The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of writers and authors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $40,170 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,600 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $71,020 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $87,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $71,020. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,170.
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 | $71,020 | 13.12% | 39.68% |
| 2021 | $61,700 | -0.66% | - |
| 2020 | $62,110 | 13.70% | - |
| 2019 | $53,600 | 14.03% | - |
| 2018 | $46,080 | -12.61% | - |
| 2017 | $51,890 | -20.20% | - |
| 2016 | $62,370 | 20.60% | - |
| 2015 | $49,520 | 16.60% | - |
| 2014 | $41,300 | 0.29% | - |
| 2013 | $41,180 | -4.03% | - |
| 2012 | $42,840 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $71,020 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for writers and authors in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of writers and authors in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 18.7 percent (18.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Ithaca and 32.0 percent (32.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Ithaca | |
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Central New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Syracuse | |
| Rochester | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Kingston | |
| Poughkeepsie-Newburgh-Middletown |