The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire is shown in Table 1. The wage information of writers and authors in Dover-Durham 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 | $32,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $41,120 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $60,360 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $77,530 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $90,280 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in Dover-Durham, New Hampshire in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $90,280. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $60,360. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,900.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of writers and authors from 2012 to 2020.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 8-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $60,360 | -11.88% | 30.22% |
| 2019 | $67,530 | 22.24% | - |
| 2018 | $52,510 | 1.94% | - |
| 2017 | $51,490 | 18.20% | - |
| 2016 | $42,120 | -3.77% | - |
| 2015 | $43,710 | 3.64% | - |
| 2012 | $42,120 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $60,360 in Dover-Durham is in the middle of salary range for writers and authors in state of New Hampshire. In comparison, the annual salary of writers and authors in Dover-Durham is 2.2 percent (2.2%) lower than that in the highest paying West Central-Southwest New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area and 39.2 percent (39.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Other New Hampshire nonmetropolitan area.