The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of writers and authors in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 | $45,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,890 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,890. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,710.
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 | $74,980 | 13.83% | 20.78% |
| 2021 | $64,610 | -7.46% | - |
| 2020 | $69,430 | 16.66% | - |
| 2019 | $57,860 | -14.05% | - |
| 2018 | $65,990 | 2.08% | - |
| 2017 | $64,620 | 3.00% | - |
| 2016 | $62,680 | 35.55% | - |
| 2015 | $40,400 | 4.31% | - |
| 2014 | $38,660 | -33.01% | - |
| 2013 | $51,420 | -15.52% | - |
| 2012 | $59,400 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,980 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville 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 Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 33.7 percent (33.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 42.7 percent (42.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.