EMPLOYMENT DATA

Technical writers

Technical writers
Technical writers -- jobs in the United States

Table showing the approximate number of people employed as Technical writers and their average hourly wage and annual salary for selected cities and municipalities in the United States. All figures are from the U.S. Department of Labor.

CityNo. EmployedAvg Hourly WageAvg Annual Salary
Akron, OH50$22.47$46,730
Albany-Schenectady-Troy, NY130$24.29$50,530
Albuquerque, NM180$24.09$50,110
Allentown-Bethlehem-Easton, PA40$18.69$38,880
Anchorage, AK30$22.92$47,680
Ann Arbor, MI PMSA100$19.94$41,480
Appleton-Oshkosh-Neenah, WI40$20.31$42,240
Asheville, NC60$26.92$55,990
Atlanta, GA780$27.18$56,540
Austin-San Marcos, TX390$24.93$51,860
Bakersfield, CA50$27.83$57,890
Baltimore, MD PMSA440$26.02$54,120
Bergen-Passaic, NJ300$30.66$63,770
Binghamton, NY70$22.14$46,050
Birmingham, AL50$20.34$42,310
Boise City, ID140$20.62$42,890
Boston, MA-NH PMSA1,470$30.90$64,280
Boulder-Longmont, CO PMSA200$31.51$65,550
Brazoria, TX**$22.57$46,940
Bridgeport, CT PMSA60$27.63$57,470
Bryan-College Station, TX**$21.86$45,460
Buffalo-Niagara Falls, NY90$22.59$46,990
Charleston-North Charleston, SC70$23.23$48,320
Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill, NC-SC110$24.23$50,400
Chicago, IL PMSA1,220$27.34$56,870
Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN180$22.88$47,590
Cleveland-Lorain-Elyria, OH260$22.48$46,760
Colorado Springs, CO160$24.24$50,430
Columbus, GA-AL50$23.85$49,600
Columbus, OH270$24.87$51,720
Dallas, TX850$27.58$57,360
Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL50$23.36$48,580
Dayton-Springfield, OH310$21.19$44,070
Denver, CO PMSA680$27.78$57,770
Des Moines, IA60$22.33$46,450
Detroit, MI PMSA820$25.14$52,280
Dubuque, IA30$20.02$41,640
Eau Claire, WI40$28.07$58,400
El Paso, TX50$22.99$47,810
Elkhart-Goshen, IN**$19.70$40,970
Eugene-Springfield, OR60$17.77$36,970
Fargo-Moorhead, ND-MN40$24.68$51,330
Flint, MI PMSA**$21.13$43,940
Fort Collins-Loveland, CO160$22.25$46,270
Fort Lauderdale, FL PMSA120$26.24$54,570
Fort Walton Beach, FL70$21.15$44,000
Fort Wayne, IN30$25.27$52,560
Fort Worth-Arlington, TX210$25.77$53,600
Fresno, CA50$30.40$63,230
Gainesville, FL50$19.75$41,070
Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI120$23.33$48,520
Green Bay, WI40$20.37$42,370
Greensboro--Winston-Salem--High Point, NC90$26.21$54,520
Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson, SC70$21.93$45,610
Harrisburg-Lebanon-Carlisle, PA80$20.99$43,660
Hartford, CT410$21.01$43,690
Honolulu, HI50$24.12$50,170
Houston, TX1,260$24.02$49,960
Huntsville, AL280$22.59$46,990
Indianapolis, IN450$24.62$51,210
Iowa City, IA**$14.54$30,240
Jacksonville, FL140$19.84$41,260
Jersey City, NJ30$31.69$65,920
Johnstown, PA30$24.57$51,090
Kalamazoo-Battle Creek, MI30$25.17$52,350
Kansas City, MO-KS360$28.05$58,340
Killeen-Temple, TX40$19.48$40,510
Knoxville, TN100$23.31$48,490
Lancaster, PA30$23.51$48,890
Lansing-East Lansing, MI40$24.42$50,790
Las Vegas, NV-AZ120$26.18$54,450
Lawrence, MA-NH PMSA80$28.39$59,040
Lexington, KY80$20.48$42,590
Lincoln, NE30**
Little Rock-North Little Rock, AR110$22.55$46,900
Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA PMSA1,600$28.76$59,820
Louisville, KY-IN110$21.72$45,180
Lowell, MA-NH PMSA160$29.36$61,070
Lynchburg, VA**$18.82$39,140
Macon, GA60$18.30$38,060
Madison, WI120$21.86$45,460
Manchester, NH50$28.93$60,170
Melbourne-Titusville-Palm Bay, FL130$22.01$45,790
Miami, FL PMSA410$23.29$48,440
Middlesex-Somerset-Hunterdon, NJ460$29.72$61,810
Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI430$24.40$50,750
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN-WI1,140$27.85$57,930
Monmouth-Ocean, NJ160$31.63$65,790
Montgomery, AL60$19.80$41,170
Nashua, NH90$29.15$60,630
Nashville, TN90$21.92$45,590
Nassau-Suffolk, NY350$32.93$68,500
New Haven-Meriden, CT PMSA70$28.39$59,060
New London-Norwich, CT-RI160$25.49$53,010
New Orleans, LA**$24.28$50,500
New York, NY960$32.99$68,620
Newark, NJ390$31.32$65,150
Norfolk-Virginia Beach-Newport News, VA-NC160$23.34$48,550
Oakland, CA PMSA440$33.40$69,460
Oklahoma City, OK210$18.64$38,760
Omaha, NE-IA90$20.59$42,820
Orange County, CA PMSA590$29.67$61,720
Orlando, FL220$23.14$48,130
Pensacola, FL**$19.19$39,920
Peoria-Pekin, IL60$21.81$45,360
Philadelphia, PA-NJ800$28.28$58,830
Phoenix-Mesa, AZ600$22.41$46,620
Pittsburgh, PA340$22.21$46,200
Portland, ME30$26.24$54,580
Portland-Vancouver, OR-WA520$25.89$53,840
Portsmouth-Rochester, NH-ME50$24.46$50,880
Provo-Orem, UT**$28.04$58,310
Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill, NC**$28.37$59,010
Reno, NV40$22.23$46,250
Richland-Kennewick-Pasco, WA150$31.36$65,230
Richmond-Petersburg, VA170$25.65$53,350
Riverside-San Bernardino, CA PMSA210$24.93$51,850
Roanoke, VA100$27.00$56,150
Rochester, NY280$23.67$49,230
Rockford, IL30$23.17$48,180
Sacramento, CA PMSA330$22.51$46,820
Salem, OR30$23.31$48,480
Salinas, CA50$26.20$54,500
Salt Lake City-Ogden, UT410$24.43$50,820
San Antonio, TX180$23.34$48,560
San Diego, CA470$34.35$71,440
San Francisco, CA PMSA740$33.63$69,940
San Jose, CA PMSA1,290$38.58$80,250
San Juan-Bayamon, PR60$19.12$39,760
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Lompoc, CA70$25.71$53,480
Santa Cruz-Watsonville, CA PMSA50$33.90$70,510
Santa Rosa, CA PMSA100$33.37$69,400
Sarasota-Bradenton, FL30$21.91$45,580
Scranton--Wilkes-Barre--Hazleton, PA60**
Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, WA1,360$32.56$67,720
South Bend, IN40$17.88$37,200
Spokane, WA40$23.04$47,920
Springfield, MA30$23.33$48,530
St. Louis, MO-IL340$23.16$48,160
Stamford-Norwalk, CT PMSA90$28.05$58,350
Syracuse, NY50$21.99$45,740
Tacoma, WA**$31.74$66,020
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL360$20.43$42,500
Trenton, NJ200$29.53$61,420
Tucson, AZ120$21.85$45,450
Tulsa, OK130$19.85$41,290
Ventura, CA PMSA450$31.25$65,000
Washington, DC-MD-VA-WV PMSA2,390$27.86$57,950
West Palm Beach-Boca Raton, FL90$22.81$47,450
Wichita, KS150$21.73$45,190
Wilmington-Newark, DE-MD PMSA70$26.00$54,080
Worcester, MA-CT PMSA60$29.04$60,400


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