How much do Writers and Authors make in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA?

Percentile spread

For Writers and Authors, the published 10th percentile is $60,740 and the 90th percentile is $162,030. The difference is $101,290, which is 131.1% 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 $75,270 to the 75th at $109,750, covers $34,480.

The mean annual wage is $98,070, which sits above the median of $77,250. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA median is 0.4% higher than the national median of $76,910 for Writers and Authors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $68,022, which is 11.6% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.7% lower than the California median of $86,480.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA is 113.566, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $77,250 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Writers and Authors at $68,022 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

6 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Writers and Authors. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA ranks 5th of 7 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).).

• Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA is 57 miles away, with a median of $82,920 and employment of 70. That median is 7.3% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $75,018, against $68,022 here.
• Bakersfield-Delano, CA is 91 miles away, with a median of $73,600 and employment of 40. That median is 4.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,954, against $68,022 here.
• Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA is 110 miles away, with a median of $74,820 and employment of 40. That median is 3.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $68,770, against $68,022 here.