Writers and Authors Salary in the US
A writers and authors earns a national median of $76,910 a year (mean $86,090) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #255 of 825.
How much does a writers and authors earn in the US?
A writers and authors in the United States earns a median of $76,910 a year (mean $86,090), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 51% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 47,940 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-3043), ranked #255 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$76,910
per year
Mean
$86,090
per year
Employment
47,940
US workers
National rank
#255
of 825 by median
What a writers and authors earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a writers and authors (SOC 27-3043) earns a median annual wage of $76,910 and a mean (average) of $86,090. The median is the midpoint — half of writers and authors earn more and half earn less — and is 51% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a writers and authors in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for writers and authors is $76,910, and the mean (average) is $86,090. The median is the midpoint — half of writers and authors earn more and half earn less.
- How does writers and authors pay compare to the US average?
- At $76,910, a writers and authors earns 51% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many writers and authors are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 47,940 writers and authors employed nationally (SOC 27-3043), across all industries.
- Where does this writers and authors salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-3043. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-3043 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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