The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of writers and authors in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $59,290 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $70,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $100,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $134,170 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,500 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,500. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,290.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of writers and authors from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $100,240 | 3.43% | 42.64% |
| 2020 | $96,800 | 8.47% | - |
| 2019 | $88,600 | 11.76% | - |
| 2018 | $78,180 | 6.05% | - |
| 2017 | $73,450 | 6.25% | - |
| 2016 | $68,860 | 6.01% | - |
| 2015 | $64,720 | -1.96% | - |
| 2014 | $65,990 | 4.96% | - |
| 2013 | $62,720 | 8.32% | - |
| 2012 | $57,500 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,240 in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 11.3 percent (11.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 57.1 percent (57.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.