Writer Salaries in California
How much does a Writer make in California?
Writers in California earn $50,000 annually on average, or $24.00 per hour, which is 24% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Writers work for Disney-ABC Television at $150,000 annually while the lowest paid Writers work for San Jose Mercury News earning approximately $2,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$100K Rockett Creative's Average Writer Salary (1 salaries)
+$50K (66%) more than national average Writer salary ($50K)
Equal to average Rockett Creative salary ($100K)
Equal to average Rockett Creative Writer salary ($100K) in California
$80K Warner Bros.'s Average Writer Salary (1 salaries)
+$30K (46%) more than national average Writer salary ($50K)
+$19K (26%) more than average Warner Bros. salary ($61K)
Equal to average Warner Bros. Writer salary ($80K) in California
$60K Walt Disney Company's Average Writer Salary (4 salaries)
+$10K (18%) more than national average Writer salary ($50K)
-$1K (1%) less than average Walt Disney Company salary ($61K)
+$15K (22%) more than average Walt Disney Company Writer salary ($60K) in California
$70K Northrop Grumman's Average Writer Salary (1 salaries)
+$20K (33%) more than national average Writer salary ($50K)
-$5K (6%) less than average Northrop Grumman salary ($75K)
Equal to average Northrop Grumman Writer salary ($70K) in California
$58K United Airlines' Average Writer Salary (2 salaries)
+$8K (14%) more than national average Writer salary ($50K)
+$3K (5%) more than average United Airlines salary ($55K)
+$7K (11%) more than average United Airlines Writer salary ($58K) in California
$60K Synactive's Average Writer Salary (1 salaries)
+$10K (18%) more than national average Writer salary ($50K)
-$11K (16%) less than average Synactive salary ($71K)
Equal to average Synactive Writer salary ($60K) in California
$45K CopyGenie's Average Writer Salary (1 salaries)
-$5K (10%) less than national average Writer salary ($50K)
Equal to average CopyGenie salary ($45K)
Equal to average CopyGenie Writer salary ($45K) in California
$42K Genius Produced's Average Writer Salary (1 salaries)
-$8K (17%) less than national average Writer salary ($50K)
Equal to average Genius Produced salary ($42K)
Equal to average Genius Produced Writer salary ($42K) in California
$42K WriterBay's Average Writer Salary (2 salaries)
-$8K (17%) less than national average Writer salary ($50K)
Equal to average WriterBay salary ($42K)
Equal to average WriterBay Writer salary ($42K) in California
$40K Asiawriters' Average Writer Salary (1 salaries)
-$10K (22%) less than national average Writer salary ($50K)
+$19K (62%) more than average Asiawriters salary ($21K)
Equal to average Asiawriters Writer salary ($40K) in California
Top companies for Writer in California
Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for Writer in California
| Disney-ABC Television | $150K | 1 salary |
| Rockett Creative | $100K | 1 salary |
| Warner Bros. | $80K | 1 salary |
| Walt Disney Company | $75K | 1 salary |
| Northrop Grumman | $70K | 1 salary |
| United Airlines | $65K | 1 salary |
| Synactive | $60K | 1 salary |
| CopyGenie | $45K | 1 salary |
| Genius Produced | $42K | 1 salary |
| WriterBay | $42K | 1 salary |
Highest paying cities for Writer in California
Alameda, CA
$100K per year
1 salary > Long Beach, CA
$80K per year
1 salary > San Diego, CA
$70K per year
1 salary > Albany, CA
$65K per year
1 salary > Los Angeles, CA
$63K per year
3 salaries > Foster City, CA
$60K per year
1 salary > Burbank, CA
$47K per year
2 salaries > Coronado, CA
$45K per year
1 salary > London, CA
$42K per year
1 salary >
$100K per year
1 salary > Long Beach, CA
$80K per year
1 salary > San Diego, CA
$70K per year
1 salary > Albany, CA
$65K per year
1 salary > Los Angeles, CA
$63K per year
3 salaries > Foster City, CA
$60K per year
1 salary > Burbank, CA
$47K per year
2 salaries > Coronado, CA
$45K per year
1 salary > London, CA
$42K per year
1 salary >
Writer Salaries by By Cities
- Alameda
- Albany
- Burbank
- Coronado
- Culver City
- Delhi
- Foster City
- London
- Long Beach
- Los Angeles
- Redwood City
- San Diego
- San Francisco
- San Ramon
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