Author Salaries in the United States
How much does a Author make in the United States?
Authors earn $51,000 annually on average, or $25 per hour, which is 26% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Authors work for IEEE at $151,000 annually while the lowest paid Authors work for Random House earning approximately $47,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$12K Mojo Inc's Average Author Salary (1 salaries)
-$39K (123%) less than national average Author salary ($51K)
Equal to average Mojo Inc salary ($12K)
Equal to average Mojo Inc Author salary ($12K)
"I think since I'm an author in there, I've got decent salary."
$151K IEEE's Average Author Salary (2 salaries)
+$100K (99%) more than national average Author salary ($51K)
+$80K (72%) more than average IEEE salary ($71K)
$151K
IEEE Author
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Equal to average IEEE Author salary ($151K)
$150K
IEEE Author
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Equal to average IEEE Author salary ($151K)
$47K Random House's Average Author Salary (2 salaries)
-$4K (8%) less than national average Author salary ($51K)
-$3K (6%) less than average Random House salary ($50K)
$51K
Random House Author
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+$4K (8%) more than average Random House Author salary ($47K)
$42K
Random House Author
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-$5K (11%) less than average Random House Author salary ($47K)
$150K McGraw-Hill's Average Author Salary (1 salaries)
+$99K (98%) more than national average Author salary ($51K)
+$90K (85%) more than average McGraw-Hill salary ($60K)
$150K
McGraw-Hill Author
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Equal to average McGraw-Hill Author salary ($150K)
$130K Pegasus Computer Consultants' Average Author Salary (1 salaries)
+$79K (87%) more than national average Author salary ($51K)
+$25K (21%) more than average Pegasus Computer Consultants salary ($105K)
Equal to average Pegasus Computer Consultants Author salary ($130K)
$120K Centenary College's Average Author Salary (1 salaries)
+$69K (80%) more than national average Author salary ($51K)
+$70K (82%) more than average Centenary College salary ($50K)
$120K
Centenary College Author
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Equal to average Centenary College Author salary ($120K)
$120K PublishAmerica's Average Author Salary (1 salaries)
+$69K (80%) more than national average Author salary ($51K)
+$87K (113%) more than average PublishAmerica salary ($33K)
$120K
PublishAmerica Author
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Equal to average PublishAmerica Author salary ($120K)
$100K Everyday Health's Average Author Salary (1 salaries)
+$49K (64%) more than national average Author salary ($51K)
+$25K (28%) more than average Everyday Health salary ($75K)
$100K
Everyday Health Author
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Equal to average Everyday Health Author salary ($100K)
$97K Hasbro's Average Author Salary (1 salaries)
+$46K (62%) more than national average Author salary ($51K)
+$43K (56%) more than average Hasbro salary ($54K)
$97K
Hasbro Author
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Equal to average Hasbro Author salary ($97K)
$75K Waldenbooks' Average Author Salary (1 salaries)
+$24K (38%) more than national average Author salary ($51K)
+$49K (97%) more than average Waldenbooks salary ($26K)
$75K
Waldenbooks Author
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Equal to average Waldenbooks Author salary ($75K)
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