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          Wages for Writers and Authors in TEXAS

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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
          Texas Hourly $23.59 $25.94 $33.65 $46.28 $60.21
          Yearly $49,070 $53,950 $69,990 $96,260 $125,240
          San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $23.03 $27.78 $35.59 $49.59 $50.99
          Yearly $47,890 $57,780 $74,030 $103,140 $106,050
          Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX Metro Area Hourly $23.40 $28.78 $36.60 $44.52 $55.81
          Yearly $48,670 $59,870 $76,120 $92,590 $116,090
          Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $24.00 $24.19 $31.02 $44.12 $58.75
          Yearly $49,920 $50,300 $64,520 $91,770 $122,200
          Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX Metro Area Hourly $24.35 $26.80 $36.24 $52.33 $77.59
          Yearly $50,640 $55,740 $75,380 $108,840 $161,380
          Odessa, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Laredo, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Midland, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Tyler, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Sherman-Denison, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Killeen-Temple, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Hill Country Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          San Angelo, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Brownsville-Harlingen, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Wichita Falls, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          College Station-Bryan, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Coastal Plains Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Abilene, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Texarkana, TX-AR Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Longview, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Amarillo, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Eastern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Corpus Christi, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          El Paso, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Border Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Waco, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          North Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Lubbock, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Victoria, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Northwestern Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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          Eagle Pass, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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