The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of writers and authors in South Bend-Mishawaka 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 | $22,570 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $37,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $50,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $65,520 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $77,240 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in South Bend-Mishawaka, Michigan in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $77,240. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $50,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,570.
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 | $50,150 | 2.93% | 16.55% |
| 2020 | $48,680 | -0.33% | - |
| 2019 | $48,840 | 7.08% | - |
| 2018 | $45,380 | 3.70% | - |
| 2017 | $43,700 | 4.23% | - |
| 2016 | $41,850 | 1.22% | - |
| 2015 | $41,340 | -1.23% | - |
| 2012 | $41,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $50,150 in South Bend-Mishawaka is in the middle of salary range for writers and authors in state of Michigan. In comparison, the annual salary of writers and authors in South Bend-Mishawaka is 18.0 percent (18.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Detroit-Warren-Livonia and 9.2 percent (9.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Niles-Benton Harbor.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Livonia | |
| Balance of Lower Peninsula of Michigan nonmetropolitan area | |
| Detroit-Livonia-Dearborn | |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming | |
| Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills | |
| South Bend-Mishawaka | |
| Ann Arbor | |
| Lansing-East Lansing | |
| Niles-Benton Harbor |