The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of writers and authors in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 | $22,100 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $28,670 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $38,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $50,690 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $61,130 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $61,130. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $38,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $22,100.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of writers and authors from 2012 to 2016.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 4-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $38,230 | 4.97% | 6.96% |
| 2015 | $36,330 | 0.61% | - |
| 2014 | $36,110 | -2.19% | - |
| 2013 | $36,900 | 3.60% | - |
| 2012 | $35,570 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $38,230 in Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood 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 Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood is 46.1 percent (46.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 35.5 percent (35.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area.