Exactly 570 of Pennsylvania's 1,220 creative writing professionals work in Philadelphia. The number of creative writing professionals in Philadelphia has shrunk by 34% from 2006 to 2010. As the number of creative writing professionals in Philadelphia has decreased, overall employment in Philadelphia has increased.

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In Philadelphia, salaries for creative writing professionals have increased. In 2010 Philadelphia creative writing professionals earned an average yearly salary of $58,070. Creative writing professionals in Philadelphia made a yearly average salary of $50,160, four years earlier in 2006. This growth is faster than the salary trend for all careers in Philadelphia.

Creative writing professionals make a median salary of $54,040 per year in Philadelphia. The difference in pay between the creative writing professionals in the lowest pay bracket and those in the highest pay bracket is approximately 132%. Those in the lowest 10% of the pay bracket earn less than $38,190 per year, while those in the highest 10% of the pay bracket earn more than $88,730 per year.

Philadelphia creative writing professionals have earnings that are higher than the salaries earned by others in related fields, on average.

Many of Philadelphia's creative writing professionals are graduates of one of the 3 accredited creative writing schools in the city.

Philadelphia's creative writing schools offer 3 creative writing degree and certificate programs.

Approximately 27 students completed creative writing courses in 2010.