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| Rank | City | Avg. salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington, DC | $81,725 | $39.29 |
| 2 | Chicago, IL | $70,688 | $33.98 |
| 3 | Des Moines, IA | $69,687 | $33.50 |
| 4 | Dallas, TX | $59,764 | $28.73 |
| Rank | Job title | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contract Writer/Editor | $132,951 | $64 | - |
| 2 | Contract Writer | $128,456 | $62 | - |
| 3 | Designer/Writer | $126,010 | $61 | - |
| 4 | Lead Writer | $125,841 | $61 | - |
| 5 | Senior Writer | $124,408 | $60 | - |
| 6 | Jingle Writer | $120,758 | $58 | - |
| 7 | Scenario Writer | $120,695 | $58 | - |
| 8 | Scientific Writer | $119,886 | $58 | - |
| 9 | Marketing Communications Writer | $119,248 | $57 | - |
| 10 | Assembly Instructions Writer | $118,500 | $57 | - |
| Rank | Company | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence Institute | $118,683 | $57 | - |
| 2 | Urban Institute | $118,436 | $57 | - |
| 3 | Center for American Progress | $96,315 | $46 | - |
| 4 | The Heartland Institute | $89,053 | $43 | - |
| 5 | Institute for Policy Studies | $83,466 | $40 | - |
| 6 | School for Advanced Research | $82,350 | $40 | - |
| 7 | Manhattan Institute | $81,516 | $39 | - |
| 8 | The Cato Institute | $79,419 | $38 | - |
| 9 | OpenSecrets | $76,199 | $37 | - |
| 10 | Council on Foreign Relations | $70,345 | $34 | - |
| 11 | CSIS | $65,936 | $32 | - |
| 12 | The Heritage Foundation | $65,809 | $32 | - |
| 13 | The Center for Public Integrity | $65,702 | $32 | - |
| 14 | Princeton Federalist Society | $61,087 | $29 | - |
| 15 | Potomac Institute for Policy Studies | $57,440 | $28 | - |
| 16 | The Brookings Institution | $55,454 | $27 | - |
| 17 | Center for a New American Security | $55,297 | $27 | - |
| 18 | New America | $51,039 | $25 | - |
| 19 | Hoover Institution | $49,794 | $24 | - |
| 20 | Hudson Institute | $46,788 | $22 | - |