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Estimated employment200
Mean wage$35.43
Entry wage$21.95
10th percentile wage$17.82
50th percentile wage$34.52
90th percentile wage$50.27
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Percent
Information11057.6%
Professional and Business Services5025.6%
Leisure and Hospitality107.5%
Education and Health Services
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment / Median Wage
Professional and Business Services50$36.10
Education and Health Services$35.22
Information110$31.96
Leisure and Hospitality10$12.34
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$34.52 $27.25 $7.27
2017$34.23+.8%$27.02+.8%$7.21
2016$33.44+2.4%$26.40+2.4%$7.04
2015$32.92+1.6%$25.98+1.6%$6.93
2014$32.29+2.0%$25.49+2.0%$6.80
2013$31.68+1.9%$25.01+1.9%$6.67
2012$31.08+1.9%$24.53+1.9%$6.54
2011$30.47+2.0%$24.05+2.0%$6.42
2010$30.00+1.6%$23.68+1.6%$6.32
2009$29.47+1.8%$23.27+1.8%$6.21
YearThis
Occupation
Compared to
All Occupations
Difference
Current$34.52 $24.40 $10.12
2017$34.23+.8%$24.14+1.1%$10.09
2016$33.44+2.4%$23.49+2.8%$9.95
2015$32.92+1.6%$22.96+2.3%$9.96
2014$32.29+2.0%$22.48+2.1%$9.81
2013$31.68+1.9%$22.00+2.2%$9.68
2012$31.08+1.9%$21.55+2.1%$9.52
2011$30.47+2.0%$21.18+1.7%$9.29
2010$30.00+1.6%$20.85+1.6%$9.15
2009$29.47+1.8%$20.50+1.7%$8.97
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 2018
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Norwich-NL$36.9940
Bridgeport-Stam.$34.52200
New Haven$33.72140
Hartford$30.28200
Danbury$27.9430
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stam.$34.52200
Hartford$30.28200
New Haven$33.72140
Norwich-NL$36.9940
Danbury$27.9430
Wages in other areas
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