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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 UNITED STATES


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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
      New York Hourly $27.98 $33.12 $47.39 $67.97 $97.99
      Yearly $58,190 $68,890 $98,570 $141,380 $203,810
      Maryland Hourly $24.75 $32.88 $47.01 $62.31 $72.11
      Yearly $51,470 $68,380 $97,770 $129,610 $149,990
      California Hourly $22.78 $31.11 $45.41 $64.29 $82.45
      Yearly $47,380 $64,710 $94,440 $133,730 $171,490
      District of Columbia Hourly $25.47 $33.37 $45.33 $64.06 $76.36
      Yearly $52,970 $69,410 $94,290 $133,240 $158,830
      Oregon Hourly $24.62 $29.64 $39.60 $45.49 $59.82
      Yearly $51,210 $61,660 $82,370 $94,620 $124,430
      Washington Hourly $24.46 $30.96 $39.20 $48.62 $60.00
      Yearly $50,870 $64,410 $81,530 $101,140 $124,800
      Maine Hourly $24.50 $35.00 $37.64 $47.35 $82.78
      Yearly $50,960 $72,800 $78,290 $98,490 $172,180
      Virginia Hourly $21.76 $27.38 $36.99 $47.04 $66.41
      Yearly $45,270 $56,960 $76,940 $97,840 $138,130
      Colorado Hourly $22.12 $28.34 $36.62 $45.71 $61.36
      Yearly $46,010 $58,940 $76,170 $95,070 $127,620
      New Jersey Hourly $21.07 $23.95 $36.55 $48.36 $60.26
      Yearly $43,820 $49,820 $76,020 $100,600 $125,340
      Massachusetts Hourly $21.63 $24.49 $36.12 $46.33 $53.36
      Yearly $44,990 $50,940 $75,140 $96,370 $110,990
      Georgia Hourly $21.08 $25.73 $35.79 $48.07 $68.03
      Yearly $43,850 $53,510 $74,450 $99,990 $141,500
      Idaho Hourly $21.72 $27.18 $33.89 $44.72 $60.79
      Yearly $45,180 $56,530 $70,490 $93,020 $126,450
      Minnesota Hourly $18.92 $28.63 $33.65 $39.61 $50.30
      Yearly $39,350 $59,560 $69,990 $82,390 $104,620
      Vermont Hourly $24.92 $30.04 $33.65 $43.26 $88.23
      Yearly $51,830 $62,490 $69,990 $89,980 $183,510
      Louisiana Hourly $12.03 $19.85 $33.36 $43.66 $62.44
      Yearly $25,020 $41,280 $69,400 $90,820 $129,880
      Connecticut Hourly $18.48 $25.64 $33.05 $43.66 $62.94
      Yearly $38,430 $53,320 $68,750 $90,810 $130,920
      Hawaii Hourly $15.00 $20.89 $31.73 $34.23 $49.10
      Yearly $31,210 $43,450 $66,000 $71,200 $102,120
      Rhode Island Hourly $18.41 $24.26 $31.24 $36.97 $49.15
      Yearly $38,290 $50,460 $64,990 $76,900 $102,230
      Kentucky Hourly $19.02 $25.85 $31.10 $31.10 $37.79
      Yearly $39,560 $53,770 $64,680 $64,680 $78,610
      Texas Hourly $17.49 $22.56 $31.03 $40.48 $50.00
      Yearly $36,380 $46,920 $64,530 $84,200 $104,000
      North Carolina Hourly $16.44 $23.36 $31.02 $38.42 $48.69
      Yearly $34,200 $48,590 $64,520 $79,920 $101,270
      Kansas Hourly $15.20 $24.35 $30.69 $41.42 $47.64
      Yearly $31,610 $50,650 $63,840 $86,150 $99,090
      Pennsylvania Hourly $18.07 $21.63 $30.05 $42.87 $71.59
      Yearly $37,580 $44,990 $62,500 $89,170 $148,910
      Alabama Hourly $18.89 $21.59 $30.01 $36.97 $50.99
      Yearly $39,300 $44,910 $62,410 $76,910 $106,060
      Nebraska Hourly $21.72 $24.24 $29.95 $38.70 $42.93
      Yearly $45,180 $50,410 $62,300 $80,490 $89,300
      Nevada Hourly $18.92 $21.91 $29.76 $43.95 $43.95
      Yearly $39,350 $45,570 $61,910 $91,410 $91,410
      Illinois Hourly $17.65 $24.24 $29.45 $39.29 $48.92
      Yearly $36,710 $50,410 $61,250 $81,710 $101,750
      Indiana Hourly $18.04 $22.82 $28.80 $40.76 $58.79
      Yearly $37,530 $47,460 $59,900 $84,790 $122,290
      Missouri Hourly $18.68 $22.28 $28.54 $41.52 $47.18
      Yearly $38,850 $46,340 $59,370 $86,360 $98,130
      Delaware Hourly $22.28 $24.15 $28.46 $45.86 $50.36
      Yearly $46,340 $50,220 $59,200 $95,390 $104,740
      Tennessee Hourly $17.88 $22.32 $28.28 $38.13 $48.07
      Yearly $37,190 $46,420 $58,830 $79,320 $99,990
      Arizona Hourly $18.00 $20.89 $27.78 $36.72 $45.17
      Yearly $37,440 $43,460 $57,790 $76,380 $93,960
      Wisconsin Hourly $18.28 $22.54 $27.34 $34.46 $41.33
      Yearly $38,020 $46,890 $56,870 $71,670 $85,960
      Florida Hourly $17.49 $21.37 $27.23 $35.87 $46.07
      Yearly $36,380 $44,440 $56,640 $74,620 $95,830
      South Dakota Hourly $19.43 $22.32 $27.16 $28.11 $30.00
      Yearly $40,410 $46,420 $56,490 $58,460 $62,400
      Ohio Hourly $14.43 $18.87 $26.95 $37.08 $42.27
      Yearly $30,000 $39,240 $56,050 $77,130 $87,910
      North Dakota Hourly $20.80 $23.26 $26.36 $35.10 $40.31
      Yearly $43,260 $48,390 $54,820 $73,010 $83,840
      Iowa Hourly $14.08 $21.92 $26.01 $30.86 $39.24
      Yearly $29,280 $45,590 $54,110 $64,180 $81,610
      Montana Hourly $13.49 $20.88 $25.54 $43.18 $53.62
      Yearly $28,060 $43,430 $53,120 $89,810 $111,540
      Utah Hourly $15.96 $18.85 $25.54 $35.70 $43.47
      Yearly $33,190 $39,210 $53,130 $74,250 $90,410
      Oklahoma Hourly $17.78 $23.35 $24.75 $27.21 $33.24
      Yearly $36,980 $48,560 $51,480 $56,600 $69,150
      Michigan Hourly $15.29 $19.13 $23.30 $30.28 $36.64
      Yearly $31,800 $39,790 $48,460 $62,980 $76,210
      West Virginia Hourly $13.81 $16.22 $23.26 $43.63 $49.11
      Yearly $28,710 $33,740 $48,390 $90,740 $102,150
      Arkansas Hourly $13.17 $16.77 $22.35 $29.80 $37.35
      Yearly $27,390 $34,880 $46,490 $61,980 $77,690
      Mississippi Hourly $11.60 $18.17 $21.97 $32.88 $41.66
      Yearly $24,130 $37,800 $45,700 $68,390 $86,650
      South Carolina Hourly $16.27 $19.05 $21.70 $31.80 $40.62
      Yearly $33,840 $39,630 $45,140 $66,140 $84,490
      Puerto Rico Hourly $14.66 $17.06 $18.97 $24.48 $29.50
      Yearly $30,490 $35,490 $39,460 $50,920 $61,350
      Alaska Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      American Samoa Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      New Hampshire Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      New Mexico Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Northern Mariana Islands Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Wyoming Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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