, ND $92,020

Tulsa, OK $91,991

Albuquerque, NM $91,991

Newport News, VA $91,981

High Point, NC $91,951

Ogden, UT $91,912

Corpus Christi, TX $91,834

Laramie, WY $91,775

Norfolk, VA $91,775

Rock Island, IL $91,717

Saginaw, MI $91,697

Jacksonville, FL $91,687

Salisbury, NC $91,668

Memphis, TN $91,648

Moline, IL $91,599

Fort Myers, FL $91,570

Waterloo, IA $91,443

Spartanburg, SC $91,345

Lincoln, NE $91,296

Fort Wayne, IN $91,276

Birmingham, AL $91,169

Cedar Falls, IA $91,149

Provo, UT $91,139

Springfield, OH $91,130

San Antonio, TX $91,110

Greensboro, NC $91,071

South Bend, IN $91,061

Winston Salem, NC $91,051

Boise, ID $91,022

Savannah, GA $90,953

Muskegon, MI $90,777

Lima, OH $90,660

Lake Charles, LA $90,621

Anderson, IN $90,601

Lexington, KY $90,572

Augusta, GA $90,543

Greenville, SC $90,543

Wichita, KS $90,454

Tuscaloosa, AL $90,454

Columbia, SC $90,366

Bloomington, IN $90,122

Roanoke, VA $90,063

Asheville, NC $89,936

Knoxville, TN $89,770

Shreveport, LA $89,760

Wilmington, NC $89,633

Frankfort, KY $89,447

Oklahoma City, OK $89,378

Chillicothe, OH $89,339

Longview, TX $89,329

Topeka, KS $89,300

Mobile, AL $89,153

Terre Haute, IN $89,114

Erie, PA $89,104

Altoona, PA $89,055

Melbourne, FL $89,026

Amarillo, TX $88,987

Killeen, TX $88,958

Fayetteville, AR $88,879

Sioux Falls, SD $88,811

Chattanooga, TN $88,752

Idaho Falls, ID $88,742

Gainesville, FL $88,537

Portsmouth, OH $88,488

Little Rock, AR $88,468

Lynchburg, VA $88,468

Youngstown, OH $88,429

Lafayette, LA $88,429

Temple, TX $88,390

Daytona Beach, FL $88,370

Clarksville, TN $88,361

Pensacola, FL $88,351

Hopkinsville, KY $88,057

Charleston, WV $88,048

Florence, SC $87,999

Sioux City, IA $87,940

Macon, GA $87,656

Tallahassee, FL $87,646

Fayetteville, NC $87,627

Wichita Falls, TX $87,607

Waco, TX $87,607

Pine Bluff, AR $87,568

Vincennes, IN $87,382

Lubbock, TX $87,343

Great Falls, MT $87,284

Alamogordo, NM $87,275

Abilene, TX $87,196

Rapid City, SD $87,069

Monroe, LA $87,069

Albany, GA $87,010

Huntington, WV $87,001

Jackson, MS $86,991

Greenville, MS $86,981

Parkersburg, WV $86,883

Montgomery, AL $86,864

Johnstown, PA $86,844

Springfield, MO $86,766

Biloxi, MS $86,717

Sumter, SC $86,511

Columbus, GA $86,502

Twin Falls, ID $86,443

Pascagoula, MS $86,316

Kingsport, TN $86,061

Gulfport, MS $86,032

Alexandria, LA $85,709

Fort Smith, AR $85,465

El Paso, TX $85,200

Helena, MT $85,073

Las Cruces, NM $84,760

Harlingen, TX $84,486

Pocatello, ID $84,398

Florence, AL $84,369

Brownsville, TX $84,349

Dothan, AL $84,193

Mcallen, TX $84,144

Columbus, MS $83,420

Altus, OK $82,970

Lawton, OK $82,784

Pierre, SD $82,431

What Skills Can Increase an Assignment Editor's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 5.54% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
Microsoft Office (Mentioned in 1.9% Job Postings): Microsoft Office is a suite of desktop productivity applications that is designed by Microsoft for business use. You can create documents containing text and images, work with data in spreadsheets and databases, create presentations and posters.
Proofreading (Mentioned in 1.34% Job Postings): Proofreading is the reading of a galley proof or an electronic copy of a publication to detect and correct production errors of text or art.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	5.54%
Microsoft Office	1.9%
Proofreading	1.34%

What skills can make your compensation higher?

Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Assignment Editor's salary.

Proofreading: Can increase your salary by up to 6%.
Attention to Detail: Can increase your salary by up to 5%.
Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 4%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Proofreading	$103,712	6%
Attention to Detail	$102,734	5%
Collaboration	$101,755	4%
Leadership	$101,755	4%
Presentation	$101,755	4%
Project Management	$100,777	3%

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How Education impacts an Assignment Editor's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Assignment Editors enter the field with a Bachelor's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for an Assignment Editor with a Bachelor's Degree is between $92,285 and $98,963).

Assignment Editor Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Assignment Editor

No Diploma 0.8%

High School 1.7%

Associates 1.7%

Bachelors 61.2%

Masters 30.6%

Doctorate 4.1%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.8%
High School	1.7%
Associates	1.7%
Bachelors	61.2%
Masters	30.6%
Doctorate	4.1%

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Assignment Editor Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assignment 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.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$88,003

Average $97,842/year

$108,121

$7,334

Average $8,153/month

$9,010

$1,692

Average $1,882/week

$2,079

$42

Average $47/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$108,121	$9,010	$2,079	$52
Average	$97,842	$8,153	$1,882	$47
25th Percentile	$88,003	$7,334	$1,692	$42

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Salary Trends for Assignment Editor

Salaries for an Assignment Editor can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $88,481 in 2023 to around $87,630 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Assignment Editor salary trends, .

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