Writers and Author salary
76,910 USD
Median annual wage · 2025 · BLS · 27-3043
Half of all writers and authors in the United States earn more than 76,910 USD a year, half earn less.
Rank by pay255of 825 occupations
Spread, quartile to quartile1.75×58,230 USD – 101,950 USD
| Measure | All |
|---|---|
| Lower quartile | 58,230 USD |
| Median | 76,910 USD |
| Mean | 86,090 USD |
| Upper quartile | 101,950 USD |
About the figure
Occupation code 27-3043 in SOC 2018, the US occupation classification. Covers wage and salary workers, excluding the self-employed. Published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, not estimated by us. The figure is an annual wage, not a monthly one.
Occupations that pay about the same
- Instructional Coordinators 77,440 USD
- Gas Compressor and Gas Pumping Station Operators 77,320 USD
- Recreation and Fitness Studies Teachers, Postsecondary 77,270 USD
- Electrical and Electronics Drafters 76,870 USD
- Zoologists and Wildlife Biologists 76,780 USD
- Historians 76,750 USD
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS. Figures are for 2025; snapshot taken 2026-08-15. www.bls.gov