United States Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Writers And Authors Aged 16yrs+

Updated on January 20, 2023.

According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2022, the median weekly earnings (not seasonally adjusted) of full-time workers aged 16 years and above in the United States for writers and authors, was $1,426; median weekly earnings of male writers and authors was $1,565, and that of females in the same occupation was $1,341.

The chart and table below shows the historical median weekly earnings (without seasonal adjustment) by gender for full-time writers and authors in the United States from 2002 to 2022.

Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Writers And Authors Aged 16yrs+ ($)

Both Genders

Men

Women

U.S. Median Weekly Earnings By Gender of Full-Time Writers And Authors Aged 16yrs+ ($)

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Year	Both Genders ($)	Men ($)	Women ($)
2002	747	904	636
2003	815	970	705
2004	760	986	651
2005	887	873	889
2006	886	984	801
2007	999	1063	980
2008	945	954	933
2009	928	1084	906
2010	987	987	988
2011	918	996	880
2012	899
2013	996
2014	1016		863
2015	1232
2016	1070		983
2017	1137	1171	1045
2018	1233		1036
2019	1159
2020	1257		1127
2021	1239		1155
2022	1426	1565	1341