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Writers and Authors in Pennsylvania
The bar runs from the 10th to the 90th percentile; the darker part is the middle half of earners.
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The spread
How pay for this job is spread here: higher means more people earn around that amount, and the darker middle is the middle half of earners. The dots are BLS's published 10th, 25th, median, 75th and 90th percentiles; the curve between them is our smooth estimate. Hover or tap a dot for its figure.
This job is less common here than nationally: 0.2 in every 1,000 jobs (location quotient 0.58).
Where this job pays most
Median a year by state, from lower to higher pay as in the key below. Hover or tap a state for its figure. Living costs differ too, so a higher wage is not always more to spend.
- AL, Alabama, median $66,950
- AK, Alaska, not published
- AZ, Arizona, median $55,990
- AR, Arkansas, median $47,970
- CA, California, median $86,480
- CO, Colorado, median $76,830
- CT, Connecticut, median $98,460
- DE, Delaware, not published
- DC, District of Columbia, median $129,300
- FL, Florida, median $68,080
- GA, Georgia, median $74,710
- HI, Hawaii, not published
- ID, Idaho, median $56,360
- IL, Illinois, median $68,220
- IN, Indiana, median $75,820
- IA, Iowa, median $61,010
- KS, Kansas, median $65,840
- KY, Kentucky, median $48,780
- LA, Louisiana, median $89,520
- ME, Maine, not published
- MD, Maryland, median $104,330
- MA, Massachusetts, median $85,260
- MI, Michigan, not published
- MN, Minnesota, median $72,810
- MS, Mississippi, median $54,180
- MO, Missouri, median $58,140
- MT, Montana, not published
- NE, Nebraska, median $65,470
- NV, Nevada, median $63,910
- NH, New Hampshire, median $71,830
- NJ, New Jersey, median $81,590
- NM, New Mexico, not published
- NY, New York, not published
- NC, North Carolina, median $63,660
- ND, North Dakota, median $50,860
- OH, Ohio, median $65,930
- OK, Oklahoma, median $58,770
- OR, Oregon, median $80,540
- PA, Pennsylvania, median $77,410
- RI, Rhode Island, median $70,190
- SC, South Carolina, median $51,920
- SD, South Dakota, median $56,700
- TN, Tennessee, median $58,870
- TX, Texas, median $69,990
- UT, Utah, median $64,530
- VT, Vermont, median $94,430
- VA, Virginia, median $85,000
- WA, Washington, median $85,700
- WV, West Virginia, median $64,410
- WI, Wisconsin, median $64,370
- WY, Wyoming, median $49,650
- PR, Puerto Rico, median $43,440
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Across Pennsylvania
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