What are the main factors that influence a Technical Writer - IT's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

How does experience change A Technical Writer - IT's salary?

A Technical Writer - IT's salary grows with experience: a Technical Writer - IT (0-2 years)earns $64,584, a Technical Writer II (2-4 years)earns $77,620, a Technical Writer III (4-7 years)earns $97,455, a Technical Writer IV (7+ years)earns $114,207, a Technical Writing Supervisor (7+ years)earns $108,060,

What are the highest paying states for a Technical Writer - IT?

Technical Writer - IT salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Technical Writer - IT roles are District of Columbia $71,959, California $71,686, Massachusetts $70,731. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Technical Writer - IT roles make?

Salaries for Technical Writer - IT level roles vary by specialization: Technical Writer IV: $113,357; Senior Technical Writer: $96,800; Technical Writer III: $96,730; Intermediate Technical Writer: $77,100; Technical Writer II: $77,042.

How do different companies affect a Technical Writer - IT's salary?

Company size, industry, and compensation structure create significant salary variations for Technical Writer - IT roles. Large, established industry leaders like C R Bard Inc ($128,509) and Henry Schein Canada ($124,697) offer base salaries 35-40% above the national average. In contrast, smaller firms or startups may offer closer to $82,041.

Technical Writer - IT Salary in the United States

How much does a Technical Writer - IT make in the United States?

As of May 18, 2021, the average salary for a Technical Writer - IT in the United States is $64,992 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, a Technical Writer - IT's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,691
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,889 to $71,116
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,242

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Technical Writer - IT Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,116	$5,926	$1,368	$34
Average	$64,992	$5,416	$1,250	$31
25th Percentile	$59,889	$4,991	$1,152	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Technical Writer - IT Salaries

A Technical Writer - IT's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location, education and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Technical Writer - IT Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Technical Writer - IT's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $64,584
Early Career (1-2 years): $77,620
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $97,455
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $114,207
Expert (over 8 years): $108,060

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Technical... Level Technical Writer - IT	$64,584
Technical... Level Technical Writer - IT	$77,620
Technical... Level Technical Writer - IT	$97,455
Technical... Level Technical Writer - IT	$114,207
Technical... Level Technical Writer - IT	$108,060

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How Do Technical Writer - IT Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Technical Writer - ITs. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $71,959.
California: $71,686.
Massachusetts: $70,731.

District of Columbia $71,959

California $71,686

Massachusetts $70,731

Washington $70,471

New Jersey $70,445

Alaska $70,354

Connecticut $69,457

New York $69,093

Hawaii $67,930

Rhode Island $67,384

Maryland $67,013

Minnesota $66,506

Colorado $66,311

Illinois $66,246

Oregon $65,999

Delaware $65,817

New Hampshire $65,703

Virginia $65,447

Pennsylvania $64,699

Nevada $64,323

North Dakota $64,199

Michigan $64,004

Wisconsin $63,933

Vermont $63,790

Texas $63,393

Maine $63,367

Arizona $63,328

Ohio $63,283

Georgia $62,685

Indiana $62,386

Wyoming $62,327

Utah $62,236

Iowa $62,197

Kansas $61,885

Louisiana $61,794

North Carolina $61,762

Missouri $61,749

Florida $61,495

Montana $61,359

Nebraska $61,229

Kentucky $61,157

South Carolina $60,897

Tennessee $60,735

Idaho $60,670

New Mexico $60,196

Oklahoma $60,092

Alabama $59,708

South Dakota $59,065

Arkansas $58,714

West Virginia $58,525

Mississippi $57,960

Top Paying Cities for Technical Writer - ITs

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

San Jose: $81,974
San Francisco: $81,168
Oakland: $79,368

San Jose, CA $81,974

San Francisco, CA $81,168

Oakland, CA $79,368

New York, NY $75,319

Queens Village, NY $74,832

Paramus, NJ $74,312

Passaic, NJ $74,247

Bergenfield, NJ $74,182

Stamford, CT $74,084

Huntington, NY $74,019

Newark, NJ $73,597

Bridgeport, CT $73,467

New Brunswick, NJ $73,252

Vallejo, CA $73,116

Middlesex, NJ $73,077

Somerset, NJ $73,018

Petaluma, CA $72,869

Santa Cruz, CA $72,615

Boston, MA $72,486

Monterey, CA $72,161

Fairbanks, AK $72,115

Los Angeles, CA $71,992

Washington, DC $71,959

Seattle, WA $71,842

Santa Rosa, CA $71,829

Juneau, AK $71,641

Orange, CA $71,426

Anchorage, AK $71,309

Anaheim, CA $71,264

Santa Ana, CA $71,166

Nassau, NY $71,127

Long Beach, CA $71,101

Danbury, CT $71,082

Santa Maria, CA $70,861

Everett, WA $70,848

Bremerton, WA $70,529

Trenton, NJ $70,406

Sacramento, CA $70,380

San Diego, CA $70,347

Brockton, MA $70,321

Tacoma, WA $70,295

Santa Barbara, CA $70,204

Lowell, MA $69,944

New Suffolk, NY $69,918

Nashua, NH $69,840

Lompoc, CA $69,736

Ventura, CA $69,671

Stockton, CA $69,652

New Haven, CT $69,522

Atlantic City, NJ $69,353

Hartford, CT $69,210

Modesto, CA $69,177

Poughkeepsie, NY $69,034

New Britain, CT $69,002

Kennewick, WA $68,911

Olympia, WA $68,911

New London, CT $68,898

Norwich, CT $68,878

Lawrence, MA $68,846

Bakersfield, CA $68,664

New Bedford, MA $68,573

Riverside, CA $68,573

Richland, WA $68,508

Portsmouth, NH $68,456

Vineland, NJ $68,443

San Bernardino, CA $68,391

Boulder, CO $68,209

Worcester, MA $68,157

Portland, OR $68,099

Saint Paul, MN $68,021

Minneapolis, MN $68,021

Philadelphia, PA $67,930

Honolulu, HI $67,585

Springfield, MA $67,358

Providence, RI $67,351

Chicago, IL $67,163

Bellingham, WA $67,085

Baltimore, MD $67,013

Chico, CA $66,851

Wilmington, DE $66,740

Pittsfield, MA $66,675

Manchester, NH $66,552

Spokane, WA $66,266

Denver, CO $66,259

Albany, NY $65,954

Troy, NY $65,928

Schenectady, NY $65,791

Burlington, VT $65,648

Portland, ME $65,421

Salem, OR $65,369

Yakima, WA $65,356

Ann Arbor, MI $65,336

Rochester, MN $65,154

Reno, NV $65,122

Fresno, CA $65,122

Milwaukee, WI $65,063

Detroit, MI $64,998

Allentown, PA $64,979

Carson City, NV $64,972

Houston, TX $64,875

Colorado Springs, CO $64,868

Syracuse, NY $64,836

Eugene, OR $64,712

Gary, IN $64,634

Bismarck, ND $64,634

Galveston, TX $64,634

Springfield, OR $64,582

Medford, OR $64,427

Fort Collins, CO $64,401

Austin, TX $64,349

Mesa, AZ $64,212

Phoenix, AZ $64,199

Dallas, TX $64,180

Reading, PA $64,141

Saint Cloud, MN $64,115

Concord, NH $64,056

Madison, WI $64,030

Utica, NY $63,855

Raleigh, NC $63,803

Las Vegas, NV $63,796

Rochester, NY $63,751

Des Moines, IA $63,744

Atlanta, GA $63,640

Battle Creek, MI $63,621

Salt Lake City, UT $63,601

Lancaster, PA $63,504

Champaign, IL $63,491

Harrisburg, PA $63,413

Durham, NC $63,354

Kansas City, MO $63,348

Kansas City, KS $63,335

Fort Worth, TX $63,328

Boca Raton, FL $63,302

Cleveland, OH $63,296

Columbus, OH $63,283

Pittsburgh, PA $63,276

Richmond, VA $63,250

Indianapolis, IN $63,237

Cincinnati, OH $63,153

Petersburg, VA $63,055

Lansing, MI $62,912

Billings, MT $62,912

Huntsville, AL $62,912

Lebanon, PA $62,906

Pueblo, CO $62,899

Dayton, OH $62,899

Appleton, WI $62,880

Buffalo, NY $62,854

Racine, WI $62,821

Charlotte, NC $62,815

Saint Louis, MO $62,795

Springfield, IL $62,769

York, PA $62,756

Elkhart, IN $62,756

Gastonia, NC $62,750

Benton Harbor, MI $62,750

Beaumont, TX $62,711

Lorain, OH $62,698

Toledo, OH $62,672

Binghamton, NY $62,639

Rock Hill, SC $62,633

Rockford, IL $62,600

Elyria, OH $62,568

Fargo, ND $62,568

Flagstaff, AZ $62,522

Fort Lauderdale, FL $62,483

Miami, FL $62,444

Duluth, MN $62,340

Bangor, ME $62,256

Cedar Rapids, IA $62,184

Louisville, KY $62,152

Grand Rapids, MI $62,139

Hialeah, FL $62,132

Casper, WY $62,041

Scranton, PA $61,963

New Orleans, LA $61,944

Virginia Beach, VA $61,937

Akron, OH $61,905

Peoria, IL $61,820

Sarasota, FL $61,807

Green Bay, WI $61,762

Baton Rouge, LA $61,729

Charleston, SC $61,716

Nashville, TN $61,697

Jamestown, NY $61,684

Davenport, IA $61,684

Tucson, AZ $61,651

Cheyenne, WY $61,632

Saint Petersburg, FL $61,612

Tampa, FL $61,599

Omaha, NE $61,586

Evansville, IN $61,560

Port Arthur, TX $61,560

Bradenton, FL $61,534

Santa Fe, NM $61,417

Orlando, FL $61,352

Clearwater, FL $61,281

La Crosse, WI $61,144

Canton, OH $61,144

Grand Forks, ND $61,125

Tulsa, OK $61,105

Albuquerque, NM $61,105

Newport News, VA $61,099

High Point, NC $61,079

Ogden, UT $61,053

Corpus Christi, TX $61,001

Laramie, WY $60,962

Norfolk, VA $60,962

Rock Island, IL $60,923

Saginaw, MI $60,910

Jacksonville, FL $60,904

Salisbury, NC $60,891

Memphis, TN $60,878

Moline, IL $60,845

Fort Myers, FL $60,826

Waterloo, IA $60,741

Spartanburg, SC $60,676

Lincoln, NE $60,644

Fort Wayne, IN $60,631

Birmingham, AL $60,559

Cedar Falls, IA $60,546

Provo, UT $60,540

Springfield, OH $60,533

San Antonio, TX $60,520

Greensboro, NC $60,494

South Bend, IN $60,488

Winston Salem, NC $60,481

Boise, ID $60,462

Savannah, GA $60,417

Muskegon, MI $60,300

Lima, OH $60,222

Lake Charles, LA $60,196

Anderson, IN $60,183

Lexington, KY $60,163

Augusta, GA $60,144

Greenville, SC $60,144

Wichita, KS $60,085

Tuscaloosa, AL $60,085

Columbia, SC $60,027

Bloomington, IN $59,864

Roanoke, VA $59,825

Asheville, NC $59,741

Knoxville, TN $59,630

Shreveport, LA $59,624

Wilmington, NC $59,539

Frankfort, KY $59,416

Oklahoma City, OK $59,370

Chillicothe, OH $59,344

Longview, TX $59,338

Topeka, KS $59,318

Mobile, AL $59,221

Terre Haute, IN $59,195

Erie, PA $59,188

Altoona, PA $59,156

Melbourne, FL $59,136

Amarillo, TX $59,110

Killeen, TX $59,091

Fayetteville, AR $59,039

Sioux Falls, SD $58,993

Chattanooga, TN $58,954

Idaho Falls, ID $58,948

Gainesville, FL $58,811

Portsmouth, OH $58,779

Little Rock, AR $58,766

Lynchburg, VA $58,766

Youngstown, OH $58,740

Lafayette, LA $58,740

Temple, TX $58,714

Daytona Beach, FL $58,701

Clarksville, TN $58,694

Pensacola, FL $58,688

Hopkinsville, KY $58,493

Charleston, WV $58,486

Florence, SC $58,454

Sioux City, IA $58,415

Macon, GA $58,226

Tallahassee, FL $58,220

Fayetteville, NC $58,207

Wichita Falls, TX $58,194

Waco, TX $58,194

Pine Bluff, AR $58,168

Vincennes, IN $58,044

Lubbock, TX $58,018

Great Falls, MT $57,979

Alamogordo, NM $57,973

Abilene, TX $57,921

Rapid City, SD $57,836

Monroe, LA $57,836

Albany, GA $57,797

Huntington, WV $57,791

Jackson, MS $57,784

Greenville, MS $57,778

Parkersburg, WV $57,713

Montgomery, AL $57,700

Johnstown, PA $57,687

Springfield, MO $57,635

Biloxi, MS $57,602

Sumter, SC $57,466

Columbus, GA $57,459

Twin Falls, ID $57,420

Pascagoula, MS $57,336

Kingsport, TN $57,167

Gulfport, MS $57,147

Alexandria, LA $56,933

Fort Smith, AR $56,770

El Paso, TX $56,595

Helena, MT $56,510

Las Cruces, NM $56,303

Harlingen, TX $56,121

Pocatello, ID $56,062

Florence, AL $56,043

Brownsville, TX $56,030

Dothan, AL $55,926

Mcallen, TX $55,893

Columbus, MS $55,412

Altus, OK $55,113

Lawton, OK $54,990

Pierre, SD $54,756

What Skills Can Increase a Technical Writer - IT's Salary?

Demanded Skills for the Role:

Presentation (Mentioned in 3.53% Job Postings): Presentation conveys information from a speaker to an audience. Presentations are typically demonstrations, introduction, lecture, or speech meant to inform, persuade, inspire, motivate, build goodwill, or present a new idea/product.
PowerPoint (Mentioned in 2.4% Job Postings): A computer software created by Microsoft which allows the user to create slides with recordings, narrations, transitions and other features in order to present information.
Logistics (Mentioned in 1.59% Job Postings): In a general business sense, logistics is the management of the flow of things between the point of origin and the point of consumption to meet the requirements of customers or corporations.

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Skills	Demand Percentage
Presentation	3.53%
PowerPoint	2.4%
Logistics	1.59%

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Mastering certain specialized skills can lead to a significant increase in pay. Here are examples of skills and the potential impact they can have on a Technical Writer - IT's salary.

Collaboration: Can increase your salary by up to 3%.
Presentation: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.
Project Management: Can increase your salary by up to 2%.

Skill	Salary	Salary % Increase
Collaboration	$66,942	3%
Presentation	$66,292	2%
Project Management	$66,292	2%
PowerPoint	$65,642	1%
Attention to Detail	$65,642	1%
Initiative	$65,642	1%

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How Education impacts a Technical Writer - IT's Salary?

Your level of education can impact your salary potential. While many Technical Writer - ITs enter the field with a Associate's Degree degree, higher education can lead to more specialized and higher-paying roles.

According to our 100% employer-reported salary data, the median salary for a Technical Writer - IT with a Associate's Degree is between $60,901 and $64,695).

Technical Writer - IT Salaries by Degree Level

Typical Education for Technical Writer - IT

No Diploma 0.5%

High School 6.2%

Associates 4.5%

Bachelors 65.9%

Masters 20.7%

Doctorate 2.3%

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Degree Level	% of user with this level of education
No Diploma	0.5%
High School	6.2%
Associates	4.5%
Bachelors	65.9%
Masters	20.7%
Doctorate	2.3%

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Technical Writer - IT Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Technical Writer - IT's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 18, 2021

$59,889

Average $64,992/year

$71,116

$4,991

Average $5,416/month

$5,926

$1,152

Average $1,250/week

$1,368

$29

Average $31/hour

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	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,116	$5,926	$1,368	$34
Average	$64,992	$5,416	$1,250	$31
25th Percentile	$59,889	$4,991	$1,152	$29

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Salary Trends for Technical Writer - IT

Salaries for a Technical Writer - IT can change over time, reflecting shifts in market demand and the overall economy. The median salary decreased from $57,956 in 2023 to around $57,487 in 2025, reflecting changes in demand, location, experience, and the wider economy. For a detailed analysis of Technical Writer - IT salary trends, .

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