How much does a Technical Writer make?

Updated Sep 10, 2023

Experience

Industry

Total Pay Range
$61K - $96K/yr
Base Pay
$55K - $84K/yr
Additional Pay
$6K - $12K/yr

$77K

/yr
$61K$96K
Most Likely Range

The estimated total pay for a Technical Writer is $76,516 per year in the United States area, with an average salary of $68,020 per year. These numbers represent the median, which is the midpoint of the ranges from our proprietary Total Pay Estimate model and based on salaries collected from our users. The estimated additional pay is $8,496 per year. Additional pay could include cash bonus, commission, tips, and profit sharing. The "Most Likely Range" represents values that exist within the 25th and 75th percentile of all pay data available for this role.

How accurate is this most likely Total Pay range (base + additional) of $61K-$96K/yr?

Total Pay Trajectory

For Technical Writer

$76,516 /yr
Technical Writer
$100,410 /yr
Senior Technical Writer
$94,716 /yr
Lead Technical Writer
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What is the total pay trajectory for Technical Writer?

Job TitleSalary
Technical Writer$76,516 /yr
Senior Technical Writer$100,410 /yr
Lead Technical Writer$94,716 /yr

Related Job Titles

For Technical Writer

Some related job titles are Project Manager/Technical Writer Salaries with median pay of $86,441, Senior Technical Writer Salaries with median pay of $100,410, Technical Writer/Editor Salaries with median pay of $71,318, Technical Writing Salaries with median pay of $73,626.

Top Paying Companies

For a Technical Writer in United States

Below is the total pay for the top 10 highest paying companies for a Technical Writer in United States. Employers include Google, Meta and Amazon Web Services.

1
Google
Google
$144,525/yr
2K open jobs
2
Meta
$139,912/yr
4
VMware
$118,172/yr
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Top Paying Companies

For Technical Writer in United States

1Google$144,525
2Meta$139,912
3Amazon Web Services$128,932
4VMware$118,172
5Splunk$117,125
6Workday$116,565
7Salesforce$116,521
8Cisco Systems$116,379
9Microsoft$115,754
10AppDynamics$115,511
Total Pay Trajectory

For Technical Writer

$76,516 /yr
Technical Writer
$100,410 /yr
Senior Technical Writer
$94,716 /yr
Lead Technical Writer
See Full Career Path

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What is the total pay trajectory for Technical Writer?

Job TitleSalary
Technical Writer$76,516 /yr
Senior Technical Writer$100,410 /yr
Lead Technical Writer$94,716 /yr

What are total pay estimates for a Technical Writer at different companies?

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Apple
4.2
Technical WriterSee 169 salaries from this location

$107,573

 / yr
Google
4.4
Technical WriterSee 111 salaries from this location

$144,525

 / yr
Epic
3.4
Technical WriterSee 84 salaries from this location

$76,444

 / yr
Aerotek
3.5
Technical WriterSee 66 salaries from this location

$66,718

 / yr
Wipro
3.1
Technical WriterSee 65 salaries from this location

$71,065

 / yr