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          Wages for Writers and Authors in MICHIGAN

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          Period          		 2025
          10% 25% Median 75% 90%
          United States Hourly $21.31 $28.00 $36.98 $49.01 $67.25
          Yearly $44,310 $58,230 $76,910 $101,950 $139,870
          Michigan Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Ann Arbor, MI Metro Area Hourly $14.90 $14.90 $17.95 $24.78 $39.82
          Yearly $30,990 $30,990 $37,330 $51,550 $82,830
          Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metro Area Hourly $25.63 $28.47 $29.80 $44.41 $49.37
          Yearly $53,310 $59,230 $61,980 $92,370 $102,690
          Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metro Area Hourly $23.50 $29.72 $36.42 $51.23 $58.33
          Yearly $48,870 $61,820 $75,760 $106,550 $121,330
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          Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Kalamazoo-Portage, MI Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Flint, MI Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Monroe, MI Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Upper Peninsula of Michigan Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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