Does UX writing pay well?
A UX writer in the US makes an average base salary of $119,983 as of February 2022, according to Glassdoor[1]. It is seen by some design circles as a trending job—Adobe has called UX writing a “booming field,” and UX Planet marked UX writing and editing as one of the top trends in the UX/UI field in 2019 [2].
Is UX writing coding?
No, UX writers don't need to know how to code as part of their job. This is because any programming that needs to be done with regard to user interfaces is handled by front-end developers.