In one sentence: Less than you might have thought… Let’s start
with the highest salaries. The EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, the highest
editorial position, is supposed to have complete control over
every department of his publication, except the business one. He
decides the editorial policy and how to maintain it. The
editors-in-chief of newspapers draw salaries from $50,000 to
$90,000 a year. The average salary of the large city editor-in-
chief is not far from $110,000. The MANAGING EDITOR is next to
the editor-in-chief. He is the executive officer. Under the
editor-in-chief, he actively carries out the policy of the
publication. Managing editors receive annual salaries from 10 to
25 percent less than what editors-in-chief earn. EDITORIAL
WRITERS are journalists who do the bulk of the editorial work of
the publication. Because of the convenience of the Internet,
some editorial writers work at home. Writers who work remotely a
few days out of the week are paid by a salary, or by the column
inch. It is common nowadays for