Wages & salaries for Writers and authors in Madison, WI Wages & salaries for Writers and authors in Madison, WI Writers and authors (Occupation [OCC] code: 27-3043) in Madison, WI (BLS Area code: 31540 ) earned an average wage of $17.22 per hour and an average annual salary of $35,820Madison, WI180Writers and authorsIndustry comparison
Writers and authors in Madison, WI earned 38% less than average for Writers and authors in the United States.

Region/area/city comparison
Writers and authors in Madison, WI earned 11% less than the average worker in Madison, WI.

State salary comparison
Writers and authors in Madison, WI earned 7% less than the average worker in Wisconsin.

National salary comparison
Writers and authors in Madison, WI earned 9% less than the average worker in the United States.

Writers and authors in Madison, WIWriters and authors in Madison, WI

Mean hourly wage:	$17.22
Tenth (10th) percentile hourly wage:	$6.17
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile hourly wage:	$6.73
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] hourly wage:	$17.90
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile hourly wage:	$26.17
Ninetieth (90th) percentile hourly wage:	$30.95

Writers and authors in Madison, WI

Mean annual salary:	$35,820
Tenth (10th) percentile annual salary:	$12,840
Twenty-fifth (25th) percentile annual salary:	$14,000
Fiftieth (50th) percentile wage [median] annual salary:	$37,220
Seventy-fifth (75th) percentile annual salary:	$54,430
Ninetieth (90th) percentile annual salary:	$64,370