SOC 39-3012 · Personal Care and Service Occupations · May 2025

How much do Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is $35,100. The 10th percentile is $28,030 and the 90th percentile is $36,720. Employment was not published.

Median annual wage

$35,100

10th percentile
$28,030
25th percentile
$31,200
Median
$35,100
75th percentile
$36,720
90th percentile
$36,720
Mean
$35,760

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners, the published 10th percentile is $28,030 and the 90th percentile is $36,720. The difference is $8,690, which is 24.8% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $31,200 to the 75th at $36,720, covers $5,520.

The mean annual wage is $35,760, which sits above the median of $35,100. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV median is 0.3% higher than the national median of $34,980 for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners. In 2024 national prices the local median is $32,236, which is 7.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV covers more than one state. The state comparison uses District of Columbia, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $35,100 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners at $32,236 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

One other metropolitan area within 200 miles publishes a annual median for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks 2nd of 2 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

  • Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ is 151 miles away, with a median of $36,190 and employment of 30. That median is 3.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $36,608, against $32,236 here.

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Questions this page answers

How much do Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners make in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is $35,100. The 10th percentile is $28,030 and the 90th percentile is $36,720.

How does that compare with the national median for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners?

The local median is 0.3% higher than the national median of $34,980.

What is Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners pay in Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV is 108.884, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $35,100 is $32,236. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV compare with nearby metros for Gambling and Sports Book Writers and Runners?

Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 151 miles away, at $36,190. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV ranks 2nd of 2 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.