Film and Video Editors Salary — Allentown, Pennsylvania

The average Film and Video Editors in Allentown, Pennsylvania earns $66,490 a year.

$66,490 / year, mean
↓ 25.9% below national average 100th percentile in Pennsylvania

Allentown sits at the very top of the range for this role in Pennsylvania — among the highest-paying cities in the state for this occupation. That's well below the national average for film and video editors — one of the largest gaps in this dataset. Cost of living here is close to the national average — not a major factor either way. This is a reasonably reliable estimate, though the underlying sample is moderate in size.

Percentile within Pennsylvania

0th 50th 100th
Employment (this metro)
40
Estimate confidence
RSE 6.6%
Cost of living 100 #61 most expensive of 188 cities in this dataset 100 = U.S. average · Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024
Crime index 1511 #51 safest of 188 cities in this dataset Per 100k residents · Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer
Median home value $363,989 #73 priciest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: zillow_real
Median household income $82,602 #41 highest of 188 cities in this dataset Source: Census Bureau ACS 5-year

Combining these four figures gives a fuller picture than salary alone: Allentown ranks #61 for cost of living and #73 for home prices among the 188 cities in this pilot dataset, which matters as much as the headline salary number when comparing where to live.

San Francisco $116,640 New York $110,330 San Diego $108,410 Los Angeles $98,130 Santa Maria $91,170 Buffalo $88,190 Seattle $86,580 Rochester $85,370 Baltimore $84,470 Oxnard $82,230 Sacramento $80,360 Virginia Beach $79,890 Detroit $78,050 Portland $77,820 Austin $77,240 Chicago $76,590 Riverside $76,340 Dallas $74,280 Fresno $70,000 Miami $66,770 Allentown $66,490 Louisville $66,230 Orlando $65,820 Grand Rapids $65,540 Sarasota $61,480 Pittsburgh $60,810 Harrisburg $59,870 San Antonio $59,480 Houston $58,900 Jacksonville $58,000 Scranton $55,990 Fort Myers $55,630 Tallahassee $52,010 Indianapolis $51,210 Spokane $47,310
CityMean salaryvs. Allentown
Austin, Texas$77,240+16.2%
Baltimore, Maryland$84,470+27.0%
Buffalo, New York$88,190+32.6%
Fort Myers, Florida$55,630-16.3%
Chicago, Illinois$76,590+15.2%
Dallas, Texas$74,280+11.7%
Detroit, Michigan$78,050+17.4%
Fresno, California$70,000+5.3%
Grand Rapids, Michigan$65,540-1.4%
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania$59,870-10.0%
Houston, Texas$58,900-11.4%
Indianapolis, Indiana$51,210-23.0%
Jacksonville, Florida$58,000-12.8%
Los Angeles, California$98,130+47.6%
Louisville, Kentucky$66,230-0.4%
Miami, Florida$66,770+0.4%
New York, New York$110,330+65.9%
Sarasota, Florida$61,480-7.5%
Orlando, Florida$65,820-1.0%
Oxnard, California$82,230+23.7%
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania$60,810-8.5%
Portland, Oregon$77,820+17.0%
Riverside, California$76,340+14.8%
Rochester, New York$85,370+28.4%
Sacramento, California$80,360+20.9%
San Antonio, Texas$59,480-10.5%
San Diego, California$108,410+63.0%
San Francisco, California$116,640+75.4%
Santa Maria, California$91,170+37.1%
Scranton, Pennsylvania$55,990-15.8%
Seattle, Washington$86,580+30.2%
Spokane, Washington$47,310-28.8%
Tallahassee, Florida$52,010-21.8%
Virginia Beach, Virginia$79,890+20.2%

This metro area spans more than one state — where you actually pay income tax depends on where you work, not just where BLS assigns the area. Choose your work state:

Gross salary
66,490/yr
Estimated take-home
53,563/yr
Est. total withheld
19.4%

Single filer, federal + state tax (where the selected state levies one) + FICA, 2025 rates, for whichever state you select above. Does not include state-specific payroll withholdings beyond income tax (see Data transparency). Not tax advice — verify with a professional.

Data transparency

Sources used for this page

Official occupation and area metadata behind the visible salary, cost, housing and safety signals.

Occupation 27-4032 SOC code
Official area Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ BLS metro/geographic area
Area code 10900 Stable geographic key
Reference year 2025 BLS OEWS
Cost: bea_realHousing: zillow_realCrime: latest availableNet-pay source: pa_dor_verificado 2025
Metro also includes
BethlehemEaston
Multi-state area: PA;NJ
Methodology

How this page is built

The salary figure is the mean annual wage reported by the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) program for this occupation and metro area. Percentile and national-average comparisons are calculated directly from the 188 cities currently in this dataset, not from a fixed external benchmark. Cost of living, crime and housing figures come from BEA, FBI and Zillow respectively — see "Data transparency" above for the exact sources and reference years used on this specific page.

Confidence: the RSE (relative standard error) shown under Overview indicates how reliable the salary estimate is for this metro — a lower RSE means a larger underlying sample.