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Average Writers And Authors Salary in Vermont

Writers And Authors in Vermont earn a median annual salary of $94,430, which is +22.8% compared to the national median. There are 110 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2025 estimates for Vermont (state).

$94,430
Vermont median annual wage
$45/hour median
+22.8%
Difference vs national median
National median is $76,910
110
Local employment
0.4 jobs per 1,000 workers
1.23
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally
Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$73,290
25th
$79,920
Median
$94,430
75th
$107,590
90th
$132,810

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Vermont, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
98.0%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$96,398
Goods: 97.3%
Services: 125.8%
Rents: 86.5%
Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

State Median annual wage Compare Employment
District of Columbia $129,300 Compare 1,050
Maryland $104,330 Compare 540
Connecticut $98,460 Compare 480
Louisiana $89,520 Compare 480
California $86,480 Compare 8,390
Washington $85,700 Compare 770

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Vermont

Occupation Median annual wage LQ
Surgeons, All Other $438,530 3.31
Anesthesiologists $434,780 1.13
Neurologists $434,730 2.01
Emergency Medicine Physicians $430,820 1.95
Obstetricians And Gynecologists $418,760 2.13
Physicians, All Other $343,050 0.66
Psychiatrists $302,770 1.55
Nurse Anesthetists $283,060 0.40

Vermont has salary data for 541 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Surgeons, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Writers And Authors in Vermont

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Writers And Authors are projected to change by +3.6% from 2024 to 2034, with 13,400 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.