The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of writers and authors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $33,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,680 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $65,390 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $109,840 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $109,840. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $65,390. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $33,970.
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 | $65,390 | 3.67% | 22.19% |
| 2021 | $62,990 | -3.14% | - |
| 2020 | $64,970 | 21.07% | - |
| 2019 | $51,280 | 9.50% | - |
| 2018 | $46,410 | -2.07% | - |
| 2017 | $47,370 | -20.10% | - |
| 2016 | $56,890 | 13.22% | - |
| 2015 | $49,370 | -10.65% | - |
| 2014 | $54,630 | 5.86% | - |
| 2013 | $51,430 | 1.07% | - |
| 2012 | $50,880 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $65,390, Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is the second highest paying city for writers and authors in state of Virginia, following the highest paying city Harrisonburg (median annual salary of $70,350). Compared with Harrisonburg, the median annual salary of writers and authors in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 7.1 percent (7.1%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Harrisonburg | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Richmond | |
| Charlottesville | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Roanoke | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Northwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |