The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of writers and authors in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $44,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $52,770 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,840 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $103,440 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $135,320 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $135,320. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,840. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,030.
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 | $73,840 | 13.07% | 38.33% |
| 2021 | $64,190 | -5.70% | - |
| 2020 | $67,850 | -5.39% | - |
| 2019 | $71,510 | 11.96% | - |
| 2018 | $62,960 | -4.99% | - |
| 2017 | $66,100 | 4.33% | - |
| 2016 | $63,240 | -4.13% | - |
| 2015 | $65,850 | 15.38% | - |
| 2014 | $55,720 | 19.20% | - |
| 2013 | $45,020 | -1.16% | - |
| 2012 | $45,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,840 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 34.7 percent (34.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 41.8 percent (41.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.