# 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.

AI Training Jobs For Writers · https://aitrainingjobsforwriters.com/datasets/writer-pay-benchmark/ · computed 2026-10-12

**Range of the published figures:** 36.98 to 43.46 USD (range 36.98 to 43.46 USD; 2 published figures; 2 of 2 sources read publish one).

0 of 2 named sources publish no figure; 2 do, read 8 October 2026.

## By occupation

| Breakdown | Median | Range | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|
| occupation writers-and-authors | 36.98 USD | 36.98 to 36.98 USD | 1 |
| occupation technical-writers | 43.46 USD | 43.46 to 43.46 USD | 1 |

## Every figure, with its source

One row per source: the figure the source's own page publishes, the page, and the day it was read.

| Source | Figure | Breakdown | Read |
|---|---|---|---|
| [BLS OOH, technical writers (2025 median pay)](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/technical-writers.htm) | 43.46 USD | technical-writers | 2026-10-08 |
| [BLS OOH, writers and authors (2025 median pay)](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/writers-and-authors.htm) | 36.98 USD | writers-and-authors | 2026-10-08 |

## The sentence each figure was read from (2)

- [BLS OOH, technical writers (2025 median pay)](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/technical-writers.htm), read 2026-10-08: "$43.46 per hour"
- [BLS OOH, writers and authors (2025 median pay)](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/writers-and-authors.htm), read 2026-10-08: "$36.98 per hour"

## Methodology

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

## Sources

- [BLS OOH, writers and authors (2025 median pay)](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/writers-and-authors.htm) (reproduced for comment; publisher's terms)
- [BLS OOH, technical writers (2025 median pay)](https://www.bls.gov/ooh/media-and-communication/technical-writers.htm) (reproduced for comment; publisher's terms)
- [ONS, ASHE table 14 (occupation by 4-digit SOC)](https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/datasets/occupation4digitsoc2010ashetable14) (reproduced for comment; publisher's terms)
- [ONS, Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings 2025 (bulletin)](https://www.ons.gov.uk/employmentandlabourmarket/peopleinwork/earningsandworkinghours/bulletins/annualsurveyofhoursandearnings/2025) (reproduced for comment; publisher's terms)

## Cite or embed

- 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.

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