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Writing assistant salary

Average writing assistant salary

$48,470

$23.3 hourly rate

Entry-level writing assistant salary
$24,000 yearly salary
Updated January 8, 2025
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Average writing assistant salary by state

Highest paying states for writing assistants

RankStateAvg. salaryHourly rate
1Alaska$101,746$48.92
2New York$80,729$38.81
3Connecticut$74,544$35.84
4Michigan$68,711$33.03
5New Jersey$75,883$36.48
6Indiana$66,013$31.74
7Ohio$63,868$30.71
8Massachusetts$74,524$35.83
9Wisconsin$66,200$31.83
10New Hampshire$70,441$33.87
11North Dakota$65,716$31.59
12Pennsylvania$62,882$30.23
13Rhode Island$67,846$32.62
14Minnesota$59,375$28.55
15Maryland$60,759$29.21
16Illinois$57,833$27.80
17Delaware$60,311$29.00
18Washington$68,041$32.71
19Vermont$66,003$31.73
20District of Columbia$68,897$33.12
21Montana$53,635$25.79
22Oregon$57,383$27.59
23West Virginia$54,836$26.36
24Nebraska$48,488$23.31
25Kentucky$50,396$24.23
26Maine$58,658$28.20
27Wyoming$44,418$21.35
28South Dakota$53,484$25.71
29Virginia$55,228$26.55
30Iowa$47,607$22.89
31Idaho$47,946$23.05
32Colorado$44,336$21.32
33Nevada$43,195$20.77
34California$56,690$27.25
35Arizona$40,412$19.43
36Missouri$45,892$22.06
37Kansas$44,510$21.40
38North Carolina$45,267$21.76
39New Mexico$35,220$16.93
40South Carolina$39,199$18.85
41Texas$37,768$18.16
42Oklahoma$39,807$19.14
43Utah$41,471$19.94
44Tennessee$38,405$18.46
45Arkansas$39,208$18.85
46Georgia$38,517$18.52
47Mississippi$36,906$17.74
48Hawaii$30,092$14.47
49Alabama$34,857$16.76
50Florida$28,795$13.84
51Louisiana$32,350$15.55

Writing assistant salary details

A writing assistant's salary ranges from $24,000 a year at the 10th percentile to $95,000 at the 90th percentile.

Average writing assistant salary graph
Average writing assistant salary graph, trends, and summary

What is a writing assistant's salary?

PercentileAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rate
90th Percentile$95,000$7,917$46
75th Percentile$69,000$5,750$33
Average$48,470$4,039$23
25th Percentile$33,000$2,750$16
10th Percentile$24,000$2,000$12

Highest paying writing assistant jobs

The highest paying types of writing assistants are title junior assistant, assistant, and english teaching assistant.

Job titleAnnual salaryMonthly salaryHourly rateJob openings
Writing Tutor$25,557$2,130$12.2916,653

Wage gap by gender, race and education

$66,000$63,800$61,600$59,400$57,200$55,000
MaleFemale

Writing assistant salary trends

The average writing assistant salary has risen by $8,898 over the last ten years. In 2014, the average writing assistant earned $39,572 annually, but today, they earn $48,470 a year. That works out to a 14% change in pay for writing assistants over the last decade.

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Average writing assistant salary over time

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Writing assistant salary by year

YearAvg. salaryHourly rate% Change
2025$48,500$23.30+3.4%
2024$46,800$22.51+3.3%
2023$45,300$21.76+2.6%
2022$44,100$21.19+3.2%
2021$42,600$20.50+2.0%

Recently added writing assistant salaries

CompanyJobLocationDate addedSalary
J StreetPolicy and Content Writing Assistant or AssociateWashington, DC05/11/2025$55,000
University of North Texas SystemWriting AssistantFort Worth, TX03/14/2025$41,740
HspdirectHSP Direct Writing ApprenticeshipAshburn, VA02/19/2025$48,001
OhiouniversityjobsPeer Tutor/Peer-Assisted Learning Leader/Undergraduate Writing Commons TutorAthens, OH02/17/2025$23,583
University of ArizonaWriting and Editing Assistant ITucson, AZ01/18/2025$37,879
University of PortlandWriting AssistantPortland, OR12/13/2024$33,288
Sam Houston State UniversityStudent Employee-Orsp-Technical Writing AssistantHuntsville, TX12/07/2024$41,740
Lansing Community CollegeStudent Employee-Peer Writing AssistantLansing, MI12/05/2024$29,844
OhiouniversityjobsPeer Tutor/Peer-Assisted Learning Leader/Undergraduate Writing Commons TutorLancaster, OH10/19/2024$23,583
Lansing Community CollegeStudent Employee-Peer Writing AssistantLansing, MI10/10/2024$29,844

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