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Estimated employment100
Mean wage$35.15
Entry wage$23.53
10th percentile wage$20.79
50th percentile wage$33.88
90th percentile wage$50.05
Top Employing Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Percent
Professional and Business Services3030.7%
Education and Health Services3029.2%
Information3025.8%
Top Paying Industries
 IndustryEmployment
Median Wage
Education and Health Services3034.16
Professional and Business Services3032.71
Information30
Writers and Authors (27-3043)
Originate and prepare written material, such as scripts, stories, advertisements, and other material. Excludes News Analysts, Reporters, and Journalists (27-3023), Public Relations Specialists (27-3031), and Technical Writers (27-3042).
Median Wage History
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
Occupational Group		Difference
Current$33.88 $27.33  $6.55
2019$32.80+3.3%$26.46 +3.3%$6.34
2018$31.94+2.7%$25.77 +2.7%$6.18
2017$31.21+2.4%$25.17 +2.4%$6.03
2016$30.72+1.6%$24.78 +1.6%$5.94
2015$30.13+2.0%$24.30 +2.0%$5.82
2014$29.56+1.9%$23.85 +1.9%$5.72
2013$29.00+1.9%$23.39 +1.9%$5.61
2012$28.43+2.0%$22.94 +2.0%$5.50
2011$27.99+1.6%$22.58 +1.6%$5.41
YearThis
Occupation		Compared to
All Occupations		Difference
Current$33.88 $24.96  $8.92
2019$32.80+3.3%$23.95 +4.2%$8.85
2018$31.94+2.7%$23.22 +3.1%$8.72
2017$31.21+2.4%$22.60 +2.8%$8.61
2016$30.72+1.6%$22.08 +2.3%$8.64
2015$30.13+2.0%$21.62 +2.1%$8.51
2014$29.56+1.9%$21.16 +2.2%$8.41
2013$29.00+1.9%$20.73 +2.1%$8.27
2012$28.43+2.0%$20.37 +1.7%$8.06
2011$27.99+1.6%$20.05 +1.6%$7.94
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 2020
Top Areas For This Occupation
Best Pay
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford $42.29250
Norwich-New London $37.3210
New Haven $35.4570
Danbury $35.1940
Highest Employment
Median Wage / Employment
Bridgeport-Stamford $42.29250
Hartford $33.88100
New Haven $35.4570
Danbury $35.1940
Wages in other areas
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