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| Rank | City | Avg. salary | Hourly rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington, DC | $76,785 | $36.92 |
| 2 | Cambridge, MA | $74,238 | $35.69 |
| 3 | Oakland, CA | $72,307 | $34.76 |
| 4 | Seattle, WA | $70,421 | $33.86 |
| 5 | Woodlawn, MD | $69,351 | $33.34 |
| 6 | Princeton, NJ | $64,639 | $31.08 |
| 7 | Tucson, AZ | $63,791 | $30.67 |
| 8 | Chicago, IL | $61,001 | $29.33 |
| 9 | Ann Arbor, MI | $59,067 | $28.40 |
| 10 | Alton, MO | $58,037 | $27.90 |
| Rank | Job title | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Contract Writer/Editor | $110,938 | $53 | - |
| 2 | Designer/Writer | $107,345 | $52 | - |
| 3 | Specifications Writer | $96,418 | $46 | - |
| 4 | Engineering Writer | $95,019 | $46 | - |
| 5 | Technical Publications Manager | $93,364 | $45 | - |
| 6 | Medical Technical Writer | $93,103 | $45 | - |
| 7 | Lead Writer | $92,620 | $45 | - |
| 8 | Procedure Writer | $91,754 | $44 | - |
| 9 | Scientific Technical Writer | $91,642 | $44 | - |
| 10 | Marketing Writer | $85,565 | $41 | - |
| Rank | Company | Average salary | Hourly rate | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stanford University | $76,037 | $37 | 3 |
| 2 | University of California-Berkeley | $72,196 | $35 | - |
| 3 | CFA Institute | $71,112 | $34 | - |
| 4 | Educational Testing Service | $69,852 | $34 | - |
| 5 | RAND | $68,011 | $33 | - |
| 6 | The Aspen Institute | $67,696 | $33 | - |
| 7 | Institute for Advanced Study | $66,520 | $32 | - |
| 8 | Social Science Research Council | $63,363 | $30 | - |
| 9 | American Political Science Association | $63,328 | $30 | - |
| 10 | National Bureau of Economic Research | $60,521 | $29 | - |
| 11 | Reed College | $60,052 | $29 | - |