The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of writers and authors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $44,580 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,130 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,130. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,580.
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 | $74,130 | -6.00% | 33.85% |
| 2021 | $78,580 | 20.15% | - |
| 2020 | $62,750 | 6.53% | - |
| 2019 | $58,650 | 11.29% | - |
| 2018 | $52,030 | -19.51% | - |
| 2017 | $62,180 | 8.60% | - |
| 2016 | $56,830 | 0.39% | - |
| 2015 | $56,610 | -8.41% | - |
| 2014 | $61,370 | 24.36% | - |
| 2013 | $46,420 | -5.64% | - |
| 2012 | $49,040 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,130 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 34.4 percent (34.4%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 42.0 percent (42.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.