Median salary
$165,000
median over time
Typical range
$117.5k – $209k
25th–75th percentile
Disclosing pay
20.8%
353 of 1,695 roles
Live roles
1,695
open right now
Salary distribution
annualized USD · disclosed rolesHighest-paying live roles
Engineering Manager - Forward Deployed Engineering (LLM)
Engineering Manager - Model Performance
Software Engineer - Model Performance
Software Engineer - GPU Kernels
Software Engineer - Model Products
Data Center Network Engineer
Software Engineer- BIS (Baseten Inference Stack)
Account Executive - Industries
Top companies hiring
| Company | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
|
Baseten
|
$247,500 | 67 |
WRITER
|
$194,750 | 33 |
Anduril Industries
|
$191,500 | 29 |
Burson
|
$62,500 | 16 |
VML
|
$100,000 | 6 |
Box
|
$167,750 | 5 |
The New York Times
|
$126,635 | 5 |
Precision Medicine Group
|
$125,800 | 5 |
Writer salary by location
| Location | Median | Roles |
|---|---|---|
| San Francisco | $220,000 | 119 |
| New York | $200,000 | 136 |
| Seattle | $195,250 | 21 |
| Los Angeles | $175,000 | 7 |
| Austin | $159,000 | 13 |
| London | $149,834 | 7 |
| Chicago | $128,850 | 24 |
| Atlanta | $114,250 | 8 |
| Boston | $112,850 | 8 |
| Toronto | $111,655 | 3 |
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How much do Writer roles pay?
The median salary for Writer roles is $165,000 per year. Most pay falls between $117,500 (25th percentile) and $209,000 (75th percentile), with the broader 10th–90th percentile band running from $82,829 to $247,500.
These figures are computed live from 1,695 active Writer roles on JobsRadar, of which 353 (20.8%) publish a salary range. Pay is normalized to annualized USD so roles can be compared on equal terms; the highest-paying roles listed above show their original posted currency. Numbers refresh every few hours as new roles are posted and older ones close.
Employers currently hiring well-paid Writer roles include Baseten.
Salary transparency varies by employer and region, so the disclosing share above reflects only roles that publish pay — not every open position. Use it as a directional benchmark rather than an exact offer.