Technical Writer Salary

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What Technical Writers actually earn, benchmarked from real postings that disclose pay. Figures are USD only, with no currency conversion.

Technical Writers earn a median of $118K (USD), based on 69 postings that disclosed pay. The middle half sits between $99K and $147K, with the full range running $46K to $200K.

Salary

Median

$118K

USD/yr

Average

$122K

USD/yr

Minimum

$46K

USD/yr

Maximum

$200K

USD/yr

Based on 69 disclosed USD postings · Technical Writer, USD-disclosed

Based only on postings that disclose pay, counted in USD with no conversion. Native-currency pay by country is on the salary hub; see the full methodology.