Technical Writer Salaries in the United States
How much does a Technical Writer make in the United States?
Technical Writers earn $64,000 annually on average, or $31 per hour, which is 3% less than the national average for all working Americans. Our data indicates that the best paid Technical Writers work for IRS at $140,000 annually while the lowest paid Technical Writers work for University of Wisconsin earning approximately $26,000 each year.
Submit a Salary$67K L-3's Average Technical Writer Salary (34 salaries)
+$3K (4%) more than national average Technical Writer salary ($64K)
-$4K (5%) less than average L-3 salary ($71K)
+$3K (4%) more than average L-3 Technical Writer salary ($67K)
"With all my experience, I believe that any company tries to get a new Technical Writer for less than they can afford."
-$3K (4%) less than average L-3 Technical Writer salary ($67K)
"I feel that my pay is slightly below average but a salary that I am happy with."
$70K
L-3 Technical Writer
·
+$3K (4%) more than average L-3 Technical Writer salary ($67K)
$63K Raytheon's Average Technical Writer Salary (17 salaries)
-$1K (1%) less than national average Technical Writer salary ($64K)
-$14K (20%) less than average Raytheon salary ($77K)
-$7K (11%) less than average Raytheon Technical Writer salary ($63K)
"I believe for an entry level position, I made an amount that satisfied the market value."
-$18K (33%) less than average Raytheon Technical Writer salary ($63K)
"I feel the pay is equivalent to what a first time technical writer should be making."
$71K
Raytheon Technical Writer
·
+$8K (11%) more than average Raytheon Technical Writer salary ($63K)
$64K RCM Technologies' Average Technical Writer Salary (6 salaries)
Equal to national average Technical Writer salary ($64K)
+$3K (4%) more than average RCM Technologies salary ($61K)
+$30K (37%) more than average RCM Technologies Technical Writer salary ($64K)
"I am underpaid - I work along side more junior personnel and have found I charge almost half they are making and their projects aren't as heavy and high priority as mine."
+$30K (37%) more than average RCM Technologies Technical Writer salary ($64K)
"I am currently being underpaid."
-$22K (41%) less than average RCM Technologies Technical Writer salary ($64K)
$63K Northrop Grumman's Average Technical Writer Salary (40 salaries)
-$1K (1%) less than national average Technical Writer salary ($64K)
-$12K (17%) less than average Northrop Grumman salary ($75K)
-$10K (17%) less than average Northrop Grumman Technical Writer salary ($63K)
"I started my job with Northrop Grumman 3% less than what I was making when I got laid off. I think the pay was average."
-$3K (4%) less than average Northrop Grumman Technical Writer salary ($63K)
+$27K (35%) more than average Northrop Grumman Technical Writer salary ($63K)
$66K Cisco Systems' Average Technical Writer Salary (29 salaries)
+$2K (3%) more than national average Technical Writer salary ($64K)
-$29K (36%) less than average Cisco Systems salary ($95K)
+$34K (40%) more than average Cisco Systems Technical Writer salary ($66K)
"I am being paid in the middle of what my colleagues receive."
$100K
Cisco Systems Technical Writer
·
+$34K (40%) more than average Cisco Systems Technical Writer salary ($66K)
+$24K (30%) more than average Cisco Systems Technical Writer salary ($66K)
$63K General Dynamics' Average Technical Writer Salary (16 salaries)
-$1K (1%) less than national average Technical Writer salary ($64K)
-$9K (13%) less than average General Dynamics salary ($72K)
+$22K (29%) more than average General Dynamics Technical Writer salary ($63K)
"Once again, it is the job itself which dictates the salary. I am underemployed in this job. I can do more and carry more responsibility."
+$15K (21%) more than average General Dynamics Technical Writer salary ($63K)
+$18K (25%) more than average General Dynamics Technical Writer salary ($63K)
$87K SkillStorm's Average Technical Writer Salary (8 salaries)
+$23K (30%) more than national average Technical Writer salary ($64K)
+$36K (52%) more than average SkillStorm salary ($51K)
+$17K (17%) more than average SkillStorm Technical Writer salary ($87K)
"The pay at Skillstorm was extremely competitive and perfectly satisfactory."
$80K
SkillStorm Technical Writer
·
-$7K (8%) less than average SkillStorm Technical Writer salary ($87K)
$80K
SkillStorm Technical Writer
·
-$7K (8%) less than average SkillStorm Technical Writer salary ($87K)
$66K Medtronic's Average Technical Writer Salary (7 salaries)
+$2K (3%) more than national average Technical Writer salary ($64K)
+$1K (1%) more than average Medtronic salary ($65K)
-$24K (44%) less than average Medtronic Technical Writer salary ($66K)
"The pay is not the best currently compared to other technical writers, but with the flexibility, I am given in terms of taking time off and not feeling stressed about work, this feels reasonable at least. I am a contingent employee working on contract, I am nearing the end of my third contract extension and entering my fourth, but that is why I am paid hourly versus the rest of the quality engineering team who are paid an annual salary. After graduating from school, I am looking to take on a role with more responsibility and higher pay in a different location."
$85K
Medtronic Technical Writer
·
+$19K (25%) more than average Medtronic Technical Writer salary ($66K)
$70K
Medtronic Technical Writer
·
+$4K (5%) more than average Medtronic Technical Writer salary ($66K)
$65K Insight Global's Average Technical Writer Salary (6 salaries)
+$1K (1%) more than national average Technical Writer salary ($64K)
+$24K (45%) more than average Insight Global salary ($41K)
+$29K (36%) more than average Insight Global Technical Writer salary ($65K)
"There are so many factors to consider, temp vs perm, benefits vs none, commute times and costs so that an actual hourly or even annual rate has very little meaning."
-$5K (8%) less than average Insight Global Technical Writer salary ($65K)
+$6K (8%) more than average Insight Global Technical Writer salary ($65K)
$69K GE Capital's Average Technical Writer Salary (5 salaries)
+$5K (7%) more than national average Technical Writer salary ($64K)
+$7K (10%) more than average GE Capital salary ($62K)
-$14K (22%) less than average GE Capital Technical Writer salary ($69K)
"The pay at GE Aviation was decent for the work we preformed. Started out as a contract and after 18 months was hired full-time."
$95K
GE Capital Technical Writer
·
+$26K (31%) more than average GE Capital Technical Writer salary ($69K)
$85K
GE Capital Technical Writer
·
+$16K (20%) more than average GE Capital Technical Writer salary ($69K)
Technical Writer by State
- Alabama
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kentucky
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
We noticed that your web browser is outdated!
Update your browser to have a more positive job search experience.
Upgrade My Browser