Technical Writers Salary by City

BLS OEWS May 2025 • 235 metro areas

Top-paying metros for Technical Writers

Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
San Luis Obispo, CA $182,450 30
San Jose, CA $135,880 940
San Francisco, CA $130,850 1,240
Hartford, CT $125,760 540
Santa Maria, CA $109,480 60
Connecticut $109,400 1,040

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      AK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Anchorage, AK $83,560 50
      Alaska $80,640 —
      Alaska $80,640 —
      AL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Huntsville, AL $88,090 380
      Montgomery, AL $83,180 80
      Mobile, AL $83,030 50
      Alabama $80,570 830
      Birmingham, AL $76,150 80
      Auburn, AL $73,750 40
      AR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Arkansas $62,490 130
      Fayetteville, AR $61,180 —
      Little Rock, AR $60,330 70
      AZ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Phoenix, AZ $82,110 —
      Arizona $82,100 710
      Tucson, AZ $80,350 80
      CA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Luis Obispo, CA $182,450 30
      San Jose, CA $135,880 940
      San Francisco, CA $130,850 1,240
      Santa Maria, CA $109,480 60
      Santa Rosa, CA $107,690 40
      San Diego, CA $102,420 570
      California $100,440 13,210
      Los Angeles, CA $100,440 8,600
      Oxnard, CA $90,020 70
      Riverside, CA $81,920 160
      Sacramento, CA $80,390 250
      Bakersfield, CA $80,140 50
      Fresno, CA $72,880 60
      CO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Denver, CO $104,990 1,110
      Colorado $103,960 1,820
      Boulder, CO $99,740 280
      Colorado Springs, CO $97,740 230
      Fort Collins, CO $93,700 60
      CT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Hartford, CT $125,760 540
      Connecticut $109,400 1,040
      Bridgeport, CT $99,080 130
      New Haven, CT $86,550 70
      Waterbury, CT $82,430 70
      Norwich, CT $79,310 140
      DC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Washington, DC-VA-MD-WV $97,810 2,630
      DE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sussex Delaware $98,130 —
      FL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      North Port, FL $88,510 —
      Palm Bay, FL $83,180 320
      Orlando, FL $82,470 430
      Jacksonville, FL $82,340 180
      Tampa, FL $81,020 370
      Florida $80,840 2,590
      Miami, FL $78,340 490
      Deltona, FL $78,310 40
      Crestview, FL $77,480 70
      Ocala, FL $77,330 30
      Tallahassee, FL $75,300 30
      Cape Coral, FL $74,060 —
      Lakeland, FL $70,550 30
      Gainesville, FL $64,510 30
      GA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Savannah, GA $103,000 120
      Augusta, GA-SC $98,010 150
      Atlanta, GA $81,570 770
      Georgia $72,440 1,710
      Columbus, GA-AL $59,890 30
      Warner Robins, GA $58,700 100
      IA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Des Moines, IA $66,730 210
      Iowa City, IA $66,370 60
      Davenport, IA-IL $64,170 60
      Iowa $63,680 680
      Cedar Rapids, IA $61,450 110
      Southeast Iowa $59,940 70
      Dubuque, IA $54,490 90
      ID
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Idaho Falls, ID $96,780 60
      Idaho $79,490 270
      Boise City, ID $77,380 120
      IL
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Chicago, IL-IN $80,240 920
      Peoria, IL $79,800 30
      Illinois $79,690 1,180
      IN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Indianapolis, IN $82,360 560
      Indiana $78,240 1,070
      South Bend, IN-MI $69,110 30
      Columbus, IN $67,310 30
      Southern Indiana $65,370 50
      Elkhart, IN $64,390 60
      Fort Wayne, IN $59,040 50
      KS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Wichita, KS $77,620 —
      Kansas $72,330 350
      Kansas $51,740 50
      KY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN $72,500 120
      Kentucky $70,970 330
      Lexington, KY $68,380 60
      LA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Lafayette, LA $70,140 30
      New Orleans, LA $61,490 70
      Baton Rouge, LA $60,270 70
      Louisiana $59,250 250
      MA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Boston, MA-NH $103,960 1,420
      Massachusetts $102,640 1,750
      Worcester, MA $87,820 110
      MD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Maryland $98,350 1,770
      Baltimore, MD $93,650 780
      Lexington Park, MD $83,900 70
      ME
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, ME $73,210 60
      Maine $70,570 —
      MI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Detroit, MI $82,220 630
      Ann Arbor, MI $81,340 60
      Lansing, MI $78,780 50
      Michigan $78,750 1,170
      Grand Rapids, MI $61,200 100
      MN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Southwest Minnesota $84,540 30
      Minneapolis, MN-WI $77,760 970
      Minnesota $76,770 1,210
      Southeast Minnesota $75,280 40
      Northwest Minnesota $58,580 30
      MO
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      St. Louis, MO-IL $83,230 230
      Missouri $81,150 580
      Kansas City, MO-KS $75,180 310
      MS
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Mississippi $62,680 100
      MT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Billings, MT $75,330 60
      Montana $63,090 50
      NC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Raleigh, NC $102,760 540
      Durham, NC $100,660 300
      Wilmington, NC $93,100 40
      Central North Carolina $88,990 30
      Eastern North Carolina $88,980 —
      Asheville, NC $87,330 100
      North Carolina $87,330 2,000
      Western North Carolina $86,100 —
      Greenville, NC $84,610 30
      Charlotte, NC-SC $82,990 310
      Fayetteville, NC $75,570 40
      Winston, NC $72,030 30
      Greensboro, NC $71,100 90
      ND
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Fargo, ND-MN $103,340 50
      North Dakota $65,740 60
      NE
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Omaha, NE-IA $71,180 120
      Lincoln, NE $70,290 60
      Nebraska $65,480 220
      NH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Manchester, NH $93,730 40
      New Hampshire $91,710 170
      NJ
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Trenton, NJ $94,670 110
      New Jersey $86,990 1,350
      Atlantic City, NJ $69,230 30
      NM
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Northern New Mexico $85,820 50
      Albuquerque, NM $82,610 190
      New Mexico $78,840 390
      Eastern New Mexico $69,280 30
      Santa Fe, NM $66,780 40
      NV
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Nevada $85,860 200
      Reno, NV $84,130 —
      Las Vegas, NV $78,870 140
      NY
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Albany, NY $91,020 110
      New York, NY-NJ $83,580 2,340
      New York $82,980 2,030
      Syracuse, NY $80,550 100
      Buffalo, NY $79,630 80
      Rochester, NY $75,240 80
      OH
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Columbus, OH $74,050 270
      Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN $73,040 380
      North Northeastern Ohio nonmetropolitan area (noncontiguous) $70,640 50
      Ohio $70,640 1,570
      Akron, OH $70,070 70
      Cleveland, OH $64,990 280
      Dayton, OH $64,850 190
      Toledo, OH $61,270 50
      Southern Ohio $61,160 40
      West Northwestern Ohio $61,140 40
      Canton, OH $60,020 30
      OK
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Oklahoma City, OK $71,990 320
      Oklahoma $66,560 680
      Tulsa, OK $65,780 160
      Southeast Oklahoma $62,310 40
      Northwest Oklahoma $59,940 60
      Northeast Oklahoma $52,260 50
      OR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Portland, OR-WA $83,440 460
      Oregon $83,200 650
      Salem, OR $77,480 80
      Eugene, OR $74,480 40
      Other
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      District of Columbia $89,180 550
      PA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Philadelphia, PA-NJ-DE-MD $82,890 680
      Pennsylvania $78,970 1,390
      Allentown, PA-NJ $77,080 70
      Pittsburgh, PA $74,590 230
      Harrisburg, PA $74,240 50
      Scranton, PA $64,380 30
      York, PA $63,560 30
      Reading, PA $59,750 30
      PR
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      San Juan, PR $46,450 80
      RI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Providence, RI-MA $100,580 390
      Rhode Island $100,580 410
      SC
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charleston, SC $84,350 100
      Northwestern South Carolina $79,010 30
      South Carolina $78,660 520
      Columbia, SC $71,310 80
      Greenville, SC $67,580 —
      SD
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Sioux Falls, SD-MN $67,230 50
      South Dakota $60,310 100
      East South Dakota $51,380 30
      TN
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Memphis, TN-MS-AR $86,340 90
      Chattanooga, TN-GA $78,590 —
      Tennessee $76,950 650
      Knoxville, TN $73,700 130
      Nashville, TN $64,670 130
      TX
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Austin, TX $84,210 630
      Dallas, TX $79,990 1,320
      Houston, TX $79,060 750
      Texas $79,060 3,670
      Killeen, TX $77,900 40
      San Antonio, TX $76,370 230
      North Region of Texas $65,100 30
      El Paso, TX $60,490 40
      Hill Country Region of Texas $49,290 30
      UT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Ogden, UT $79,790 90
      Logan, UT-ID $76,880 40
      Provo, UT $75,770 140
      Utah $74,940 620
      Salt Lake City, UT $73,800 320
      VA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Charlottesville, VA $89,860 30
      Virginia $84,000 2,520
      Northeast Virginia $78,450 40
      Virginia Beach, VA-NC $76,990 350
      Richmond, VA $76,850 190
      Lynchburg, VA $75,580 40
      Roanoke, VA $72,320 40
      West Virginia $62,250 80
      Blacksburg, VA $61,420 30
      VT
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Burlington, VT $83,940 60
      Vermont $83,680 80
      WA
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Kennewick, WA $106,220 90
      Seattle, WA $99,220 1,150
      Washington $93,230 1,680
      Bellingham, WA $80,360 30
      Olympia, WA $80,360 50
      Spokane, WA $74,170 80
      WI
      Metro areaMedian salaryEmployed
      Madison, WI $83,380 160
      Milwaukee, WI $78,560 260
      Northeastern Wisconsin $78,040 50
      Wisconsin $76,090 780
      Green Bay, WI $72,240 30
      Oshkosh, WI $70,270 30