Technical Writers Salary

Median Salary
$90,390
per year
Hourly Rate
$43.46
per hour
Employment
45,500
jobs in the U.S.

Salary Distribution

10th percentile
$57,440
25th percentile
$70,880
Median
$90,390
75th percentile
$115,510
90th percentile
$145,270

💰 Technical Writers Salary by State

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$61K
$122K■ No data
StateMedianvs. National
New Jersey$122,320+35.3%
District of Columbia$117,810+30.3%
Massachusetts$109,200+20.8%
Washington$104,070+15.1%
California$104,000+15.1%
Rhode Island$102,360+13.2%
Connecticut$101,870+12.7%
Maryland$100,990+11.7%
Colorado$100,610+11.3%
New York$98,310+8.8%
New Hampshire$96,300+6.5%
New Mexico$94,970+5.1%
Virginia$93,600+3.6%
Delaware$90,370-0.0%
Nevada$88,750-1.8%
Illinois$88,700-1.9%
Vermont$87,860-2.8%
Pennsylvania$87,620-3.1%
North Carolina$86,320-4.5%
Florida$86,240-4.6%
Alabama$85,840-5.0%
Michigan$85,270-5.7%
Oregon$84,000-7.1%
Minnesota$83,270-7.9%
Alaska$83,200-8.0%
Texas$82,750-8.5%
South Carolina$82,540-8.7%
Kentucky$81,070-10.3%
Missouri$80,840-10.6%
Utah$80,270-11.2%
Wisconsin$80,030-11.5%
Arizona$79,780-11.7%
Tennessee$79,550-12.0%
Ohio$76,480-15.4%
Indiana$75,510-16.5%
Montana$75,070-16.9%
Kansas$73,550-18.6%
Georgia$73,070-19.2%
North Dakota$72,990-19.2%
Oklahoma$69,760-22.8%
Iowa$66,520-26.4%
Mississippi$65,220-27.8%
Louisiana$63,790-29.4%
South Dakota$63,350-29.9%
Arkansas$61,180-32.3%

🏙️ Technical Writers Salary by Metro Area

Metro AreaMedianvs. National
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA$140,700+55.7%
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA$135,470+49.9%
Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA$129,590+43.4%
Kennewick-Richland, WA$119,160+31.8%
Trenton-Princeton, NJ$117,130+29.6%
Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH$111,750+23.6%
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ$111,050+22.9%
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA$107,580+19.0%
Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT$106,900+18.3%
Boulder, CO$105,840+17.1%
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA$104,450+15.6%
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA$104,000+15.1%
Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC$103,730+14.8%
Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO$103,360+14.3%
Savannah, GA$103,000+14.0%
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT$102,470+13.4%
Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD$102,140+13.0%
Idaho Falls, ID$101,790+12.6%
San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA$101,750+12.6%
Knoxville, TN$101,430+12.2%
Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT$100,650+11.4%
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV$99,910+10.5%
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA$98,800+9.3%
Worcester, MA$98,020+8.4%
Lexington Park, MD$97,810+8.2%
Manchester-Nashua, NH$97,360+7.7%
Huntsville, AL$96,470+6.7%
Colorado Springs, CO$96,100+6.3%
Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL$95,690+5.9%
North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL$94,750+4.8%
Durham-Chapel Hill, NC$94,520+4.6%
Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA$94,400+4.4%
Wilmington, NC$93,750+3.7%
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO$93,700+3.7%
Raleigh-Cary, NC$93,580+3.5%
Charlottesville, VA$93,530+3.5%
Waterbury-Shelton, CT$92,880+2.8%
Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI$92,390+2.2%
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD$92,330+2.1%
Providence-Warwick, RI-MA$92,240+2.0%
Memphis, TN-MS-AR$90,710+0.4%
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY$90,500+0.1%
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ$90,230-0.2%
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN$89,960-0.5%
Ann Arbor, MI$89,840-0.6%
Jacksonville, FL$89,440-1.1%
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN$89,260-1.3%
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL$89,210-1.3%
Burlington-South Burlington, VT$89,140-1.4%
Greensboro-High Point, NC$88,840-1.7%
Charleston-North Charleston, SC$88,610-2.0%
Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX$88,360-2.2%
Winston-Salem, NC$87,940-2.7%
Warner Robins, GA$87,810-2.9%
Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX$87,360-3.4%
Montgomery, AL$87,270-3.5%
Peoria, IL$87,090-3.7%
Albuquerque, NM$86,790-4.0%
Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL$86,600-4.2%
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$86,520-4.3%
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI$86,340-4.5%
Madison, WI$86,180-4.7%
Ogden, UT$85,780-5.1%
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA$85,500-5.4%
Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA$85,050-5.9%
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL$84,750-6.2%
Syracuse, NY$84,520-6.5%
Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA$84,300-6.7%
Salem, OR$84,000-7.1%
Reno, NV$83,920-7.2%
Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ$83,480-7.6%
Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN$82,970-8.2%
Birmingham, AL$82,870-8.3%
Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV$82,860-8.3%
Lansing-East Lansing, MI$82,670-8.5%
Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC$82,610-8.6%
San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX$82,520-8.7%
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI$82,370-8.9%
Salt Lake City-Murray, UT$82,050-9.2%
Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA$81,540-9.8%
Anchorage, AK$81,110-10.3%
St. Louis, MO-IL$80,840-10.6%
Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL$80,640-10.8%
Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA$80,610-10.8%
Mobile, AL$79,980-11.5%
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN$79,550-12.0%
Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC$79,340-12.2%
Richmond, VA$79,200-12.4%
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN$79,140-12.4%
Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI$79,080-12.5%
Columbus, OH$78,870-12.7%
Rochester, NY$78,370-13.3%
Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, FL$78,310-13.4%
Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY$78,300-13.4%
Portland-South Portland, ME$78,160-13.5%
Columbia, SC$77,640-14.1%
Eugene-Springfield, OR$77,210-14.6%
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL$77,170-14.6%
Wichita, KS$76,820-15.0%
Kansas City, MO-KS$76,590-15.3%
Logan, UT-ID$76,540-15.3%
Bakersfield-Delano, CA$76,170-15.7%
Fresno, CA$76,030-15.9%
Tallahassee, FL$75,990-15.9%
Cleveland, OH$75,810-16.1%
Billings, MT$75,330-16.7%
Baton Rouge, LA$75,310-16.7%
Boise City, ID$75,210-16.8%
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA$75,140-16.9%
Tucson, AZ$75,070-16.9%
Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT$74,890-17.1%
Oshkosh-Neenah, WI$74,360-17.7%
Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ$73,720-18.4%
Fargo, ND-MN$72,990-19.2%
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA$71,580-20.8%
Oklahoma City, OK$71,210-21.2%
Tulsa, OK$70,910-21.6%
Akron, OH$70,790-21.7%
Lafayette, LA$70,140-22.4%
Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA$69,450-23.2%
Cedar Rapids, IA$69,410-23.2%
Lexington-Fayette, KY$68,900-23.8%
Asheville, NC$68,180-24.6%
Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC$67,910-24.9%
Lincoln, NE$66,610-26.3%
Toledo, OH$65,310-27.7%
Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH$64,380-28.8%
Gainesville, FL$63,730-29.5%
Elkhart-Goshen, IN$63,570-29.7%
New Orleans-Metairie, LA$62,990-30.3%
El Paso, TX$62,830-30.5%
Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR$61,860-31.6%
Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers, AR$61,180-32.3%
Fort Wayne, IN$60,480-33.1%
Dubuque, IA$57,400-36.5%
Puerto Rico$46,950-48.1%
San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR$46,950-48.1%
Data Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Data reflects the most recent annual survey.