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Writers and Authors salary in Cincinnati, OH

The median writers and authors in Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN earns $62,440 a year, 19% below the US median. After tax that is roughly $4,219 a month.

10th percentile
$22,480
25th percentile
$45,710
Median percentile
$62,440
75th percentile
$78,640
90th percentile
$94,190

Based on 170 employed. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025. Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience; reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only an approximation.

What you keep

$50,633 take-home a year
Gross pay$62,440
Federal income tax−$5,313
Social Security + Medicare−$4,777
Ohio income tax (approx.)−$1,717
Monthly take-home$4,219
Every two weeks$1,947

Does it go far here?

$65,471Median pay in Cincinnati, OH is worth this at average US prices (local price level 95.4 vs 100).
26%of take-home pay goes to the median rent ($1,105 a month, Census ACS).

Top-paying jobs in Cincinnati, OH

JobMedian pay
Airline Pilots, Copilots, and Flight Engineers$350,950
Physicians, All Other$315,630
Nurse Anesthetists$221,170
Chief Executives$207,170
Architectural and Engineering Managers$177,160
Computer and Information Systems Managers$169,530
Natural Sciences Managers$164,300
Financial Managers$152,700

All writers and authors salaries · Take-home pay in Ohio