Technical Writers Salary
Average salary, salary range, and compensation data for Technical Writers positions across the United States.
Median Annual Salary
$91,670
National average
Salary Range
$54,400 – $130,430
10th–90th percentile
Data Year
2024
Source: BLS
Technical Writers Salary by City
| Location | Median Salary | Min | Max |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, CA | $182,450 | $77,490 | $215,070 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | $135,880 | $71,690 | $212,480 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA | $130,850 | $72,220 | $189,450 |
| Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT | $125,760 | $77,960 | $125,760 |
| Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, CA | $109,480 | $61,970 | $155,180 |
| Connecticut | $109,400 | $64,550 | $125,760 |
| Santa Rosa-Petaluma, CA | $107,690 | $68,540 | $162,680 |
| Kennewick-Richland, WA | $106,220 | $61,790 | $133,190 |
| Denver-Aurora-Centennial, CO | $104,990 | $67,920 | $139,580 |
| Colorado | $103,960 | $66,860 | $136,930 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | $103,960 | $66,540 | $149,700 |
| Fargo, ND-MN | $103,340 | $47,680 | $104,720 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | $102,760 | $62,400 | $157,540 |
| Massachusetts | $102,640 | $67,200 | $147,560 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | $102,420 | $59,640 | $147,590 |
| Durham-Chapel Hill, NC | $100,660 | $66,760 | $166,980 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | $100,580 | $62,070 | $106,520 |
| Rhode Island | $100,580 | $62,070 | $101,930 |
| California | $100,440 | $80,390 | $141,130 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | $100,440 | $100,440 | $100,440 |
| Boulder, CO | $99,740 | $70,530 | $144,190 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | $99,220 | $62,770 | $164,720 |
| Bridgeport-Stamford-Danbury, CT | $99,080 | $57,980 | $118,080 |
| Maryland | $98,350 | $67,100 | $131,610 |
| Sussex Delaware nonmetropolitan area | $98,130 | $69,210 | $125,440 |
| Augusta-Richmond County, GA-SC | $98,010 | $75,120 | $128,790 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | $97,810 | $63,870 | $137,870 |
| Colorado Springs, CO | $97,740 | $64,690 | $125,560 |
| Idaho Falls, ID | $96,780 | $58,310 | $166,210 |
| Trenton-Princeton, NJ | $94,670 | $54,070 | $139,090 |
| Manchester-Nashua, NH | $93,730 | $54,700 | $169,990 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | $93,650 | $67,860 | $125,960 |
| Washington | $93,230 | $59,890 | $163,110 |
| Wilmington, NC | $93,100 | $58,960 | $149,030 |
| New Hampshire | $91,710 | $58,650 | $152,490 |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY | $91,020 | $58,630 | $173,230 |
| Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA | $90,020 | $56,470 | $130,190 |
| Charlottesville, VA | $89,860 | $58,570 | $127,680 |
| District of Columbia | $89,180 | $65,090 | $140,570 |
| Eastern North Carolina nonmetropolitan area | $88,980 | $72,750 | $115,620 |
| North Port-Bradenton-Sarasota, FL | $88,510 | $56,210 | $156,190 |
| Huntsville, AL | $88,090 | $58,600 | $123,320 |
| Worcester, MA | $87,820 | $67,820 | $134,030 |
| North Carolina | $87,330 | $60,260 | $150,100 |
| Asheville, NC | $87,330 | $60,920 | $87,330 |
| New Jersey | $86,990 | $54,070 | $140,790 |
| New Haven, CT | $86,550 | $52,250 | $132,050 |
| Memphis, TN-MS-AR | $86,340 | $49,670 | $119,970 |
| Nevada | $85,860 | $59,440 | $111,880 |
| Northern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $85,820 | $56,160 | $127,980 |
| Greenville, NC | $84,610 | $61,530 | $99,870 |
| Southwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $84,540 | $50,890 | $88,940 |
| Charleston-North Charleston, SC | $84,350 | $53,990 | $106,990 |
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX | $84,210 | $54,970 | $124,520 |
| Reno, NV | $84,130 | $62,680 | $106,440 |
| Virginia | $84,000 | $59,870 | $131,960 |
| Burlington-South Burlington, VT | $83,940 | $55,690 | $219,060 |
| Lexington Park, MD | $83,900 | $66,220 | $121,870 |
| Vermont | $83,680 | $55,690 | $219,050 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ | $83,580 | $38,930 | $145,180 |
| Anchorage, AK | $83,560 | $59,420 | $117,850 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | $83,440 | $55,610 | $135,970 |
| Madison, WI | $83,380 | $60,340 | $124,990 |
| St. Louis, MO-IL | $83,230 | $48,920 | $119,480 |
| Oregon | $83,200 | $57,440 | $148,930 |
| Palm Bay-Melbourne-Titusville, FL | $83,180 | $63,190 | $103,550 |
| Montgomery, AL | $83,180 | $64,990 | $116,440 |
| Mobile, AL | $83,030 | $48,000 | $116,240 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | $82,990 | $58,550 | $123,300 |
| New York | $82,980 | $38,930 | $149,990 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | $82,890 | $48,470 | $162,200 |
| Albuquerque, NM | $82,610 | $54,540 | $129,390 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | $82,470 | $56,940 | $140,380 |
| Waterbury-Shelton, CT | $82,430 | $51,790 | $116,820 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN | $82,360 | $58,250 | $140,450 |
| Jacksonville, FL | $82,340 | $57,030 | $114,820 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | $82,220 | $52,240 | $122,340 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | $82,110 | $41,040 | $122,280 |
| Arizona | $82,100 | $47,410 | $118,940 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | $81,920 | $55,190 | $130,670 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GA | $81,570 | $50,510 | $119,450 |
| Ann Arbor, MI | $81,340 | $49,990 | $133,150 |
| Missouri | $81,150 | $46,860 | $108,380 |
| Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | $81,020 | $55,370 | $122,970 |
| Florida | $80,840 | $55,550 | $125,310 |
| Alaska | $80,640 | $41,790 | $97,320 |
| Alaska nonmetropolitan area | $80,640 | $41,790 | $97,320 |
| Alabama | $80,570 | $56,260 | $116,440 |
| Syracuse, NY | $80,550 | $50,230 | $126,840 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | $80,390 | $62,680 | $132,480 |
| Olympia-Lacey-Tumwater, WA | $80,360 | $68,530 | $124,800 |
| Bellingham, WA | $80,360 | $55,810 | $103,010 |
| Tucson, AZ | $80,350 | $57,600 | $116,560 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN | $80,240 | $56,090 | $127,640 |
| Bakersfield-Delano, CA | $80,140 | $45,760 | $123,360 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | $79,990 | $54,070 | $120,640 |
| Peoria, IL | $79,800 | $54,960 | $96,220 |
| Ogden, UT | $79,790 | $55,110 | $130,850 |
| Illinois | $79,690 | $52,320 | $124,280 |
| Buffalo-Cheektowaga, NY | $79,630 | $52,000 | $129,760 |
| Idaho | $79,490 | $52,240 | $110,630 |
| Norwich-New London-Willimantic, CT | $79,310 | $64,630 | $131,990 |
| Texas | $79,060 | $48,920 | $120,160 |
| Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TX | $79,060 | $49,910 | $117,470 |
| Pennsylvania | $78,970 | $48,680 | $125,830 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-North Las Vegas, NV | $78,870 | $59,440 | $111,870 |
| New Mexico | $78,840 | $54,170 | $104,950 |
| Lansing-East Lansing, MI | $78,780 | $58,490 | $103,720 |
| Michigan | $78,750 | $47,330 | $123,710 |
| South Carolina | $78,660 | $55,340 | $109,040 |
| Chattanooga, TN-GA | $78,590 | $51,120 | $84,810 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | $78,560 | $58,040 | $104,010 |
| Northeast Virginia nonmetropolitan area | $78,450 | $55,500 | $109,120 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL | $78,340 | $56,430 | $124,300 |
| Indiana | $78,240 | $53,050 | $107,160 |
| Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area | $78,040 | $57,990 | $108,170 |
| Killeen-Temple, TX | $77,900 | $43,500 | $105,830 |
| Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | $77,760 | $55,840 | $106,300 |
| Wichita, KS | $77,620 | $44,690 | $97,350 |
| Salem, OR | $77,480 | $61,750 | $101,080 |
| Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL | $77,480 | $59,690 | $104,250 |
| Boise City, ID | $77,380 | $52,220 | $96,870 |
| Ocala, FL | $77,330 | $52,260 | $99,580 |
| Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA-NJ | $77,080 | $50,180 | $132,960 |
| Virginia Beach-Chesapeake-Norfolk, VA-NC | $76,990 | $54,670 | $121,000 |
| Tennessee | $76,950 | $46,450 | $105,280 |
| Logan, UT-ID | $76,880 | $48,950 | $126,060 |
| Richmond, VA | $76,850 | $56,440 | $115,300 |
| Minnesota | $76,770 | $55,640 | $105,960 |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels, TX | $76,370 | $48,270 | $106,250 |
| Birmingham, AL | $76,150 | $50,230 | $102,040 |
| Wisconsin | $76,090 | $54,910 | $104,000 |
| Provo-Orem-Lehi, UT | $75,770 | $31,200 | $122,050 |
| Lynchburg, VA | $75,580 | $47,350 | $135,110 |
| Fayetteville, NC | $75,570 | $39,430 | $135,640 |
| Tallahassee, FL | $75,300 | $46,450 | $144,280 |
| Southeast Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $75,280 | $47,770 | $110,850 |
| Rochester, NY | $75,240 | $57,000 | $105,060 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | $75,180 | $46,880 | $103,840 |
| Utah | $74,940 | $45,000 | $126,110 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | $74,590 | $46,880 | $110,880 |
| Eugene-Springfield, OR | $74,480 | $55,360 | $124,530 |
| Harrisburg-Carlisle, PA | $74,240 | $49,090 | $112,800 |
| Spokane-Spokane Valley, WA | $74,170 | $51,520 | $99,290 |
| Cape Coral-Fort Myers, FL | $74,060 | $55,050 | $153,850 |
| Columbus, OH | $74,050 | $53,000 | $107,530 |
| Salt Lake City-Murray, UT | $73,800 | $49,250 | $132,370 |
| Auburn-Opelika, AL | $73,750 | $53,250 | $114,900 |
| Knoxville, TN | $73,700 | $45,420 | $108,510 |
| Portland-South Portland, ME | $73,210 | $54,590 | $105,660 |
| Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN | $73,040 | $51,900 | $103,730 |
| Fresno, CA | $72,880 | $51,540 | $136,360 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | $72,500 | $53,080 | $127,660 |
| Georgia | $72,440 | $50,030 | $121,370 |
| Kansas | $72,330 | $38,800 | $101,070 |
| Roanoke, VA | $72,320 | $52,230 | $102,840 |
| Green Bay, WI | $72,240 | $58,190 | $91,930 |
| Winston-Salem, NC | $72,030 | $51,710 | $103,120 |
| Oklahoma City, OK | $71,990 | $45,000 | $107,060 |
| Columbia, SC | $71,310 | $51,900 | $107,030 |
| Omaha, NE-IA | $71,180 | $52,980 | $109,200 |
| Greensboro-High Point, NC | $71,100 | $50,330 | $149,150 |
| Kentucky | $70,970 | $50,380 | $123,990 |
| Ohio | $70,640 | $50,600 | $105,840 |
| North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) | $70,640 | $52,240 | $118,160 |
| Maine | $70,570 | $45,880 | $116,640 |
| Lakeland-Winter Haven, FL | $70,550 | $47,990 | $115,560 |
| Lincoln, NE | $70,290 | $48,460 | $106,440 |
| Oshkosh-Neenah, WI | $70,270 | $55,650 | $119,480 |
| Akron, OH | $70,070 | $48,570 | $100,350 |
| Eastern New Mexico nonmetropolitan area | $69,280 | $52,630 | $90,200 |
| Atlantic City-Hammonton, NJ | $69,230 | $48,260 | $100,300 |
| South Bend-Mishawaka, IN-MI | $69,110 | $46,100 | $86,310 |
| Lexington-Fayette, KY | $68,380 | $55,700 | $128,160 |
| Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC | $67,580 | $57,150 | $98,420 |
| Columbus, IN | $67,310 | $43,910 | $76,240 |
| Sioux Falls, SD-MN | $67,230 | $52,090 | $78,330 |
| Santa Fe, NM | $66,780 | $51,900 | $100,160 |
| Des Moines-West Des Moines, IA | $66,730 | $53,170 | $87,000 |
| Oklahoma | $66,560 | $43,850 | $97,120 |
| Iowa City, IA | $66,370 | $52,590 | $78,150 |
| Tulsa, OK | $65,780 | $41,670 | $96,760 |
| North Dakota | $65,740 | $47,680 | $104,720 |
| Nebraska | $65,480 | $49,330 | $107,360 |
| Southern Indiana nonmetropolitan area | $65,370 | $52,110 | $79,310 |
| North Region of Texas nonmetropolitan area | $65,100 | $43,990 | $102,810 |
| Cleveland, OH | $64,990 | $49,780 | $101,700 |
| Dayton-Kettering-Beavercreek, OH | $64,850 | $50,600 | $105,020 |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN | $64,670 | $45,760 | $111,610 |
| Gainesville, FL | $64,510 | $52,340 | $98,780 |
| Elkhart-Goshen, IN | $64,390 | $50,790 | $77,680 |
| Scranton--Wilkes-Barre, PA | $64,380 | $43,340 | $119,640 |
| Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL | $64,170 | $50,380 | $106,710 |
| Iowa | $63,680 | $50,160 | $87,370 |
| York-Hanover, PA | $63,560 | $43,850 | $120,260 |
| Montana | $63,090 | $53,980 | $95,640 |
| Mississippi | $62,680 | $43,590 | $84,110 |
| Arkansas | $62,490 | $40,930 | $106,300 |
| Southeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $62,310 | $43,400 | $82,290 |
| West Virginia | $62,250 | $44,240 | $114,050 |
| New Orleans-Metairie, LA | $61,490 | $43,990 | $117,190 |
| Cedar Rapids, IA | $61,450 | $50,160 | $83,820 |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA | $61,420 | $45,940 | $98,870 |
| Toledo, OH | $61,270 | $49,990 | $108,210 |
| Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI | $61,200 | $40,310 | $105,020 |
| Southern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $61,160 | $43,860 | $85,210 |
| West Northwestern Ohio nonmetropolitan area | $61,140 | $51,750 | $94,700 |
| El Paso, TX | $60,490 | $38,400 | $88,380 |
| Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway, AR | $60,330 | $43,510 | $84,040 |
| South Dakota | $60,310 | $47,350 | $78,370 |
| Baton Rouge, LA | $60,270 | $44,590 | $145,600 |
| Canton-Massillon, OH | $60,020 | $42,810 | $94,230 |
| Southeast Iowa nonmetropolitan area | $59,940 | $49,050 | $82,360 |
| Northwest Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $59,940 | $42,050 | $86,080 |
| Columbus, GA-AL | $59,890 | $48,230 | $102,260 |
| Reading, PA | $59,750 | $48,970 | $94,020 |
| Louisiana | $59,250 | $40,720 | $130,980 |
| Fort Wayne, IN | $59,040 | $45,310 | $85,850 |
| Warner Robins, GA | $58,700 | $49,150 | $84,300 |
| Northwest Minnesota nonmetropolitan area | $58,580 | $45,970 | $97,160 |
| Dubuque, IA | $54,490 | $50,080 | $82,310 |
| Northeast Oklahoma nonmetropolitan area | $52,260 | $35,150 | $73,600 |
| Kansas nonmetropolitan area | $51,740 | $36,300 | $95,340 |
| East South Dakota nonmetropolitan area | $51,380 | $42,960 | $77,990 |
| San Juan-Bayamon-Caguas, PR | $46,450 | $27,040 | $62,720 |
| Puerto Rico | $46,450 | $25,380 | $62,720 |
Frequently Asked Questions
How much does a Technical Writers make?▾
The median annual salary for a Technical Writers is $91,670, with a typical range of $54,400 – $130,430 depending on experience, location, and employer.
What is the starting salary for a Technical Writers?▾
Entry-level Technical Writers positions typically start around $54,400 per year. Salaries increase significantly with experience and specialization.
Where do Technical Writerss earn the most?▾
Technical Writerss tend to earn the highest salaries in major metropolitan areas. Use the salary by city table above to compare compensation across different locations.