Editorial Rates

DefinitionsMedian Rate Per Hour
Developmental editing, fiction$46–$50/hr
Developmental editing, nonfiction$51–$60/hr
Developmental editing, business/sales$51–$60/hr
Developmental editing, medical/STEM$61–$70/hr

How much do you pay someone to editor?

Average freelance editing rates

Type of workPrice per wordPrice per hour
Content / Developmental Editing$0.024$40-$60/hour
Copy Editing$0.017$30-$50/hour
Proofreading$0.012$20-$40/hour
Copy Editing + Proofreading$0.019$35-$55/hour

How much should I charge for editing per word?

Manuscript line Editing RATES Line editing rates for your manuscript usually cost between $. 04 and $. 09 per word. Some copy editors charge by manuscript page, in the range of $5 to $15 per page.

How much do beginning editors make?

Entry Level Editor Salary

Annual SalaryMonthly Pay
Top Earners$50,000$4,166
75th Percentile$42,000$3,500
Average$37,694$3,141
25th Percentile$31,000$2,583

What is the difference between proofreading and copy editing?

Copy editing is about making sure a text is clear, readable, and error free. In the publishing industry, this is the final edit before a manuscript is typeset. Proofreading is about correcting errors in a “proof” version of a typeset text.

How much should I charge for an hour of editing?

A beginning editor can expect to charge right around $20 an hour. However, an experienced content editor can charge more, as much as $50 to $85 an hour. Even as a proofreader, after you have established yourself, you can charge $25 – $35 an hour.

What’s the average pay for a freelance editor?

The average pay is between $20 and $30 hourly. Edit 911 – Must have a PhD in English or another writing-intensive discipline. Edit Fast – This company pays 40 percent of the final project price to their editors. Enago – Hires freelance editors worldwide. Must have extensive experience and education to qualify.

How much money can you make editing videos?

If you want to do some video editing jobs, you can expect to earn around $47,000/year . For online editing jobs you can earn up to $51,000/year . My IRL friend, Lorraine, is an online editor and she only edits eBooks.

How much does a freelance copyediting job cost?

This question is too broad to answer because pricing a freelance editing, copyediting, proofreading, etc., job depends on so many factors, eg: Hence, here I will give a general answer based on my experience. General proofreading and copyediting rates range from a low of $15/hour to a pretty standard $35-$40/hour.