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Technical Writer salary in United States
In the U.S., technical writers (SOC 27-3042) earned a median $90,390 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 16 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $101,350. The middle half of those ads list $70,035 to $132,300, based on 16 salaries from 11 employers, updated 8 Nov 2026.
Official benchmark · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Technical Writers: official U.S. pay, May 2025
In the U.S., technical writers (SOC 27-3042) earned a median $90,390 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 16 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $101,350.
- 10th percentile
- $57,440
- 25th percentile
- $70,880
- Median
- $90,390
- 75th percentile
- $115,510
- 90th percentile
- $145,270
Jobiba's job-ad median is 12% above the BLS median.
Occupation: Technical Writers (SOC 27-3042) · 45,500 jobs · per year, before tax. Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation across the U.S., all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded) — not only jobs that are advertised. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (public domain), retrieved 23 Oct 2026.
Pay by state · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Where technical writers earn the most, May 2025
New Jersey has the highest median for technical writers (SOC 27-3042) at $122,320 a year; Puerto Rico has the lowest at $46,950. BLS publishes a figure for 46 states and territories.
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Jersey | $122,320 | $83,150 – $135,010 | 1,550 |
| District of Columbia | $117,810 | $84,990 – $128,610 | 440 |
| Massachusetts | $109,200 | $86,060 – $134,620 | 1,850 |
| Washington | $104,070 | $78,680 – $131,940 | 1,620 |
| California | $104,000 | $84,250 – $141,280 | 5,280 |
| Rhode Island | $102,360 | $81,780 – $105,640 | 150 |
| Connecticut | $101,870 | $83,220 – $116,660 | 770 |
| Maryland | $100,990 | $79,730 – $125,440 | 1,780 |
| Colorado | $100,610 | $82,060 – $123,490 | 1,320 |
| New York | $98,310 | $73,440 – $121,500 | 1,610 |
| State | Median | Middle half | Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|
| Puerto Rico | $46,950 | $32,200 – $65,970 | 60 |
| Arkansas | $61,180 | $51,660 – $74,590 | 150 |
| South Dakota | $63,350 | $53,730 – $75,500 | 70 |
| Louisiana | $63,790 | $58,020 – $76,670 | 320 |
| Mississippi | $65,220 | $60,810 – $80,150 | 70 |
Annual wages of all wage and salary workers in the occupation in each state, all industries and employer sizes (self-employed excluded), per year before tax. Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025 (state data) (public domain).
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- Median in job ads
- $101,350
- a year
- 12-month range
- High $84,500
- Oct 2026
- Low $84,500 · Oct 2026
- Salaries
- 16
- from 11 employers
- Last updated
- 8 Nov 2026
- 12-month window to 8 Nov 2026
Salary range
Where listed pay sits
- 10th percentile
- $59,982
- 25th percentile
- $70,035
- Median
- $101,350
- 75th percentile
- $132,300
- 90th percentile
- $163,946
16 salaries · 20 live United States jobs. Box: the middle half of salaries · line: the median · whisker: 10th to 90th percentile.
Based on 16 salary-listed job postings from the last 12 months · last updated 8 Nov 2026
Salary brackets
Technical Writer salary brackets in United States
How the 16 comparable salary observations behind the percentile band above spread across USD pay brackets, annualised and United States only. Shares are of observations, not of employers.
| Pay bracket | Relative size | Share and count of listings |
|---|---|---|
| $40K–$60K | 13% 2 listings | |
| $60K–$80K | 19% 3 listings | |
| $80K–$100K | 13% 2 listings | |
| $100K–$120KMedian here | 25% 4 listings | |
| $120K–$140K | 6% 1 listing | |
| $140K–$160K | 12% 2 listings | |
| $160K–$180K | 6% 1 listing | |
| $180K and over | 6% 1 listing |
Brackets are equal-width and rounded; the open-ended rows collect the lowest and highest observations, and the bracket that holds the median is highlighted. Same cohort and outlier rules as the percentiles above.
Pay listed by employers
Latest Technical Writer jobs that show their pay in United States
Pay as the employer wrote it, per year: individual job posts, not averages.
- Technical WriterEchodyne Corp · posted 7 Nov 2026$124,733 – $187,048
- Technical WriterAmca · posted 7 Nov 2026$58,240 – $79,040
- Technical WriterAlembic · posted 7 Nov 2026$162,000 – $182,000
- Technical WriterAdvanced Technology Services · Entry level · posted 6 Nov 2026$57,890 – $74,036
- Technical WriterSkild AI · posted 4 Nov 2026$100,000 – $300,000
Evidence
Where these numbers come from
16 salaries from 11 employers, posted between 8 Nov 2025 and 8 Nov 2026. Last updated 8 Nov 2026. Every figure on this page comes from this one group of salaries; the median is the middle value, not the average.
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Live jobs
Technical Writer jobs in United States
- Technical Writer
Hud · San Francisco, California, United States
$100K – $165K/yr · listed by the employer
- Technical Writer
Echodyne Corp · Kirkland, Washington, United States
$124.7K – $187K/yr · listed by the employer
- Technical Writer
Amca · El Segundo
$28 – $38/hr · listed by the employer
- Technical Writer
Alembic · San Francisco, California, USA
$162K – $182K/yr · listed by the employer
- Technical Writer
Advanced Technology Services · United States- Mossville, Illinois
$57.9K – $74K/yr · listed by the employer
- Technical Writer
Skild AI · San Mateo
$100K – $300K/yr · listed by the employer
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What this number does—and does not—mean
The range summarizes salary-listed Jobiba jobs in United States. It is not a promise of what one employer will pay, and it is not converted from another country's currency. Experience, city, seniority, skills and company can move an individual offer materially.
Frequently asked questions
Technical Writer salary in United States: common questions
What is the average Technical Writer salary in United States in 2026?
In the U.S., technical writers (SOC 27-3042) earned a median $90,390 a year in May 2025, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics; pay listed in 16 job ads for U.S. jobs on Jobiba from the last 12 months has a median of $101,350. The middle half of those job ads pay between $70,035 and $132,300 a year (25th to 75th percentile).
How does Jobiba calculate Technical Writer salary in United States?
From 16 salary-listed Jobiba job postings from the last 12 months that state an explicit salary, currency and pay period. Hourly, daily and monthly pay is converted to an annual figure, implausible values and outliers are removed, and currencies are never mixed or converted. Jobiba publishes the median and 25th–75th percentile range only when enough comparable postings exist.