The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of writers and authors in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $42,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $53,650 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,080 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $128,230 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $128,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $42,670.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of writers and authors from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $66,900 | 3.05% | 10.28% |
| 2021 | $64,860 | -0.51% | - |
| 2020 | $65,190 | 4.54% | - |
| 2019 | $62,230 | -0.69% | - |
| 2018 | $62,660 | -15.48% | - |
| 2017 | $72,360 | 17.05% | - |
| 2012 | $60,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,900 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is in the middle of salary range for writers and authors in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of writers and authors in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 40.8 percent (40.8%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 35.7 percent (35.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.