How much does an Author earn

Income data is from Employment and Social Development Canada's 2025 wage tables. The closest match for this career in Canada’s occupational classification system is Author. According to the wage tables, average income is

Income data is from Employment and Social Development Canada's 2025 wage tables. The closest match for this career in Canada’s occupational classification system is Author. According to the wage tables, average income is

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average income (in USD) in 2025 was

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, average income (in USD) in 2025 was

NameBottom 10%Bottom 25%MedianTop 25%Top 10%
National average$53K$62K$77K$94K$110K
National average$25$30$37$45$53
National average$21$28$37$49$67
National average$44K$58K$77K$102K$140K
Alberta$20$28$39$47$55
Alberta$42K$57K$80K$97K$114K
British Columbia$43K$62K$76K$97K$143K
British Columbia$21$30$36$47$69
Manitoba$22NA$32NA$39
Manitoba$46KNA$67KNA$82K
New Brunswick$21NA$33NA$46
New Brunswick$44KNA$68KNA$95K
Newfoundland and Labrador$46KNA$66KNA$97K
Newfoundland and Labrador$22NA$32NA$47
Northwest TerritoriesNANANANANA
Northwest TerritoriesNANANANANA
Nova Scotia$52K$62K$69K$74K$83K
Nova Scotia$25$30$33$36$40
NunavutNANANANANA
NunavutNANANANANA
Ontario$26$31$40$46$53
Ontario$54K$65K$84K$95K$110K
Prince Edward IslandNANA$8NANA
Prince Edward IslandNANANANANA
Quebec$27$30$36$40$53
Quebec$56K$62K$75K$83K$110K
Saskatchewan$21NA$34NA$48
Saskatchewan$44KNA$72KNA$100K
YukonNANANANANA
YukonNANANANANA
 Alabama$40K$52K$67K$94K$115K
 Alabama$19$25$32$45$55
 Arizona$42K$47K$56K$75K$91K
 Arizona$20$23$27$36$44
 Arkansas$31K$39K$48K$63K$79K
 Arkansas$15$19$23$30$38
 California$27$36$42$61$93
 California$57K$76K$86K$128K$193K
 Colorado$43K$52K$77K$95K$133K
 Colorado$21$25$37$46$64
 Connecticut$25$35$47$62$74
 Connecticut$52K$74K$98K$129K$154K
 Delaware$23$24$28$33$45
 Delaware$48K$50K$57K$69K$94K
 District of Columbia$75K$100K$129K$158K$172K
 District of Columbia$36$48$62$76$83
 Florida$20$23$33$45$49
 Florida$42K$47K$68K$93K$103K
 Georgia$18$28$36$48$64
 Georgia$38K$59K$75K$99K$134K
 Hawaii$31K$43K$66K$71K$102K
 Hawaii$15$21$32$34$49
 Idaho$45K$49K$56K$69K$109K
 Idaho$21$23$27$33$52
 Illinois$20$21$33$47$65
 Illinois$42K$43K$68K$97K$134K
 Indiana$52K$59K$76K$91K$129K
 Indiana$25$28$36$44$62
 Iowa$48K$50K$61K$69K$89K
 Iowa$23$24$29$33$43
 Kansas$15$21$32$35$45
 Kansas$31K$44K$66K$73K$93K
 Kentucky$40K$41K$49K$65K$76K
 Kentucky$19$20$23$31$37
 Louisiana$30K$56K$90K$106K$115K
 Louisiana$14$27$43$51$55
 Maine$33K$49K$65K$77K$102K
 Maine$16$24$31$37$49
 Maryland$29$37$50$68$79
 Maryland$60K$77K$104K$141K$165K
 Massachusetts$59K$68K$85K$108K$139K
 Massachusetts$28$33$41$52$67
 Michigan$31K$31K$37K$52K$83K
 Michigan$15$15$18$25$40
 Minnesota$51K$62K$73K$86K$104K
 Minnesota$24$30$35$42$50
 Mississippi$12$20$26$31$41
 Mississippi$26K$42K$54K$64K$86K
 Missouri$20$23$28$37$48
 Missouri$42K$48K$58K$78K$99K
 Montana$45K$52K$60K$66K$84K
 Montana$21$25$29$31$40
 Nebraska$21$27$31$37$45
 Nebraska$44K$55K$66K$77K$94K
 Nevada$41K$48K$64K$75K$83K
 Nevada$20$23$31$36$40
 New Hampshire$21$24$35$47$64
 New Hampshire$43K$51K$72K$99K$133K
 New Jersey$50K$61K$82K$103K$129K
 New Jersey$24$29$39$50$62
 New Mexico$22$29$35$46NA
 New Mexico$46K$61K$74K$95KNA
 New York$58K$69K$99K$141K$204K
 New York$28$33$47$68$98
 North Carolina$20$23$31$40$57
 North Carolina$42K$48K$64K$83K$118K
 North Dakota$35K$48K$51K$66K$84K
 North Dakota$17$23$24$32$40
 Ohio$19$27$32$39$49
 Ohio$40K$56K$66K$81K$102K
 Oklahoma$38K$44K$59K$77K$98K
 Oklahoma$18$21$28$37$47
 Oregon$22$25$39$50$76
 Oregon$46K$53K$80K$104K$158K
 Pennsylvania$19$26$37$49$86
 Pennsylvania$40K$54K$77K$102K$178K
 Puerto Rico$30K$37K$43K$48K$67K
 Puerto Rico$14$18$21$23$32
 Rhode Island$42K$56K$70K$84K$130K
 Rhode Island$20$27$34$40$63
 South Carolina$38K$42K$52K$76K$91K
 South Carolina$18$20$25$37$44
 South Dakota$46K$54K$57K$60K$69K
 South Dakota$22$26$27$29$33
 Tennessee$39K$47K$59K$79K$101K
 Tennessee$19$23$28$38$49
 Texas$49K$54K$70K$96K$125K
 Texas$24$26$34$46$60
 Utah$36K$54K$64K$86K$101K
 Utah$17$26$31$41$49
 Vermont$73K$80K$94K$108K$133K
 Vermont$35$38$45$52$64
 Virginia$21$31$41$50$63
 Virginia$44K$65K$85K$104K$131K
 Washington$24$31$41$52$62
 Washington$51K$65K$86K$109K$129K
 West Virginia$12$23$31$35$50
 West Virginia$24K$48K$64K$72K$103K
 Wisconsin$47K$52K$64K$77K$91K
 Wisconsin$23$25$31$37$44
 Wyoming$41K$42K$50K$58K$66K
 Wyoming$20$20$24$28$32
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