The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of writers and authors in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos 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 | $35,300 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,690 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,520 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,820 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,510 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,510. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,520. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $35,300.
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 | $65,520 | 5.83% | 26.83% |
| 2021 | $61,700 | 3.27% | - |
| 2020 | $59,680 | -1.41% | - |
| 2019 | $60,520 | -0.66% | - |
| 2018 | $60,920 | 6.80% | - |
| 2017 | $56,780 | 20.75% | - |
| 2016 | $45,000 | -4.31% | - |
| 2015 | $46,940 | -17.28% | - |
| 2014 | $55,050 | 4.12% | - |
| 2013 | $52,780 | 9.17% | - |
| 2012 | $47,940 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $65,520 in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for writers and authors in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of writers and authors in Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos is 7.7 percent (7.7%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 62.4 percent (62.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Longview | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| McAllen-Edinburg-Mission | |
| College Station-Bryan | |
| El Paso | |
| Lubbock | |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Waco | |
| Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area |