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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.

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$64K L-3's Average Technical Writer Salary (34 salaries)

Equal to national average Technical Writer salary ($64K)
-$7K (10%) less than average L-3 salary ($71K)
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+$6K (8%) more than average L-3 Technical Writer salary ($64K)
"With all my experience, I believe that any company tries to get a new Technical Writer for less than they can afford."
Equal to average L-3 Technical Writer salary ($64K)
"I feel that my pay is slightly below average but a salary that I am happy with."
+$6K (8%) more than average L-3 Technical Writer salary ($64K)
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$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)
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-$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."
+$8K (11%) more than average Raytheon Technical Writer salary ($63K)
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$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)
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+$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)
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$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)
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-$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)
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$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)
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+$34K (40%) more than average Cisco Systems Technical Writer salary ($66K)
"I am being paid in the middle of what my colleagues receive."
+$34K (40%) more than average Cisco Systems Technical Writer salary ($66K)
+$24K (30%) more than average Cisco Systems Technical Writer salary ($66K)
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$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)
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+$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)
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$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)
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+$17K (17%) more than average SkillStorm Technical Writer salary ($87K)
"The pay at Skillstorm was extremely competitive and perfectly satisfactory."
-$7K (8%) less than average SkillStorm Technical Writer salary ($87K)
-$7K (8%) less than average SkillStorm Technical Writer salary ($87K)
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$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)
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-$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."
+$19K (25%) more than average Medtronic Technical Writer salary ($66K)
+$4K (5%) more than average Medtronic Technical Writer salary ($66K)
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$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)
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+$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)
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$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)
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-$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."
+$26K (31%) more than average GE Capital Technical Writer salary ($69K)
+$16K (20%) more than average GE Capital Technical Writer salary ($69K)
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