Writers and Authors Salary

Median Salary
$76,910
per year
Hourly Rate
$36.98
per hour
Employment
47,940
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$44,310
25th percentile
$58,230
Median
$76,910
75th percentile
$101,950
90th percentile
$139,870

💰 Writers and Authors Salary by State

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$48K
$129K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
District of Columbia$129,300+68.1%
Maryland$104,330+35.7%
Connecticut$98,460+28.0%
Vermont$94,430+22.8%
Louisiana$89,520+16.4%
California$86,480+12.4%
Washington$85,700+11.4%
Massachusetts$85,260+10.9%
Virginia$85,000+10.5%
New Jersey$81,590+6.1%
Oregon$80,540+4.7%
Pennsylvania$77,410+0.7%
Colorado$76,830-0.1%
Indiana$75,820-1.4%
Georgia$74,710-2.9%
Minnesota$72,810-5.3%
New Hampshire$71,830-6.6%
Rhode Island$70,190-8.7%
Texas$69,990-9.0%
Illinois$68,220-11.3%
Florida$68,080-11.5%
Alabama$66,950-13.0%
Ohio$65,930-14.3%
Kansas$65,840-14.4%
Nebraska$65,470-14.9%
Utah$64,530-16.1%
West Virginia$64,410-16.3%
Wisconsin$64,370-16.3%
Nevada$63,910-16.9%
North Carolina$63,660-17.2%
Iowa$61,010-20.7%
Tennessee$58,870-23.5%
Oklahoma$58,770-23.6%
Missouri$58,140-24.4%
South Dakota$56,700-26.3%
Idaho$56,360-26.7%
Arizona$55,990-27.2%
Mississippi$54,180-29.6%
South Carolina$51,920-32.5%
North Dakota$50,860-33.9%
Wyoming$49,650-35.4%
Kentucky$48,780-36.6%
Arkansas$47,970-37.6%

🏙️ Writers and Authors Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$127,350+65.6%
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$118,810+54.5%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$108,460+41.0%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$107,700+40.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$103,060+34.0%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$102,570+33.4%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$98,730+28.4%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$97,160+26.3%
New Haven, CT$94,410+22.8%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$90,060+17.1%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$87,560+13.8%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$87,020+13.1%
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA$86,340+12.3%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$85,260+10.9%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$85,020+10.5%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$84,940+10.4%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$84,130+9.4%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$84,130+9.4%
Colorado Springs, CO$83,770+8.9%
Boulder, CO$83,540+8.6%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$82,920+7.8%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$82,690+7.5%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$82,590+7.4%
Greeley, CO$82,060+6.7%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$81,990+6.6%
Worcester, MA$80,490+4.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$79,020+2.7%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$78,990+2.7%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$78,050+1.5%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$78,000+1.4%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$77,740+1.1%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$77,250+0.4%
Fresno, CA$77,060+0.2%
Charlottesville, VA$76,990+0.1%
Montgomery, AL$76,710-0.3%
Columbus, OH$76,490-0.5%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$76,470-0.6%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$76,390-0.7%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$76,120-1.0%
Baton Rouge, LA$76,000-1.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$75,940-1.3%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$75,760-1.5%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$75,380-2.0%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$74,820-2.7%
Richmond, VA$74,300-3.4%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$74,030-3.7%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$73,600-4.3%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$73,460-4.5%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$73,440-4.5%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$72,560-5.7%
Tallahassee, FL$72,400-5.9%
Charleston, WV$72,340-5.9%
Syracuse, NY$71,520-7.0%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$70,620-8.2%
Asheville, NC$70,280-8.6%
Glens Falls, NY$69,320-9.9%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$69,100-10.2%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$69,100-10.2%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$68,880-10.4%
Madison, WI$68,760-10.6%
Rochester, NY$68,600-10.8%
Savannah, GA$68,030-11.5%
Omaha, NE-IA$67,390-12.4%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$67,280-12.5%
Kansas City, MO-KS$67,230-12.6%
Medford, OR$66,690-13.3%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$66,470-13.6%
Lancaster, PA$65,660-14.6%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$65,630-14.7%
Amherst Town-Northampton, MA$65,290-15.1%
Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL$64,900-15.6%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$64,690-15.9%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$64,520-16.1%
Birmingham, AL$64,460-16.2%
Oklahoma City, OK$64,100-16.7%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$64,010-16.8%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$63,910-16.9%
Tulsa, OK$63,780-17.1%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$63,720-17.1%
Fort Wayne, IN$63,640-17.3%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$63,270-17.7%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$63,270-17.7%
Toledo, OH$63,090-18.0%
Knoxville, TN$63,080-18.0%
Columbia, MO$63,030-18.0%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$63,010-18.1%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$62,440-18.8%
Cedar Rapids, IA$62,110-19.2%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$62,060-19.3%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$62,060-19.3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$61,980-19.4%
Boise City, ID$61,650-19.8%
Green Bay, WI$61,500-20.0%
Winston-Salem, NC$61,460-20.1%
Chattanooga, TN-GA$61,400-20.2%
Cleveland, OH$60,880-20.8%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$60,700-21.1%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$60,640-21.2%
Lincoln, NE$60,200-21.7%
Akron, OH$59,900-22.1%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$58,870-23.5%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$58,480-24.0%
Kingsport-Bristol, TN-VA$57,600-25.1%
St. Louis, MO-IL$57,390-25.4%
Jacksonville, FL$56,760-26.2%
Bend, OR$55,930-27.3%
Albuquerque, NM$53,490-30.5%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$52,520-31.7%
Topeka, KS$51,610-32.9%
Springfield, MO$51,260-33.4%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$51,170-33.5%
Fargo, ND-MN$50,860-33.9%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$50,720-34.1%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$49,980-35.0%
Iowa City, IA$49,000-36.3%
Tucson, AZ$47,990-37.6%
Wilmington, NC$47,940-37.7%
Hickory-Lenoir-Morganton, NC$47,300-38.5%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$47,210-38.6%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$44,300-42.4%
Puerto Rico$43,440-43.5%
Columbia, SC$41,600-45.9%
Ann Arbor, MI$37,330-51.5%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.