The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of writers and authors in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach 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 | $28,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $38,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $51,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $61,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $78,540 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $78,540. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $51,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $28,800.
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 | $51,980 | -4.39% | 3.31% |
| 2016 | $54,260 | 9.31% | - |
| 2015 | $49,210 | -11.68% | - |
| 2014 | $54,960 | -6.88% | - |
| 2013 | $58,740 | 14.44% | - |
| 2012 | $50,260 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $51,980 in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is in the middle of salary range for writers and authors in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of writers and authors in West Palm Beach-Boca Raton-Boynton Beach is 12.1 percent (12.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater and 28.5 percent (28.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach.