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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.
| City | No. Employed | Avg Hourly Wage | Avg Annual Salary |
| Akron, OH | 40 | $21.93 | $45,620 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | 210 | $23.92 | $49,760 |
| Albuquerque, NM | 120 | $19.41 | $40,370 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA | 80 | $16.85 | $35,050 |
| Anchorage, AK | 40 | $20.46 | $42,550 |
| Ann Arbor, MI PMSA | 80 | $21.50 | $44,720 |
| Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | 40 | $17.30 | $35,980 |
| Atlanta, GA | 690 | $25.66 | $53,380 |
| Augusta-Aiken, GA-SC | 30 | $19.29 | $40,130 |
| Austin-San Marcos, TX | 350 | $20.37 | $42,380 |
| Baltimore, MD PMSA | 330 | $23.19 | $48,230 |
| Barnstable-Yarmouth, MA | 60 | $20.05 | $41,710 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | 50 | $20.53 | $42,710 |
| Bergen-Passaic, NJ | 230 | $25.18 | $52,370 |
| Billings, MT | 40 | $13.81 | $28,720 |
| Birmingham, AL | 130 | $14.50 | $30,160 |
| Boise City, ID | 60 | $19.55 | $40,670 |
| Boston, MA-NH PMSA | 950 | $30.36 | $63,140 |
| Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA | 120 | $20.85 | $43,380 |
| Bridgeport, CT PMSA | 70 | $34.13 | $71,000 |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY | 110 | $29.02 | $60,360 |
| Burlington, VT | 40 | $21.55 | $44,830 |
| Champaign-Urbana, IL | 30 | $25.67 | $53,390 |
| Charleston, WV | ** | $23.92 | $49,750 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | 60 | $19.41 | $40,370 |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC | 210 | $19.02 | $39,560 |
| Charlottesville, VA | 50 | $18.61 | $38,700 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | 60 | $16.70 | $34,730 |
| Chicago, IL PMSA | ** | $30.20 | $62,810 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | ** | $21.24 | $44,180 |
| Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH | 280 | $23.32 | $48,510 |
| Columbus, OH | 120 | $21.50 | $44,720 |
| Dallas, TX | 460 | $24.46 | $50,880 |
| Danbury, CT PMSA | 30 | $31.13 | $64,740 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | 40 | $19.16 | $39,840 |
| Dayton-Springfield, OH | 90 | $20.48 | $42,590 |
| Denver, CO PMSA | 420 | $23.99 | $49,890 |
| Des Moines, IA | 120 | $19.28 | $40,110 |
| Detroit, MI PMSA | 1,030 | $25.59 | $53,220 |
| Duluth-Superior, MN-WI | 60 | $29.51 | $61,380 |
| Dutchess County, NY | 80 | $22.78 | $47,380 |
| Evansville-Henderson, IN-KY | 30 | $14.52 | $30,200 |
| Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA | ** | $14.22 | $29,580 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | 40 | $17.33 | $36,050 |
| Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 170 | $25.66 | $53,370 |
| Fresno, CA | ** | $27.47 | $57,130 |
| Gainesville, FL | 40 | $16.88 | $35,120 |
| Grand Junction, CO | ** | $16.37 | $34,060 |
| Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI | 100 | $19.64 | $40,860 |
| Green Bay, WI | 50 | $15.81 | $32,890 |
| Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC | 190 | $19.33 | $40,210 |
| Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA | ** | $14.81 | $30,810 |
| Hartford, CT | 200 | $25.32 | $52,670 |
| Honolulu, HI | 80 | $24.56 | $51,090 |
| Houston, TX | 140 | $20.23 | $42,090 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 220 | $24.55 | $51,070 |
| Jackson, MS | 100 | $18.22 | $37,900 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 170 | $20.03 | $41,670 |
| Jersey City, NJ | 100 | $24.90 | $51,790 |
| Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI | 30 | $14.83 | $30,840 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 620 | $19.74 | $41,070 |
| Knoxville, TN | 60 | $18.75 | $39,000 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | 120 | $17.89 | $37,210 |
| Laredo, TX | ** | $17.09 | $35,550 |
| Las Vegas, NV-AZ | 180 | $19.75 | $41,080 |
| Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA | 30 | $22.49 | $46,770 |
| Lexington, KY | 50 | $20.24 | $42,090 |
| Lincoln, NE | 60 | $18.00 | $37,440 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR | 50 | $17.77 | $36,970 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA | 4,710 | $41.64 | $86,610 |
| Louisville, KY-IN | 100 | $24.14 | $50,200 |
| Lubbock, TX | 40 | $14.33 | $29,810 |
| Macon, GA | 50 | $19.38 | $40,300 |
| Madison, WI | 130 | $26.80 | $55,740 |
| Medford-Ashland, OR | 40 | $18.22 | $37,890 |
| Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL | 30 | $20.12 | $41,850 |
| Memphis, TN-AR-MS | 120 | $24.46 | $50,890 |
| Miami, FL PMSA | 330 | $19.86 | $41,310 |
| Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ | 190 | $25.71 | $53,470 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 380 | $19.23 | $39,990 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI | 1,160 | $27.22 | $56,630 |
| Monmouth-Ocean, NJ | 30 | $18.98 | $39,480 |
| Nashville, TN | 230 | $22.85 | $47,530 |
| Nassau-Suffolk, NY | 440 | $35.49 | $73,830 |
| New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA | 80 | $49.65 | $103,260 |
| New London-Norwich, CT-RI | 80 | $37.58 | $78,180 |
| New Orleans, LA | 100 | $19.80 | $41,180 |
| New York, NY | 3,850 | $26.90 | $55,960 |
| Newark, NJ | 470 | $31.65 | $65,840 |
| Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC | 140 | $20.08 | $41,760 |
| Oakland, CA PMSA | 160 | $28.26 | $58,780 |
| Odessa-Midland, TX | 30 | $14.27 | $29,690 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | 120 | $16.80 | $34,950 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | 160 | $21.39 | $44,490 |
| Orange County, CA PMSA | 230 | $28.11 | $58,460 |
| Orlando, FL | 180 | $18.46 | $38,400 |
| Philadelphia, PA-NJ | 650 | $24.99 | $51,970 |
| Phoenix-Mesa, AZ | 490 | $20.59 | $42,830 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 260 | $17.47 | $36,330 |
| Portland, ME | 100 | $20.98 | $43,630 |
| Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA | 380 | $24.20 | $50,330 |
| Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME | 70 | $23.57 | $49,030 |
| Provo-Orem, UT | 40 | $19.00 | $39,510 |
| Racine, WI | 40 | $13.95 | $29,010 |
| Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | 190 | $23.80 | $49,510 |
| Reno, NV | 60 | $19.54 | $40,640 |
| Richmond-Petersburg, VA | 120 | $22.73 | $47,280 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA | 60 | $24.35 | $50,650 |
| Roanoke, VA | 40 | $24.76 | $51,510 |
| Rochester, MN | 70 | $27.49 | $57,180 |
| Rochester, NY | 140 | $24.38 | $50,700 |
| Rockford, IL | 60 | $15.85 | $32,970 |
| Sacramento, CA PMSA | 150 | $27.63 | $57,470 |
| Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT | 240 | $19.64 | $40,840 |
| San Antonio, TX | 70 | $25.96 | $53,990 |
| San Diego, CA | 200 | $23.36 | $48,580 |
| San Francisco, CA PMSA | 640 | $32.07 | $66,710 |
| San Jose, CA PMSA | 330 | $44.32 | $92,190 |
| San Juan-Bayamon, PR | 90 | $17.47 | $36,340 |
| Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA | 40 | $44.35 | $92,240 |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA | 680 | $24.34 | $50,620 |
| South Bend, IN | 30 | $18.21 | $37,880 |
| Springfield, MA | 60 | $19.61 | $40,800 |
| Springfield, MO | 60 | $19.15 | $39,830 |
| St. Cloud, MN | 40 | $21.20 | $44,090 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | 440 | $23.06 | $47,960 |
| Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA | 170 | $25.84 | $53,740 |
| Syracuse, NY | 80 | $19.88 | $41,360 |
| Tacoma, WA | ** | $23.39 | $48,640 |
| Tallahassee, FL | 100 | $12.75 | $26,520 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 220 | $17.85 | $37,120 |
| Toledo, OH | 90 | $17.29 | $35,950 |
| Topeka, KS | 50 | $15.40 | $32,030 |
| Trenton, NJ | 90 | $22.32 | $46,420 |
| Tucson, AZ | 60 | $17.74 | $36,900 |
| Tulsa, OK | 180 | $18.83 | $39,170 |
| Ventura, CA PMSA | 30 | $23.90 | $49,710 |
| Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA | 3,200 | $27.19 | $56,560 |
| West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL | 200 | $30.18 | $62,770 |
| Wichita, KS | ** | $15.86 | $32,990 |
| Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA | 70 | $24.43 | $50,820 |
| Worcester, MA-CT PMSA | 30 | $24.19 | $50,310 |
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