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Writers and authors

Writers and authors
Writers and authors -- jobs in the United States

Table showing the approximate number of people employed as Writers and authors and their average hourly wage and annual salary for selected cities and municipalities in the United States. All figures are from the U.S. Department of Labor.

CityNo. EmployedAvg Hourly WageAvg Annual Salary
Akron, OH40$21.93$45,620
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY210$23.92$49,760
Albuquerque, NM120$19.41$40,370
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA80$16.85$35,050
Anchorage, AK40$20.46$42,550
Ann Arbor, MI PMSA80$21.50$44,720
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI40$17.30$35,980
Atlanta, GA690$25.66$53,380
Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC30$19.29$40,130
Austin-San Marcos, TX350$20.37$42,380
Baltimore, MD PMSA330$23.19$48,230
Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA60$20.05$41,710
Baton Rouge, LA50$20.53$42,710
Bergen-Passaic, NJ230$25.18$52,370
Billings, MT40$13.81$28,720
Birmingham, AL130$14.50$30,160
Boise City, ID60$19.55$40,670
Boston, MA-NH PMSA950$30.36$63,140
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA120$20.85$43,380
Bridgeport, CT PMSA70$34.13$71,000
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY110$29.02$60,360
Burlington, VT40$21.55$44,830
Champaign-Urbana, IL30$25.67$53,390
Charleston, WV**$23.92$49,750
Charleston-North Charleston, SC60$19.41$40,370
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC210$19.02$39,560
Charlottesville, VA50$18.61$38,700
Chattanooga, TN-GA60$16.70$34,730
Chicago, IL PMSA**$30.20$62,810
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN**$21.24$44,180
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH280$23.32$48,510
Columbus, OH120$21.50$44,720
Dallas, TX460$24.46$50,880
Danbury, CT PMSA30$31.13$64,740
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL40$19.16$39,840
Dayton-Springfield, OH90$20.48$42,590
Denver, CO PMSA420$23.99$49,890
Des Moines, IA120$19.28$40,110
Detroit, MI PMSA1,030$25.59$53,220
Duluth-Superior, MN-WI60$29.51$61,380
Dutchess County, NY80$22.78$47,380
Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY30$14.52$30,200
Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA**$14.22$29,580
Fort Wayne, IN40$17.33$36,050
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX170$25.66$53,370
Fresno, CA**$27.47$57,130
Gainesville, FL40$16.88$35,120
Grand Junction, CO**$16.37$34,060
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI100$19.64$40,860
Green Bay, WI50$15.81$32,890
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC190$19.33$40,210
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA**$14.81$30,810
Hartford, CT200$25.32$52,670
Honolulu, HI80$24.56$51,090
Houston, TX140$20.23$42,090
Indianapolis, IN220$24.55$51,070
Jackson, MS100$18.22$37,900
Jacksonville, FL170$20.03$41,670
Jersey City, NJ100$24.90$51,790
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI30$14.83$30,840
Kansas City, MO-KS620$19.74$41,070
Knoxville, TN60$18.75$39,000
Lansing-East Lansing, MI120$17.89$37,210
Laredo, TX**$17.09$35,550
Las Vegas, NV-AZ180$19.75$41,080
Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA30$22.49$46,770
Lexington, KY50$20.24$42,090
Lincoln, NE60$18.00$37,440
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR50$17.77$36,970
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA4,710$41.64$86,610
Louisville, KY-IN100$24.14$50,200
Lubbock, TX40$14.33$29,810
Macon, GA50$19.38$40,300
Madison, WI130$26.80$55,740
Medford-Ashland, OR40$18.22$37,890
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL30$20.12$41,850
Memphis, TN-AR-MS120$24.46$50,890
Miami, FL PMSA330$19.86$41,310
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ190$25.71$53,470
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI380$19.23$39,990
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI1,160$27.22$56,630
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ30$18.98$39,480
Nashville, TN230$22.85$47,530
Nassau-Suffolk, NY440$35.49$73,830
New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA80$49.65$103,260
New London-Norwich, CT-RI80$37.58$78,180
New Orleans, LA100$19.80$41,180
New York, NY3,850$26.90$55,960
Newark, NJ470$31.65$65,840
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC140$20.08$41,760
Oakland, CA PMSA160$28.26$58,780
Odessa-Midland, TX30$14.27$29,690
Oklahoma City, OK120$16.80$34,950
Omaha, NE-IA160$21.39$44,490
Orange County, CA PMSA230$28.11$58,460
Orlando, FL180$18.46$38,400
Philadelphia, PA-NJ650$24.99$51,970
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ490$20.59$42,830
Pittsburgh, PA260$17.47$36,330
Portland, ME100$20.98$43,630
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA380$24.20$50,330
Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME70$23.57$49,030
Provo-Orem, UT40$19.00$39,510
Racine, WI40$13.95$29,010
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC190$23.80$49,510
Reno, NV60$19.54$40,640
Richmond-Petersburg, VA120$22.73$47,280
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA60$24.35$50,650
Roanoke, VA40$24.76$51,510
Rochester, MN70$27.49$57,180
Rochester, NY140$24.38$50,700
Rockford, IL60$15.85$32,970
Sacramento, CA PMSA150$27.63$57,470
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT240$19.64$40,840
San Antonio, TX70$25.96$53,990
San Diego, CA200$23.36$48,580
San Francisco, CA PMSA640$32.07$66,710
San Jose, CA PMSA330$44.32$92,190
San Juan-Bayamon, PR90$17.47$36,340
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA40$44.35$92,240
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA680$24.34$50,620
South Bend, IN30$18.21$37,880
Springfield, MA60$19.61$40,800
Springfield, MO60$19.15$39,830
St. Cloud, MN40$21.20$44,090
St. Louis, MO-IL440$23.06$47,960
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA170$25.84$53,740
Syracuse, NY80$19.88$41,360
Tacoma, WA**$23.39$48,640
Tallahassee, FL100$12.75$26,520
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL220$17.85$37,120
Toledo, OH90$17.29$35,950
Topeka, KS50$15.40$32,030
Trenton, NJ90$22.32$46,420
Tucson, AZ60$17.74$36,900
Tulsa, OK180$18.83$39,170
Ventura, CA PMSA30$23.90$49,710
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA3,200$27.19$56,560
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL200$30.18$62,770
Wichita, KS**$15.86$32,990
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA70$24.43$50,820
Worcester, MA-CT PMSA30$24.19$50,310


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