Technical Writers Salary in the US
A technical writers earns a national median of $90,390 a year (mean $96,970) — BLS OEWS May 2025, ranked #179 of 825.
How much does a technical writers earn in the US?
A technical writers in the United States earns a median of $90,390 a year (mean $96,970), per BLS OEWS May 2025. That is 77% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. About 45,500 people work in this occupation (SOC 27-3042), ranked #179 of 825 by national median pay. Updated annually from BLS OEWS.
Median
$90,390
per year
Mean
$96,970
per year
Employment
45,500
US workers
National rank
#179
of 825 by median
What a technical writers earns in the US
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS May 2025 national estimates, a technical writers (SOC 27-3042) earns a median annual wage of $90,390 and a mean (average) of $96,970. The median is the midpoint — half of technical writers earn more and half earn less — and is 77% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980. The mean is higher than the median when a minority of very high earners pull the average up.
Note: BLS top-codes any annual wage at or above $239,200/year, so occupations at that ceiling share the same figure.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the average salary for a technical writers in the US?
- The BLS OEWS May 2025 national annual median wage for technical writers is $90,390, and the mean (average) is $96,970. The median is the midpoint — half of technical writers earn more and half earn less.
- How does technical writers pay compare to the US average?
- At $90,390, a technical writers earns 77% above the US all-occupations median of $50,980 (BLS OEWS May 2025). The all-occupations US median is $50,980.
- How many technical writers are employed in the US?
- BLS OEWS May 2025 estimates about 45,500 technical writers employed nationally (SOC 27-3042), across all industries.
- Where does this technical writers salary data come from?
- From the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2025 national release — cross-industry, all-ownership estimates, SOC code 27-3042. As US federal government work it is public domain. GeraJobs publishes the figures verbatim; suppressed cells are shown as "—", never estimated.
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Data source
U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics — Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) · May 2025 national estimates · SOC 27-3042 · Public domain (U.S. federal government work)
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