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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 TEXAS

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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
      Texas Hourly $17.49 $22.56 $31.03 $40.48 $50.00
      Yearly $36,380 $46,920 $64,530 $84,200 $104,000
      Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.61 $26.73 $37.48 $45.30 $58.99
      Yearly $40,790 $55,610 $77,960 $94,230 $122,710
      Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.86 $23.91 $33.00 $41.31 $51.79
      Yearly $41,300 $49,740 $68,640 $85,930 $107,720
      Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.37 $22.38 $31.03 $38.35 $49.56
      Yearly $38,220 $46,540 $64,530 $79,780 $103,090
      San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.58 $17.58 $24.86 $37.90 $46.39
      Yearly $36,560 $36,560 $51,700 $78,830 $96,480
      North Texas Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $14.03 $16.91 $24.02 $32.58 $32.58
      Yearly $29,190 $35,170 $49,960 $67,770 $67,770
      Abilene, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Amarillo, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Big Thicket Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Border Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      El Paso, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Laredo, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Longview, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Lubbock, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Midland, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Odessa, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      San Angelo, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Tyler, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Victoria, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Waco, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      West Texas Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available
      Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
      Yearly not available not available not available not available not available