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Estimated employment160
Mean wage$32.85
Entry wage$18.51
10th percentile wage$15.95
50th percentile wage$32.55
90th percentile wage$47.19
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Professional and Business Services6037.1%
Information6036.2%
Education and Health Services
Leisure and Hospitality
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Education and Health Services35.19
Professional and Business Services6032.67
Information6029.28
Leisure and Hospitality17.47
Writers and Authors (27-3043)
Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material. Exclude "Public Relations Specialists" (27-3031) and "Technical Writers" (27-3042).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
Occupational Group
Difference
Current$32.55 $25.45  $7.10
2016$31.79+2.4%$24.85 +2.4%$6.93
2015$31.18+2.0%$24.38 +2.0%$6.80
2014$30.59+1.9%$23.92 +1.9%$6.67
2013$30.01+1.9%$23.46 +1.9%$6.55
2012$29.43+2.0%$23.01 +2.0%$6.42
2011$28.97+1.6%$22.65 +1.6%$6.32
2010$28.46+1.8%$22.25 +1.8%$6.21
2009$28.16+1.1%$22.02 +1.1%$6.14
2008$27.32+3.1%$21.36 +3.1%$5.96
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$32.55 $23.51  $9.04
2016$31.79+2.4%$22.76 +3.3%$9.03
2015$31.18+2.0%$22.28 +2.1%$8.90
2014$30.59+1.9%$21.81 +2.2%$8.79
2013$30.01+1.9%$21.37 +2.1%$8.64
2012$29.43+2.0%$21.00 +1.7%$8.43
2011$28.97+1.6%$20.67 +1.6%$8.30
2010$28.46+1.8%$20.32 +1.7%$8.14
2009$28.16+1.1%$20.05 +1.4%$8.11
2008$27.32+3.1%$19.53 +2.6%$7.79
Note: The mid-wage is the median wage. The average wage is the mean wage. The entry-level wage is equal to the average of the lower third of reported wages for the occupation. The wage range consists of the 10th and 90th percentiles; 80% of workers earn between this wage range, 10% earn less while 10% earn more.
Reference Date: 1st Quarter 2017
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Norwich-New London$37.4260
New Haven$33.39130
Bridgeport-Stamford$32.55160
Hartford$30.29200
Waterbury $23.4210
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Hartford$30.29200
Bridgeport-Stamford$32.55160
New Haven$33.39130
Norwich-New London$37.4260
Waterbury $23.4210
Wages in other areas
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