Key Factors That Influence Article Writer Salaries
An Article Writer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors.
Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, skills
and company size
can directly affect your earning potential.
How Experience Level Affects Article Writer Salaries?
Experience is a primary driver of an Article Writer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:
Salaries can also vary between different cities.
Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay.
Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:
San Jose: $74,448
San Francisco: $73,633
Oakland: $72,081
San Jose, CA$74,448
San Francisco, CA$73,633
Oakland, CA$72,081
New York, NY$67,960
Paramus, NJ$67,134
Queens Village, NY$67,131
Passaic, NJ$67,075
Bergenfield, NJ$67,070
Stamford, CT$66,940
Huntington, NY$66,916
Newark, NJ$66,480
Bridgeport, CT$66,355
Vallejo, CA$66,238
New Brunswick, NJ$66,214
Petaluma, CA$66,178
Middlesex, NJ$66,066
Somerset, NJ$66,025
Santa Cruz, CA$65,948
Boston, MA$65,588
Monterey, CA$65,381
Seattle, WA$65,246
Santa Rosa, CA$65,234
Los Angeles, CA$65,216
Juneau, AK$65,063
Washington, DC$64,998
Orange, CA$64,788
Santa Ana, CA$64,632
Long Beach, CA$64,573
Anaheim, CA$64,561
Anchorage, AK$64,532
Santa Maria, CA$64,355
Everett, WA$64,343
Danbury, CT$64,135
Bremerton, WA$64,054
Tacoma, WA$63,841
New Suffolk, NY$63,840
Sacramento, CA$63,823
Santa Barbara, CA$63,758
Trenton, NJ$63,694
San Diego, CA$63,694
Brockton, MA$63,629
Fairbanks, AK$63,484
Lompoc, CA$63,334
Lowell, MA$63,286
Ventura, CA$63,274
Nashua, NH$63,263
Stockton, CA$63,257
Modesto, CA$62,826
Poughkeepsie, NY$62,696
Olympia, WA$62,584
Kennewick, WA$62,584
New Haven, CT$62,560
Lawrence, MA$62,348
Hartford, CT$62,289
Riverside, CA$62,277
New Bedford, MA$62,218
Richland, WA$62,218
Bakersfield, CA$62,135
San Bernardino, CA$62,112
New Britain, CT$62,106
Atlantic City, NJ$62,106
New London, CT$62,082
Norwich, CT$62,064
Portsmouth, NH$62,053
Boulder, CO$61,928
Portland, OR$61,846
Worcester, MA$61,840
Minneapolis, MN$61,657
Philadelphia, PA$61,575
Honolulu, HI$61,380
Saint Paul, MN$61,351
Vineland, NJ$61,338
Providence, RI$61,167
Chicago, IL$60,996
Bellingham, WA$60,925
Springfield, MA$60,878
Baltimore, MD$60,860
Chico, CA$60,713
Pittsfield, MA$60,553
Manchester, NH$60,441
Spokane, WA$60,182
Denver, CO$60,176
Albany, NY$59,898
Troy, NY$59,875
Nassau, NY$59,811
Schenectady, NY$59,751
Wilmington, DE$59,703
Burlington, VT$59,621
Salem, OR$59,597
Portland, ME$59,414
Yakima, WA$59,355
Rochester, MN$59,172
Reno, NV$59,143
Fresno, CA$59,143
Milwaukee, WI$59,090
Detroit, MI$59,031
Ann Arbor, MI$59,021
Allentown, PA$59,013
Colorado Springs, CO$58,913
Syracuse, NY$58,883
Carson City, NV$58,883
Houston, TX$58,800
Eugene, OR$58,771
Gary, IN$58,700
Springfield, OR$58,653
Bismarck, ND$58,641
Galveston, TX$58,600
Medford, OR$58,511
Fort Collins, CO$58,488
Concord, NH$58,458
Austin, TX$58,440
Mesa, AZ$58,316
Reading, PA$58,311
Phoenix, AZ$58,305
Dallas, TX$58,287
Saint Cloud, MN$58,230
Madison, WI$58,151
Utica, NY$57,992
Rochester, NY$57,897
Des Moines, IA$57,891
Raleigh, NC$57,886
Atlanta, GA$57,797
Battle Creek, MI$57,779
Salt Lake City, UT$57,762
Lancaster, PA$57,673
Harrisburg, PA$57,590
Kansas City, MO$57,531
Champaign, IL$57,520
Kansas City, KS$57,520
Fort Worth, TX$57,514
Columbus, OH$57,504
Boca Raton, FL$57,490
Pittsburgh, PA$57,466
Richmond, VA$57,443
Indianapolis, IN$57,431
Cleveland, OH$57,425
Las Vegas, NV$57,354
Cincinnati, OH$57,354
Petersburg, VA$57,266
Huntsville, AL$57,177
Lansing, MI$57,138
Lebanon, PA$57,130
Pueblo, CO$57,124
Appleton, WI$57,106
Buffalo, NY$57,083
Dayton, OH$57,065
Racine, WI$57,053
Charlotte, NC$57,047
Saint Louis, MO$57,030
York, PA$56,994
Elkhart, IN$56,994
Gastonia, NC$56,983
Billings, MT$56,969
Beaumont, TX$56,953
Lorain, OH$56,941
Benton Harbor, MI$56,929
Toledo, OH$56,918
Binghamton, NY$56,888
Rock Hill, SC$56,882
Rockford, IL$56,853
Springfield, IL$56,829
Elyria, OH$56,823
Fargo, ND$56,823
Flagstaff, AZ$56,782
Fort Lauderdale, FL$56,746
Duluth, MN$56,711
Miami, FL$56,711
Cheyenne, WY$56,670
Grand Forks, ND$56,670
Bangor, ME$56,540
Cedar Rapids, IA$56,475
Durham, NC$56,450
Louisville, KY$56,445
Grand Rapids, MI$56,434
Hialeah, FL$56,428
Casper, WY$56,345
Scranton, PA$56,274
New Orleans, LA$56,256
Virginia Beach, VA$56,251
Akron, OH$56,221
Peoria, IL$56,144
Sarasota, FL$56,132
Nashville, TN$56,091
Omaha, NE$56,091
Green Bay, WI$56,091
Baton Rouge, LA$56,062
Charleston, SC$56,050
Jamestown, NY$56,020
Davenport, IA$56,020
Tucson, AZ$55,991
Saint Petersburg, FL$55,955
Tampa, FL$55,944
Evansville, IN$55,908
Port Arthur, TX$55,908
Bradenton, FL$55,885
Santa Fe, NM$55,778
Orlando, FL$55,672
Clearwater, FL$55,654
Canton, OH$55,530
La Crosse, WI$55,530
Albuquerque, NM$55,495
Newport News, VA$55,489
High Point, NC$55,471
Ogden, UT$55,448
Corpus Christi, TX$55,401
Norfolk, VA$55,365
Laramie, WY$55,365
Rock Island, IL$55,330
Saginaw, MI$55,318
Jacksonville, FL$55,312
Salisbury, NC$55,300
Boise, ID$55,288
Moline, IL$55,259
Fort Myers, FL$55,241
Memphis, TN$55,229
Tulsa, OK$55,200
Waterloo, IA$55,164
Spartanburg, SC$55,105
Lincoln, NE$55,076
Fort Wayne, IN$55,064
Provo, UT$55,058
Cedar Falls, IA$54,987
San Antonio, TX$54,964
Greensboro, NC$54,940
South Bend, IN$54,934
Savannah, GA$54,869
Muskegon, MI$54,846
Birmingham, AL$54,840
Winston Salem, NC$54,811
Lake Charles, LA$54,669
Anderson, IN$54,657
Lexington, KY$54,639
Augusta, GA$54,621
Greenville, SC$54,621
Lima, OH$54,574
Wichita, KS$54,568
Tuscaloosa, AL$54,568
Columbia, SC$54,515
Springfield, OH$54,503
Asheville, NC$54,409
Bloomington, IN$54,368
Knoxville, TN$54,155
Shreveport, LA$54,149
Wilmington, NC$54,073
Roanoke, VA$54,073
Topeka, KS$53,966
Frankfort, KY$53,960
Oklahoma City, OK$53,919
Chillicothe, OH$53,895
Longview, TX$53,890
Melbourne, FL$53,884
Sioux Falls, SD$53,789
Mobile, AL$53,783
Terre Haute, IN$53,760
Altoona, PA$53,724
Amarillo, TX$53,683
Killeen, TX$53,665
Fayetteville, AR$53,618
Chattanooga, TN$53,600
Sioux City, IA$53,547
Idaho Falls, ID$53,535
Lynchburg, VA$53,488
Gainesville, FL$53,411
Portsmouth, OH$53,382
Little Rock, AR$53,370
Lafayette, LA$53,347
Youngstown, OH$53,347
Daytona Beach, FL$53,311
Clarksville, TN$53,305
Pensacola, FL$53,299
Temple, TX$53,295
Hopkinsville, KY$53,122
Erie, PA$53,110
Florence, SC$53,087
Charleston, WV$52,992
Great Falls, MT$52,963
Macon, GA$52,880
Tallahassee, FL$52,874
Fayetteville, NC$52,863
Waco, TX$52,851
Helena, MT$52,809
Pine Bluff, AR$52,787
Vincennes, IN$52,715
Lubbock, TX$52,691
Alamogordo, NM$52,656
Twin Falls, ID$52,603
Rapid City, SD$52,585
Jackson, MS$52,479
Huntington, WV$52,475
Greenville, MS$52,473
Parkersburg, WV$52,413
Montgomery, AL$52,402
Wichita Falls, TX$52,343
Springfield, MO$52,343
Biloxi, MS$52,314
Monroe, LA$52,255
Johnstown, PA$52,213
Sumter, SC$52,190
Columbus, GA$52,184
Pascagoula, MS$52,072
Abilene, TX$52,072
Kingsport, TN$51,918
Albany, GA$51,918
Gulfport, MS$51,900
Alexandria, LA$51,706
Fort Smith, AR$51,558
El Paso, TX$51,399
Las Cruces, NM$51,133
Harlingen, TX$50,983
Pocatello, ID$50,974
Florence, AL$50,897
Brownsville, TX$50,885
Mcallen, TX$50,761
Dothan, AL$50,679
Columbus, MS$50,328
Altus, OK$50,053
Lawton, OK$49,941
Pierre, SD$49,728
What Skills Can Increase an Article Writer's Salary?
Demanded Skills for the Role:
Analysis (Mentioned in 6% Job Postings): Analysis is the process of considering something carefully or using statistical methods in order to understand it or explain it.
Pricing (Mentioned in 2.09% Job Postings): Pricing is a process of fixing the value that a manufacturer will receive in the exchange of services and goods.
Knowledge of Underwriting (Mentioned in 1.28% Job Postings): Underwriting simply means that your lender verifies your income, assets, debt and property details in order to issue final approval for your loan.
Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay.
Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on an Article Writer's salary.
Accuracy and Attention to Detail: Can increase your salary by up to 38%.
Managing Multiple Priorities: Can increase your salary by up to 38%.
Office Support Tools: Can increase your salary by up to 38%.
Article Writer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors
For Article Writer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential
by as much as 50% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries).
Data shows that the Financial Services and Healthcare
sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 30% above the average.
In contrast, Article Writer positions in Insurance or Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit typically offer lower base pay,
as these industries often view Article Writer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.
The top paying industries for an Article Writer
Industry Sector
Average Annual Salary
Average Hourly Rate
Pay vs.Avg
Financial Services
$67,292
$32.0
30%
Healthcare
$62,115
$30.0
20%
Article Writer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay
Understanding how an Article Writer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting.
Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role.
Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.
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