How much do Writers and Authors make in Trenton-Princeton, NJ?

Percentile spread

For Writers and Authors, the published 10th percentile is $46,360 and the 90th percentile is $106,190. The difference is $59,830, which is 66.4% 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 $61,670 to the 75th at $100,900, covers $39,230.

The mean annual wage is $84,730, which sits below the median of $90,060. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Trenton-Princeton, NJ median is 17.1% higher than the national median of $76,910 for Writers and Authors. In 2024 national prices the local median is $87,284, which is 13.5% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.4% higher than the New Jersey median of $81,590.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Trenton-Princeton, NJ is 103.180, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $90,060 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Writers and Authors at $87,284 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

13 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Writers and Authors. Trenton-Princeton, NJ ranks 6th of 14 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).).

• Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD is 42 miles away, with a median of $84,130 and employment of 560. That median is 6.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,035, against $87,284 here.
• Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ is 69 miles away, with a median of $60,700 and employment of 50. That median is 32.6% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $61,402, against $87,284 here.
• Lancaster, PA is 83 miles away, with a median of $65,660 and employment of 50. That median is 27.1% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $66,825, against $87,284 here.

Employment share

Writers and Authors accounts for 0.05% of wage-and-salary employment in Trenton-Princeton, NJ (110 of 240,190). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (47,940 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.49 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.