The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of writers and authors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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 | $50,150 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,290 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,340 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,290 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,290. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,340. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $50,150.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of writers and authors from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $73,340 | 7.25% | 27.50% |
| 2016 | $68,020 | 7.42% | - |
| 2015 | $62,970 | -1.40% | - |
| 2014 | $63,850 | 10.81% | - |
| 2013 | $56,950 | 6.64% | - |
| 2012 | $53,170 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,340 in San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City 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-San Mateo-Redwood City is 35.1 percent (35.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 41.4 percent (41.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.