The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of writers and authors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington 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 | $38,950 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $44,860 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $70,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $92,580 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $70,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $38,950.
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 | $70,980 | 13.06% | 20.95% |
| 2021 | $61,710 | 7.99% | - |
| 2020 | $56,780 | 2.11% | - |
| 2019 | $55,580 | 4.26% | - |
| 2018 | $53,210 | -7.50% | - |
| 2017 | $57,200 | 3.15% | - |
| 2016 | $55,400 | -7.33% | - |
| 2015 | $59,460 | 3.18% | - |
| 2014 | $57,570 | 1.68% | - |
| 2013 | $56,600 | 0.87% | - |
| 2012 | $56,110 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $70,980, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is the highest paying city for writers and authors in state of Texas, followed by San Antonio-New Braunfels (median annual salary $67,400). In comparison, the median annual salary of writers and authors in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington is 5.0 percent (5.0%) higher than that in San Antonio-New Braunfels.
| 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 |