Technical Writers salary
The median pay for technical writers in the United States is $90,390 a year. About 45,500 people hold this job.
- 10th percentile
- $57,440
- 25th percentile
- $70,880
- Median percentile
- $90,390
- 75th percentile
- $115,510
- 90th percentile
- $145,270
Percentiles show the spread of pay, not experience. BLS does not report experience, so reading the 25th percentile as "entry level" is only a rough guide. Data period: BLS OEWS May 2025.
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Highest-paying states · Highest-paying cities
By state
- New Jersey $122,320
- District of Columbia $117,810
- Massachusetts $109,200
- Washington $104,070
- California $104,000
- Rhode Island $102,360
- Connecticut $101,870
- Maryland $100,990
- Colorado $100,610
- New York $98,310
- New Hampshire $96,300
- New Mexico $94,970
- Virginia $93,600
- Delaware $90,370
- Nevada $88,750
- Illinois $88,700
- Vermont $87,860
- Pennsylvania $87,620
- North Carolina $86,320
- Florida $86,240
- Alabama $85,840
- Michigan $85,270
- Oregon $84,000
- Minnesota $83,270
- Alaska $83,200
- Texas $82,750
- South Carolina $82,540
- Kentucky $81,070
- Missouri $80,840
- Utah $80,270
- Wisconsin $80,030
- Arizona $79,780
- Tennessee $79,550
- Ohio $76,480
- Indiana $75,510
- Montana $75,070
- Kansas $73,550
- Georgia $73,070
- North Dakota $72,990
- Oklahoma $69,760
- Iowa $66,520
- Mississippi $65,220
- Louisiana $63,790
- South Dakota $63,350
- Arkansas $61,180
By metro area
- San Jose, CA $140,700
- San Francisco, CA $135,470
- Santa Rosa, CA $129,590
- Kennewick, WA $119,160
- Trenton, NJ $117,130
- Boston, MA $111,750
- New York, NY $111,050
- Seattle, WA $107,580
- Bridgeport, CT $106,900
- Boulder, CO $105,840
- Santa Maria, CA $104,450
- Los Angeles, CA $104,000
- Augusta, GA $103,730
- Denver, CO $103,360
- Savannah, GA $103,000
- Hartford, CT $102,470
- Baltimore, MD $102,140
- Idaho Falls, ID $101,790
- San Diego, CA $101,750
- Knoxville, TN $101,430
- Norwich, CT $100,650
- Washington, DC $99,910
- Oxnard, CA $98,800
- Worcester, MA $98,020
- Lexington Park, MD $97,810
- Manchester, NH $97,360
- Huntsville, AL $96,470
- Colorado Springs, CO $96,100
- Crestview, FL $95,690
- North Port, FL $94,750
- Durham, NC $94,520
- Sacramento, CA $94,400
- Wilmington, NC $93,750
- Fort Collins, CO $93,700
- Raleigh, NC $93,580
- Charlottesville, VA $93,530
- Waterbury, CT $92,880
- Detroit, MI $92,390
- Philadelphia, PA $92,330
- Providence, RI $92,240
- Memphis, TN $90,710
- Albany, NY $90,500
- Allentown, PA $90,230
- Chicago, IL $89,960
- Ann Arbor, MI $89,840
- Jacksonville, FL $89,440
- Tampa, FL $89,210
- Burlington, VT $89,140
- Greensboro, NC $88,840
- Charleston, SC $88,610
- Austin, TX $88,360
- Winston, NC $87,940
- Warner Robins, GA $87,810
- Houston, TX $87,360
- Peoria, IL $87,090
- Albuquerque, NM $86,790
- Orlando, FL $86,600
- Dallas, TX $86,520
- Minneapolis, MN $86,340
- Madison, WI $86,180
- Ogden, UT $85,780
- Riverside, CA $85,500
- Olympia, WA $85,050
- Miami, FL $84,750
- Syracuse, NY $84,520
- Spokane, WA $84,300
- Salem, OR $84,000
- Phoenix, AZ $83,480
- Indianapolis, IN $82,970
- Birmingham, AL $82,870
- Las Vegas, NV $82,860
- Lansing, MI $82,670
- Charlotte, NC $82,610
- San Antonio, TX $82,520
- Milwaukee, WI $82,370
- Salt Lake City, UT $82,050
- Portland, OR $81,540
- Anchorage, AK $81,110
- St. Louis, MO $80,840
- Palm Bay, FL $80,640
- Harrisburg, PA $80,610
- Mobile, AL $79,980
- Nashville, TN $79,550
- Virginia Beach, VA $79,340
- Richmond, VA $79,200
- Cincinnati, OH $79,140
- Grand Rapids, MI $79,080
- Columbus, OH $78,870
- Rochester, NY $78,370
- Deltona, FL $78,310
- Buffalo, NY $78,300
- Portland, ME $78,160
- Columbia, SC $77,640
- Eugene, OR $77,210
- Davenport, IA $77,170
- Wichita, KS $76,820
- Kansas City, MO $76,590
- Logan, UT $76,540
- Bakersfield, CA $76,170
- Fresno, CA $76,030
- Tallahassee, FL $75,990
- Cleveland, OH $75,810
- Billings, MT $75,330
- Baton Rouge, LA $75,310
- Boise City, ID $75,210
- Atlanta, GA $75,140
- Tucson, AZ $75,070
- Provo, UT $74,890
- Oshkosh, WI $74,360
- Atlantic City, NJ $73,720
- Fargo, ND $72,990
- Scranton, PA $71,580
- Oklahoma City, OK $71,210
- Tulsa, OK $70,910
- Akron, OH $70,790
- Lafayette, LA $70,140
- Des Moines, IA $69,450
- Cedar Rapids, IA $69,410
- Lexington, KY $68,900
- Asheville, NC $68,180