The annual salary statistics of writers and authors in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of writers and authors in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 | $32,800 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $54,990 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $68,900 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $81,810 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,400 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for writers and authors in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,400. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $68,900. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $32,800.
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 | $68,900 | 8.52% | 27.13% |
| 2021 | $63,030 | -3.01% | - |
| 2020 | $64,930 | 0.51% | - |
| 2019 | $64,600 | 2.76% | - |
| 2018 | $62,820 | 3.31% | - |
| 2017 | $60,740 | -2.04% | - |
| 2016 | $61,980 | -3.16% | - |
| 2015 | $63,940 | 7.26% | - |
| 2014 | $59,300 | 5.82% | - |
| 2013 | $55,850 | 10.10% | - |
| 2012 | $50,210 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $68,900, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is the highest paying city for writers and authors in state of Wisconsin, followed by Lake County-Kenosha County (median annual salary $62,440). In comparison, the median annual salary of writers and authors in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 9.4 percent (9.4%) higher than that in Lake County-Kenosha County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington | |
| Lake County-Kenosha County | |
| Oshkosh-Neenah | |
| Madison | |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis | |
| West Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | |
| Green Bay | |
| La Crosse | |
| South Central Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area |