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Writers and Authors Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage data of writers and authors in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Writers and Authors in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$26,690
25th Percentile Wage
$36,110
50th Percentile Wage
$56,880
75th Percentile Wage
$76,130
90th Percentile Wage
$98,940

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $26,690.

Table 2. Compare Writers and Authors Salary in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission with Other Texas Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $56,880 in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission 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 McAllen-Edinburg-Mission is 19.9 percent (19.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington and 56.7 percent (56.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington
$70,980
San Antonio-New Braunfels
$67,400
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos
$65,520
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown
$64,890
Longview
$60,290
Fort Worth-Arlington
$58,410
Dallas-Plano-Irving
$56,900
McAllen-Edinburg-Mission
$56,880
College Station-Bryan
$54,960
El Paso
$48,730
Lubbock
$43,460
Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood
$38,230
Corpus Christi
$36,590
Northwestern Texas nonmetropolitan area
$33,160
Waco
$28,240
Gulf Coast Texas nonmetropolitan area
$24,650

See also: Top paying jobs in McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, Texas.