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Sports Writer Salaries in the United States

How much does a Sports Writer make in the United States?

Sports Writers earn $33,000 annually on average, or $16 per hour, which is 67% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Sports Writers work for Santa Barbara News-Press at $81,000 annually while the lowest paid Sports Writers work for Kansas State University earning approximately $14,000 each year.

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$60K Overtime's Average Sports Writer Salary (1 salaries)

+$27K (58%) more than national average Sports Writer salary ($33K)
+$20K (40%) more than average Overtime salary ($40K)
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Equal to average Overtime Sports Writer salary ($60K)
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$37K NJN Publishing's Average Sports Writer Salary (3 salaries)

+$4K (11%) more than national average Sports Writer salary ($33K)
-$4K (10%) less than average NJN Publishing salary ($41K)
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+$4K (10%) more than average NJN Publishing Sports Writer salary ($37K)
-$2K (5%) less than average NJN Publishing Sports Writer salary ($37K)
-$2K (5%) less than average NJN Publishing Sports Writer salary ($37K)

$81K Santa Barbara News-Press' Average Sports Writer Salary (2 salaries)

+$48K (84%) more than national average Sports Writer salary ($33K)
+$15K (20%) more than average Santa Barbara News-Press salary ($66K)
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Equal to average Santa Barbara News-Press Sports Writer salary ($81K)
Equal to average Santa Barbara News-Press Sports Writer salary ($81K)

$41K Associated Press' Average Sports Writer Salary (2 salaries)

+$8K (21%) more than national average Sports Writer salary ($33K)
-$20K (39%) less than average Associated Press salary ($61K)
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Equal to average Associated Press Sports Writer salary ($41K)
-$1K (2%) less than average Associated Press Sports Writer salary ($41K)

$32K The Press-Enterprise's Average Sports Writer Salary (2 salaries)

-$1K (3%) less than national average Sports Writer salary ($33K)
-$9K (24%) less than average The Press-Enterprise salary ($41K)
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Equal to average The Press-Enterprise Sports Writer salary ($32K)
Equal to average The Press-Enterprise Sports Writer salary ($32K)

$27K Press-Telegram's Average Sports Writer Salary (2 salaries)

-$6K (20%) less than national average Sports Writer salary ($33K)
-$24K (61%) less than average Press-Telegram salary ($51K)
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+$7K (22%) more than average Press-Telegram Sports Writer salary ($27K)
-$7K (29%) less than average Press-Telegram Sports Writer salary ($27K)

$14K Kansas State University's Average Sports Writer Salary (2 salaries)

-$19K (80%) less than national average Sports Writer salary ($33K)
-$16K (72%) less than average Kansas State University salary ($30K)
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+$2K (13%) more than average Kansas State University Sports Writer salary ($14K)
-$2K (15%) less than average Kansas State University Sports Writer salary ($14K)

$65K St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Average Sports Writer Salary (1 salaries)

+$32K (65%) more than national average Sports Writer salary ($33K)
+$15K (26%) more than average St. Louis Post-Dispatch salary ($50K)
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Equal to average St. Louis Post-Dispatch Sports Writer salary ($65K)

$61K The San Diego Union-Tribune's Average Sports Writer Salary (1 salaries)

+$28K (59%) more than national average Sports Writer salary ($33K)
+$6K (10%) more than average The San Diego Union-Tribune salary ($55K)
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Equal to average The San Diego Union-Tribune Sports Writer salary ($61K)

$61K The Times-Picayune's Average Sports Writer Salary (1 salaries)

+$28K (59%) more than national average Sports Writer salary ($33K)
+$31K (68%) more than average The Times-Picayune salary ($30K)
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Equal to average The Times-Picayune Sports Writer salary ($61K)

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