Annual Salary, Salary Range, and Highest Paying States and Industries
Sports Book Writers and Runners
Sports Book Writers and Runners post information enabling patrons to wager on various races and sporting events. Assist in the operation of games such as keno and bingo. May operate random number-generating equipment and announce the numbers for patrons. Receive, verify, and record patrons' wagers. Scan and process winning tickets presented by patrons and pay out winnings for those wagers.
Table of contents
- Average salary
- Starting salary
- Salary rank
- Salary range
- Highest paying states
- Highest paying industries
Average salary
Starting salary
Entry-level Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners with little to no experience can expect to make anywhere between $19,910 to $21,820 per year or $10 to $10 per hour. Similar to any other job, their salary will increase as they gain experience.
Salary rank
We wanted to make it easy for our readers to compare the salary of Gaming and Sports Book Writers and Runners to all the other careers out there. So we created Salary Rank. We compared the salary of all careers then we gave them a rank of A, B, C, or D depending on where their average salary sit in comparison to other careers.
Salary range
Level | Hourly | Annual |
---|---|---|
Highest (Top 10%) | $18 | $37,490 |
Senior (Top 25%) | $15 | $30,170 |
Middle (Mid 50%) | $12 | $25,220 |
Junior (Bottom 25%) | $10 | $21,820 |
No experience (Bottom 10%) | $10 | $19,910 |
Highest paying states
State | Hourly | Annual |
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IL | $18 | $37,990 |
NJ | $18 | $36,840 |
WA | $15 | $32,210 |
AK | $15 | $31,630 |
CA | $15 | $30,840 |
MI | $14 | $29,900 |
TX | $14 | $28,690 |
MO | $13 | $27,900 |
FL | $13 | $27,550 |
SD | $13 | $26,450 |
Another simple way to increase your salary as a Gaming and Sports Book Writer and Runner is to move to a higher paying state. However moving to a higher paying state like IL doesn’t guarantee that you will make more because the expenses at IL might be much higher than where you are currently living at right now.
According to BLS, the highest paid Casino Writers and Runners are in the states of IL, NJ, WA, AK and CA.
Highest paying industries
Salary by industry | Annual | Hourly |
---|---|---|
Spectator Sports | $34460 | $16.57 |
Local Government | $31490 | $15.14 |
Traveler Accommodation | $27290 | $13.12 |
Gambling Industries | $26160 | $12.58 |
Civic and Social Organizations | $25280 | $12.16 |
Social Advocacy Organizations | $24140 | $11.61 |
Other Amusement and Recreation Industries | $21230 | $10.21 |