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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Writers and Authors in PENNSYLVANIA

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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $19.67 $25.32 $35.43 $48.55 $71.27
      Yearly $40,900 $52,660 $73,690 $100,990 $148,240
      Pennsylvania Hourly $18.07 $21.63 $30.05 $42.87 $71.59
      Yearly $37,580 $44,990 $62,500 $89,170 $148,910
      New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA Metro Area Hourly $25.50 $33.12 $46.92 $64.06 $97.03
      Yearly $53,050 $68,890 $97,600 $133,230 $201,820
      Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD Metro Area Hourly $19.67 $23.74 $33.63 $45.91 $62.23
      Yearly $40,900 $49,380 $69,940 $95,480 $129,440
      Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ Metro Area Hourly $19.33 $26.49 $33.12 $40.00 $51.51
      Yearly $40,210 $55,090 $68,880 $83,200 $107,150
      Pittsburgh, PA Metro Area Hourly $17.97 $21.82 $31.52 $40.50 $67.61
      Yearly $37,390 $45,390 $65,570 $84,250 $140,620
      Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA Metro Area Hourly $8.40 $19.38 $29.21 $38.65 $45.65
      Yearly $17,470 $40,310 $60,750 $80,390 $94,950
      Lancaster, PA Metro Area Hourly $18.05 $21.59 $27.13 $35.12 $46.70
      Yearly $37,540 $44,910 $56,440 $73,040 $97,130
      Altoona, PA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Bloomsburg-Berwick, PA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Chambersburg-Waynesboro, PA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      East Stroudsburg, PA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Erie, PA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Gettysburg, PA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Johnstown, PA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Lebanon, PA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Northern Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Reading, PA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Southern Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      State College, PA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Western Pennsylvania Balance of State Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Williamsport, PA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      York-Hanover, PA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Youngstown-Warren-Boardman, OH-PA Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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