Writer Pay Benchmark
The Writer Pay Benchmark carries 2 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 36.98 to 43.46 USD, read 8 October 2026.
0 of 2 named sources publish no figure; 2 do, read 8 October 2026.
By occupation
| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| occupationwriters-and-authors | 36.98USD | 36.98 to 36.98USD | 1 |
| occupationtechnical-writers | 43.46USD | 43.46 to 43.46USD | 1 |
Figure by figure, with the page it is on
A figure gets one row here: the source whose page states it, the page itself and our read date. We add no figure of our own.
| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| BLS OOH, technical writers (2025 median pay) | 43.46USD | technical-writers | 2026-10-08 |
| BLS OOH, writers and authors (2025 median pay) | 36.98USD | writers-and-authors | 2026-10-08 |
Read the original wording (2)
- BLS OOH, technical writers (2025 median pay), read 2026-10-08:
$43.46 per hour
- BLS OOH, writers and authors (2025 median pay), read 2026-10-08:
$36.98 per hour
The method in full
Each figure comes from a sentence on the source's own page, copied word for word on the date given and tied to a fingerprint of that page so the read can be checked later.
Of 2 named sources we could open, 2 state a usable figure and 0 state none; those are listed as silent rather than estimated.
2 could not be opened at all and play no part.
The median, range and quartiles use one figure per source in USD, taking a source's own median where it gives several, so the count is of sources and not sentences.
A reviewer rejected 11 candidate sentence(s), each with a written reason.
Where this dataset is heading next (the figures above are still each source's own published number): the official median pay for writers and authors (SOC 27-3043) and technical writers (27-3042) from BLS, and the matching UK SOC from ONS ASHE, beside the platform index; the ratio of platform pay to the day job
We set aside 11 candidate sentences found on these pages, each with a written reason from the reviewer.
All 4 sources
- BLS OOH, writers and authors (2025 median pay)(reproduced for comment; publisher's terms)
- BLS OOH, technical writers (2025 median pay)(reproduced for comment; publisher's terms)
- ONS, ASHE table 14 (occupation by 4-digit SOC)(reproduced for comment; publisher's terms)
- ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 (bulletin)(reproduced for comment; publisher's terms)
Take this figure with you
The Writer Pay Benchmark carries 2 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 36.98 to 43.46 USD, read 8 October 2026.
0 of 2 named sources publish no figure; 2 do, read 8 October 2026.
Writer Pay Benchmark, occupation writers-and-authors: median 36.98 USD across 1 source, read 8 October 2026.
Writer Pay Benchmark, occupation technical-writers: median 43.46 USD across 1 source, read 8 October 2026.
Credit as: "aitrainingjobsforwriters.com Writer Pay Benchmark", updated 2026-10-12, https://aitrainingjobsforwriters.com/datasets/writer-pay-benchmark/.
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Questions this data answers
How does AI-training pay compare with a writer's ordinary pay?
The Writer Pay Benchmark carries 2 published figures read from 2 sources' own pages, from 36.98 to 43.46 USD, read 8 October 2026.
Where do the figures in the Writer Pay Benchmark come from?
Every figure is quoted from its source's own page and dated (last read 8 Oct 2026). 2 named sources were read and 2 publish a figure; the 0 that publish none are recorded as not published, never estimated.