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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Writers and Authors in TEXAS

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      Period      		 2023
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $19.67 $25.32 $35.43 $48.55 $71.27
      Yearly $40,900 $52,660 $73,690 $100,990 $148,240
      Texas Hourly $17.49 $22.56 $31.03 $40.48 $50.00
      Yearly $36,380 $46,920 $64,530 $84,200 $104,000
      Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.61 $26.73 $37.48 $45.30 $58.99
      Yearly $40,790 $55,610 $77,960 $94,230 $122,710
      Austin-Round Rock, TX Metro Area Hourly $19.86 $23.91 $33.00 $41.31 $51.79
      Yearly $41,300 $49,740 $68,640 $85,930 $107,720
      Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX Metro Area Hourly $18.37 $22.38 $31.03 $38.35 $49.56
      Yearly $38,220 $46,540 $64,530 $79,780 $103,090
      San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX Metro Area Hourly $17.58 $17.58 $24.86 $37.90 $46.39
      Yearly $36,560 $36,560 $51,700 $78,830 $96,480
      North Texas Region of Texas Balance of State Hourly $14.03 $16.91 $24.02 $32.58 $32.58
      Yearly $29,190 $35,170 $49,960 $67,770 $67,770
      Abilene, 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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      Beaumont-Port Arthur, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      Big Thicket Region of Texas Balance of State 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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      Brownsville-Harlingen, 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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      College Station-Bryan, 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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      El Paso, 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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      Killeen-Temple, 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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      Longview, TX Metro Area 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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      McAllen-Edinburg-Mission, 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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      Odessa, TX Metro Area 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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      Sherman-Denison, 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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      Tyler, 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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      Waco, TX Metro Area Hourly N/A N/A N/A N/A N/A
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      West Texas Region of Texas Balance of State 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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