California · 2025 pay · 282 people
How much does a writer editor make in California?
$86,694typical pay for a writer editor in 2025
$68,815 – $105,880what most people earned
Includes everyone paid during 2025, including part-year workers. Typical pay rose 8.0% from 2024.
✓ Official data from California State Controller's Office · Matches the agency's latest release · sco.ca.gov ↗
Where writer editors work
Typical pay at each employer, 2025 (everyone paid).
- University of California, Los Angeles87 people$82,067
- University of California, Davis52 people$83,372
- University of California, Berkeley40 people$106,076
- University of California, San Diego35 people$75,612
- University of California, San Francisco20 people$129,244
- University of California, Irvine15 people$101,712
- University of California, Riverside15 people$76,500
- University of California, Santa Barbara7 people$80,817
- University of California, Merced5 people$82,461
- University of California, Santa Cruz4 people$89,644
- University of California, Office of the President2 people$118,812
No employers match.
Pay by level
Levels with 5 or more people.
- Writer Editor 3198 people$79,515
- Writer Editor 482 people$110,579
Highest-paid writer editors, 2025
Common questions
How much does a writer editor make in California?
The typical writer editor was paid $86,694 in 2025; most earned between $68,815 and $105,880. This counts all 282 people paid, including part-year workers.
How much of the pay is overtime?
Overtime made up 0.0% of all pay for writer editors in 2025.
Which job titles are included?
Everyone whose payroll title is Writer Editor, at any level (for example "Writer Editor 3"). Part-time-schedule titles (such as "20 hours") are left out. Senior, supervising and trainee titles have their own pages.
Job titles are written out in full from the payroll's abbreviations (for example "SR CRRECTNL POLC OFCR" → "Senior Correctional Police Officer"). "Typical pay" is the median; "most earned" is the middle half. How we calculate this