The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of writers and authors in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 | $48,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,560 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $127,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $161,360 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $161,360. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,560. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $48,790.
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 | $70,560 | 20.44% | 20.44% |
| 2016 | $56,140 | -0.34% | - |
| 2015 | $56,330 | 8.22% | - |
| 2014 | $51,700 | 1.97% | - |
| 2013 | $50,680 | -10.77% | - |
| 2012 | $56,140 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $70,560 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 37.6 percent (37.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim and 39.1 percent (39.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Chico.