Creative pay 2026
Video editor salary in Colorado (2026)
Video editors in Colorado earn a median $84,620 a year ($40.68 an hour), according to BLS wage data for May 2025. That is 12% more than the US median of $75,420, and 5th of 43 states and territories with published figures. The median for every job in Colorado is $59,800, so this pays 42% more than the typical job there.
- $84,620median a year in Colorado
- $40.68median an hour
- +12%vs the US median ($75,420)
- 380employee jobs (BLS estimate)
What is the salary range for a video editor in Colorado?
Half of video editors in Colorado earn between $58,700 and $103,740. Pay is bunched more tightly than nationally: the 90th percentile is 2.6 times the 10th, against 3.7 times across the US.
| 10th percentile | $50,830 | $40,280 | $24.44 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 25th | $58,700 | $52,720 | $28.22 |
| Median | $84,620 | $75,420 | $40.68 |
| 75th | $103,740 | $105,310 | $49.88 |
| 90th percentile | $131,030 | $148,550 | $63.00 |
The mean (average) is $88,300, above the median, pulled up by the highest earners.
How does Colorado compare with other states?
Colorado is in the top five for video editors' pay. Only New York, District of Columbia, Massachusetts and California pay more.
Which cities in Colorado pay video editors best?
Of the 2 metro areas in Colorado where BLS publishes a median for the job, Denver-Aurora-Centennial pays most, at $93,600, 11% above the state median.
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | 250 | $93,600 | $45.00 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorado Springs, CO | 40 | $55,120 | $26.50 |
How many video editors work in Colorado?
BLS estimates 380 employee jobs, 0.13 in every 1,000 jobs in the state. It is about as common here as nationally (location quotient 0.81). The employment estimate is rough: its relative standard error is 33%.
Employees only. BLS does not count the self-employed, who are a large share of several creative jobs.
What do other creative jobs pay in Colorado?
2 of the 6 other creative jobs below pay a higher median in Colorado.
| UX/UI designer | $95,880 | 3,250 |
|---|---|---|
| Motion designer | $91,290 | 210 |
| Copywriter | $76,830 | 1,300 |
| Videographer | $74,990 | 300 |
| Graphic designer | $66,330 | 4,200 |
| Photographer | $47,070 | 1,140 |
What do freelance video editors charge?
Upwork, video editors list $10 to $60 an hour, worldwide. Colorado's employee median of $40.68 an hour is inside that range. The rate calculator works out an hourly rate from the salary you want.
Questions
What is the average video editor salary in Colorado?
The median is $84,620 a year and the mean is $88,300, from BLS data for May 2025 covering about 380 employee jobs.
How much does a video editor make an hour in Colorado?
The median hourly wage is $40.68. The bottom 10% earn under $24.44 and the top 10% over $63.00.
What does a starting video editor earn in Colorado?
BLS does not publish pay by experience. The lowest-paid quarter of video editors in Colorado earn under $58,700 a year and the lowest-paid tenth under $50,830, which is the nearest guide to starting pay.
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Where do these numbers come from?
US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS), May 2025 (published 15 May 2026). Occupation 27-4032, Film and Video Editors. Employees only; annual figures are hourly times 2,080.
n = 380 jobs in the Colorado estimate. Last updated 2 October 2026.
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Video editor pay in other states
- New York $103,440
- District of Columbia $98,830
- Massachusetts $92,130
- California $88,490
- Connecticut $83,550
- New Jersey $82,890
- Maryland $78,380
- Utah $76,240
- Illinois $72,460
- Oregon $72,300
- Washington $66,870
- Nevada $65,720