The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of writers and authors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $60,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $111,860 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $145,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $195,450 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $195,450. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $111,860. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $60,010.
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 | $111,860 | 7.36% | 40.29% |
| 2021 | $103,630 | 15.10% | - |
| 2020 | $87,980 | 15.22% | - |
| 2019 | $74,590 | 4.52% | - |
| 2018 | $71,220 | 7.88% | - |
| 2017 | $65,610 | 3.63% | - |
| 2016 | $63,230 | -4.71% | - |
| 2015 | $66,210 | -13.35% | - |
| 2014 | $75,050 | 8.67% | - |
| 2013 | $68,540 | 2.55% | - |
| 2012 | $66,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $111,860, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the second highest paying city for writers and authors in state of California, following the highest paying city Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim (median annual salary of $113,070). Compared with Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, the median annual salary of writers and authors in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 1.1 percent (1.1%) lower.