Newspaper and periodical editor salary UK
41,583 GBP
Median gross annual pay · 2025 · ONS ASHE · 2491
Half of all newspaper and periodical editors in the UK earn more than 41,583 GBP a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay99of 398 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.6×33,971 GBP – 54,276 GBP
Men against women8.6 %43,315 GBP against 39,569 GBP
| Measure | All | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 33,971 GBP | — | — |
| Median | 41,583 GBP | 43,315 GBP | 39,569 GBP |
| Mean | 47,923 GBP | — | — |
| Upper quartile | 54,276 GBP | — | — |
About the figure
Occupation code 2491 in SOC 2020, the UK occupation classification. Covers all employee jobs. Published by the Office for National Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is gross annual pay, not monthly.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Primary education teaching professionals 42,031 GBP
- Natural and social science professionals n.e.c. 41,706 GBP
- Protective service associate professionals n.e.c. 41,592 GBP
- Environment professionals 41,555 GBP
- Education advisers and school inspectors 41,535 GBP
- Nurse practitioners 41,392 GBP
Source: ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, Table 14. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.ons.gov.uk