As of March 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Film Editor in Chicago, IL is $62,600. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $54,400 to $71,900, with most professionals earning between $46,934 and $80,367.
| Annual Salary |
Monthly Pay |
Weekly Pay |
Hourly Wage |
|
| 75th Percentile | $71,900 | $5,992 | $1,383 | $35 |
| Average | $62,600 | $5,217 | $1,204 | $30 |
| 25th Percentile | $54,400 | $4,533 | $1,046 | $26 |
An entry-level Film Editor with under 1 year experience makes about $59,939. With less than 2 years of experience, a mid-level Film Editor makes around $60,183. After 2-4 years, the Film Editor pay rises to about $63,314. Those senior Film Editor with 5-8 years of experience earn roughly $67,172, and those Film Editor having 8 years or more experience are expected to earn about $67,448 on average.
| Levels | Salary |
|---|---|
| Entry Level Film Editor | $59,939 |
| Intermediate Level Film Editor | $60,183 |
| Senior Level Film Editor | $63,314 |
| Specialist Level Film Editor | $67,172 |
| Expert Level Film Editor | $67,448 |
| Entry Level | 4% |
| Mid Level | 4% |
| Senior Level | 1% |
| Top Level | 7% |
| Experienced | 8% |
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Each competency has five to ten behavioral assertions that can be observed, each with a corresponding performance level (from one to five) that is required for a particular job.
Storytelling: Planning, creating and presenting stories or narratives to achieve diverse personal and business goals.
Animation: Animation is a method in which pictures are manipulated to appear as moving images. In traditional animation, images are drawn or painted by hand on transparent celluloid sheets to be photographed and exhibited on film. Today, most animations are made with computer-generated imagery (CGI). Computer animation can be very detailed 3D animation, while 2D computer animation can be used for stylistic reasons, low bandwidth or faster real-time renderings. Other common animation methods apply a stop motion technique to two and three-dimensional objects like paper cutouts, puppets or clay figures. Commonly the effect of animation is achieved by a rapid succession of sequential images that minimally differ from each other. The illusion—as in motion pictures in general—is thought to rely on the phi phenomenon and beta movement, but the exact causes are still uncertain. Analog mechanical animation media that rely on the rapid display of sequential images include the phénakisticope, zoetrope, flip book, praxinoscope and film. Television and video are popular electronic animation media that originally were analog and now operate digitally. For display on the computer, techniques like animated GIF and Flash animation were developed.
Professional Development: Professional development refers to continuing education and career training after a person has entered the workforce in order to help them develop new skills, stay up-to-date on current trends, and advance their career.
| Skill | Salary | Demand |
|---|---|---|
|
Copyediting
|
$70,112 |
12%
|
|
Publishing
|
$66,982 |
7%
|
|
Troubleshooting
|
$66,356 |
6%
|
|
Insight
|
$65,730 |
5%
|
|
Project Management
|
$65,730 |
5%
|
|
Customer Service
|
$65,730 |
5%
|
