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Technical Writers Salary by City
Technical Writers Salary by City (2026)
156 metro areas · National average: $84,691 · Source: BLS OEWS
The table below shows Technical Writers salaries across 156 U.S. metropolitan areas,
sorted from highest to lowest. Click any city to see the full wage breakdown.
Metro Area
Mean Annual
Median Annual
P10
P90
San Luis Obispo, CA $152,380
$182,450
$77,490
$215,070
San Jose, CA $146,930
$135,880
$71,690
$212,480
San Francisco, CA $132,750
$130,850
$72,220
$189,450
Hartford, CT $117,940
$125,760
$77,960
$125,760
Santa Rosa, CA $115,700
$107,690
$68,540
$162,680
Durham, NC $110,910
$100,660
$66,760
$166,980
Santa Maria, CA $109,780
$109,480
$61,970
$155,180
Boulder, CO $108,520
$99,740
$70,530
$144,190
Seattle, WA $108,180
$99,220
$62,770
$164,720
Boston, MA $107,710
$103,960
$66,540
$149,700
Raleigh, NC $106,080
$102,760
$62,400
$157,540
San Diego, CA $106,070
$102,420
$59,640
$147,590
Manchester, NH $105,100
$93,730
$54,700
$169,990
Denver, CO $104,640
$104,990
$67,920
$139,580
Burlington, VT $104,020
$83,940
$55,690
$219,060
Bridgeport, CT $102,270
$99,080
$57,980
$118,080
Idaho Falls, ID $102,170
$96,780
$58,310
$166,210
Los Angeles, CA $100,190
$100,440
$100,440
$100,440
Augusta, GA $100,110
$98,010
$75,120
$128,790
Kennewick, WA $99,850
$106,220
$61,790
$133,190
Washington, DC $99,770
$97,810
$63,870
$137,870
Colorado Springs, CO $99,760
$97,740
$64,690
$125,560
Albany, NY $97,470
$91,020
$58,630
$173,230
Ann Arbor, MI $97,440
$81,340
$49,990
$133,150
Trenton, NJ $97,090
$94,670
$54,070
$139,090
North Port, FL $96,960
$88,510
$56,210
$156,190
Norwich, CT $96,500
$79,310
$64,630
$131,990
Worcester, MA $95,770
$87,820
$67,820
$134,030
Wilmington, NC $94,960
$93,100
$58,960
$149,030
Charlottesville, VA $94,520
$89,860
$58,570
$127,680
Baltimore, MD $94,260
$93,650
$67,860
$125,960
New Haven, CT $94,110
$86,550
$52,250
$132,050
Philadelphia, PA $93,660
$82,890
$48,470
$162,200
Providence, RI $93,440
$100,580
$62,070
$106,520
Olympia, WA $92,650
$80,360
$68,530
$124,800
Sacramento, CA $92,350
$80,390
$62,680
$132,480
Oxnard, CA $92,160
$90,020
$56,470
$130,190
Orlando, FL $91,830
$82,470
$56,940
$140,380
Riverside, CA $91,770
$81,920
$55,190
$130,670
Portland, OR $90,930
$83,440
$55,610
$135,970
New York, NY $90,230
$83,580
$38,930
$145,180
Lexington Park, MD $90,220
$83,900
$66,220
$121,870
Montgomery, AL $89,790
$83,180
$64,990
$116,440
Huntsville, AL $89,340
$88,090
$58,600
$123,320
Charlotte, NC $88,920
$82,990
$58,550
$123,300
Austin, TX $88,240
$84,210
$54,970
$124,520
Indianapolis, IN $87,820
$82,360
$58,250
$140,450
Tampa, FL $87,600
$81,020
$55,370
$122,970
Anchorage, AK $87,380
$83,560
$59,420
$117,850
Charleston, SC $87,240
$84,350
$53,990
$106,990
Chicago, IL $87,190
$80,240
$56,090
$127,640
Madison, WI $87,190
$83,380
$60,340
$124,990
Detroit, MI $87,060
$82,220
$52,240
$122,340
Cape Coral, FL $86,600
$74,060
$55,050
$153,850
Las Vegas, NV $86,220
$78,870
$59,440
$111,870
Jacksonville, FL $86,100
$82,340
$57,030
$114,820
Tucson, AZ $85,900
$80,350
$57,600
$116,560
Reno, NV $85,430
$84,130
$62,680
$106,440
Syracuse, NY $85,270
$80,550
$50,230
$126,840
Waterbury, CT $85,110
$82,430
$51,790
$116,820
Fresno, CA $85,040
$72,880
$51,540
$136,360
Atlanta, GA $84,930
$81,570
$50,510
$119,450
Albuquerque, NM $84,910
$82,610
$54,540
$129,390
Miami, FL $84,830
$78,340
$56,430
$124,300
Greenville, NC $84,800
$84,610
$61,530
$99,870
Allentown, PA $84,640
$77,080
$50,180
$132,960
Palm Bay, FL $84,570
$83,180
$63,190
$103,550
Fargo, ND $84,390
$103,340
$47,680
$104,720
Tallahassee, FL $84,110
$75,300
$46,450
$144,280
Memphis, TN $84,100
$86,340
$49,670
$119,970
Ogden, UT $84,090
$79,790
$55,110
$130,850
Dallas, TX $83,870
$79,990
$54,070
$120,640
Phoenix, AZ $83,820
$82,110
$41,040
$122,280
Fayetteville, NC $83,700
$75,570
$39,430
$135,640
Milwaukee, WI $83,460
$78,560
$58,040
$104,010
Bakersfield, CA $83,390
$80,140
$45,760
$123,360
Lansing, MI $83,260
$78,780
$58,490
$103,720
Lexington, KY $82,900
$68,380
$55,700
$128,160
Buffalo, NY $82,800
$79,630
$52,000
$129,760
Asheville, NC $82,630
$87,330
$60,920
$87,330
Virginia Beach, VA $82,590
$76,990
$54,670
$121,000
Mobile, AL $82,470
$83,030
$48,000
$116,240
Salt Lake City, UT $82,440
$73,800
$49,250
$132,370
St. Louis, MO $82,260
$83,230
$48,920
$119,480
Richmond, VA $81,890
$76,850
$56,440
$115,300
Eugene, OR $81,400
$74,480
$55,360
$124,530
Lynchburg, VA $81,320
$75,580
$47,350
$135,110
Houston, TX $81,260
$79,060
$49,910
$117,470
Greensboro, NC $81,080
$71,100
$50,330
$149,150
Salem, OR $80,840
$77,480
$61,750
$101,080
Baton Rouge, LA $80,480
$60,270
$44,590
$145,600
Minneapolis, MN $80,190
$77,760
$55,840
$106,300
Harrisburg, PA $79,990
$74,240
$49,090
$112,800
Bellingham, WA $79,770
$80,360
$55,810
$103,010
Louisville/Jefferson County, KY $79,140
$72,500
$53,080
$127,660
Rochester, NY $79,050
$75,240
$57,000
$105,060
Boise City, ID $78,980
$77,380
$52,220
$96,870
Crestview, FL $78,800
$77,480
$59,690
$104,250
Logan, UT $78,790
$76,880
$48,950
$126,060
Auburn, AL $78,570
$73,750
$53,250
$114,900
Lakeland, FL $78,530
$70,550
$47,990
$115,560
Peoria, IL $78,290
$79,800
$54,960
$96,220
Pittsburgh, PA $78,090
$74,590
$46,880
$110,880
Roanoke, VA $77,990
$72,320
$52,230
$102,840
Columbus, OH $77,890
$74,050
$53,000
$107,530
San Antonio, TX $77,630
$76,370
$48,270
$106,250
Birmingham, AL $77,600
$76,150
$50,230
$102,040
Knoxville, TN $77,500
$73,700
$45,420
$108,510
Columbia, SC $77,260
$71,310
$51,900
$107,030
Oshkosh, WI $77,090
$70,270
$55,650
$119,480
Spokane, WA $76,390
$74,170
$51,520
$99,290
Cincinnati, OH $76,230
$73,040
$51,900
$103,730
Green Bay, WI $76,010
$72,240
$58,190
$91,930
Omaha, NE $75,960
$71,180
$52,980
$109,200
York, PA $75,910
$63,560
$43,850
$120,260
Lincoln, NE $75,880
$70,290
$48,460
$106,440
Ocala, FL $75,850
$77,330
$52,260
$99,580
Portland, ME $75,540
$73,210
$54,590
$105,660
Kansas City, MO $75,330
$75,180
$46,880
$103,840
Provo, UT $75,200
$75,770
$31,200
$122,050
Toledo, OH $75,030
$61,270
$49,990
$108,210
Gainesville, FL $74,690
$64,510
$52,340
$98,780
Wichita, KS $74,450
$77,620
$44,690
$97,350
Greenville, SC $74,140
$67,580
$57,150
$98,420
Cleveland, OH $73,910
$64,990
$49,780
$101,700
Oklahoma City, OK $73,830
$71,990
$45,000
$107,060
Chattanooga, TN $73,810
$78,590
$51,120
$84,810
Akron, OH $73,410
$70,070
$48,570
$100,350
Winston, NC $73,410
$72,030
$51,710
$103,120
Davenport, IA $73,370
$64,170
$50,380
$106,710
Dayton, OH $73,230
$64,850
$50,600
$105,020
New Orleans, LA $73,140
$61,490
$43,990
$117,190
Santa Fe, NM $73,100
$66,780
$51,900
$100,160
Scranton, PA $73,070
$64,380
$43,340
$119,640
Killeen, TX $72,980
$77,900
$43,500
$105,830
Atlantic City, NJ $72,950
$69,230
$48,260
$100,300
Nashville, TN $72,760
$64,670
$45,760
$111,610
Grand Rapids, MI $71,940
$61,200
$40,310
$105,020
Des Moines, IA $70,720
$66,730
$53,170
$87,000
Reading, PA $70,480
$59,750
$48,970
$94,020
Tulsa, OK $70,170
$65,780
$41,670
$96,760
South Bend, IN $69,780
$69,110
$46,100
$86,310
Blacksburg, VA $68,930
$61,420
$45,940
$98,870
Fort Wayne, IN $66,940
$59,040
$45,310
$85,850
Columbus, GA $66,930
$59,890
$48,230
$102,260
Elkhart, IN $65,640
$64,390
$50,790
$77,680
Cedar Rapids, IA $65,610
$61,450
$50,160
$83,820
Sioux Falls, SD $65,530
$67,230
$52,090
$78,330
Iowa City, IA $65,350
$66,370
$52,590
$78,150
Canton, OH $64,930
$60,020
$42,810
$94,230
Warner Robins, GA $64,890
$58,700
$49,150
$84,300
Columbus, IN $64,880
$67,310
$43,910
$76,240
El Paso, TX $63,210
$60,490
$38,400
$88,380
Little Rock, AR $63,180
$60,330
$43,510
$84,040
Dubuque, IA $60,600
$54,490
$50,080
$82,310
San Juan, PR $45,490
$46,450
$27,040
$62,720
Data sourced from the
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS
.
All wage figures are annual.
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