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Wage information comes from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment Statistics Program. The OES is a semi-annual survey that provides wage and employment statistics for the nation, each state, and sub-state regions.

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      Wages for Technical Writers in UNITED STATES


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      Location Pay
      Period      		 2024
      10% 25% Median 75% 90%
      United States Hourly $26.16 $33.00 $44.07 $49.40 $62.71
      Yearly $54,400 $68,640 $91,670 $102,740 $130,430
      Connecticut Hourly $31.04 $39.63 $52.60 $60.46 $60.46
      Yearly $64,550 $82,430 $109,400 $125,760 $125,760
      Massachusetts Hourly $32.31 $37.02 $49.34 $61.88 $70.94
      Yearly $67,200 $77,000 $102,640 $128,710 $147,560
      Rhode Island Hourly $29.84 $41.65 $48.36 $48.45 $49.01
      Yearly $62,070 $86,630 $100,580 $100,770 $101,930
      California Hourly $38.65 $48.29 $48.29 $48.29 $67.85
      Yearly $80,390 $100,440 $100,440 $100,440 $141,130
      Maryland Hourly $32.26 $37.32 $47.29 $54.98 $63.27
      Yearly $67,100 $77,620 $98,350 $114,360 $131,610
      Washington Hourly $28.79 $36.52 $44.82 $59.70 $78.42
      Yearly $59,890 $75,970 $93,230 $124,180 $163,110
      New Hampshire Hourly $28.20 $33.16 $44.09 $59.59 $73.31
      Yearly $58,650 $68,970 $91,710 $123,950 $152,490
      District of Columbia Hourly $31.29 $33.28 $42.87 $59.71 $67.58
      Yearly $65,090 $69,210 $89,180 $124,200 $140,570
      North Carolina Hourly $28.97 $34.63 $41.98 $52.84 $72.17
      Yearly $60,260 $72,020 $87,330 $109,910 $150,100
      New Jersey Hourly $25.99 $33.28 $41.82 $54.40 $67.69
      Yearly $54,070 $69,230 $86,990 $113,160 $140,790
      Nevada Hourly $28.58 $34.31 $41.28 $47.65 $53.79
      Yearly $59,440 $71,360 $85,860 $99,100 $111,880
      Virginia Hourly $28.78 $31.64 $40.39 $51.11 $63.44
      Yearly $59,870 $65,820 $84,000 $106,300 $131,960
      Vermont Hourly $26.77 $32.46 $40.23 $48.60 $105.31
      Yearly $55,690 $67,520 $83,680 $101,080 $219,050
      Oregon Hourly $27.61 $33.80 $40.00 $53.53 $71.60
      Yearly $57,440 $70,310 $83,200 $111,340 $148,930
      New York Hourly $18.72 $25.00 $39.89 $51.95 $72.11
      Yearly $38,930 $51,990 $82,980 $108,060 $149,990
      Arizona Hourly $22.79 $29.79 $39.47 $49.01 $57.19
      Yearly $47,410 $61,950 $82,100 $101,940 $118,940
      Missouri Hourly $22.53 $28.70 $39.02 $43.02 $52.11
      Yearly $46,860 $59,700 $81,150 $89,480 $108,380
      Florida Hourly $26.71 $31.73 $38.86 $49.30 $60.25
      Yearly $55,550 $66,000 $80,840 $102,550 $125,310
      Alaska Hourly $20.09 $29.46 $38.77 $41.03 $46.79
      Yearly $41,790 $61,270 $80,640 $85,340 $97,320
      Alabama Hourly $27.05 $32.73 $38.74 $48.54 $55.98
      Yearly $56,260 $68,080 $80,570 $100,950 $116,440
      Illinois Hourly $25.15 $30.07 $38.31 $48.89 $59.75
      Yearly $52,320 $62,550 $79,690 $101,680 $124,280
      Idaho Hourly $25.11 $29.83 $38.22 $46.49 $53.19
      Yearly $52,240 $62,050 $79,490 $96,700 $110,630
      Texas Hourly $23.52 $27.98 $38.01 $47.32 $57.77
      Yearly $48,920 $58,200 $79,060 $98,430 $120,160
      Pennsylvania Hourly $23.40 $29.40 $37.97 $46.61 $60.49
      Yearly $48,680 $61,140 $78,970 $96,950 $125,830
      New Mexico Hourly $26.04 $30.51 $37.91 $45.54 $50.46
      Yearly $54,170 $63,460 $78,840 $94,720 $104,950
      Michigan Hourly $22.76 $29.00 $37.86 $48.93 $59.47
      Yearly $47,330 $60,320 $78,750 $101,760 $123,710
      South Carolina Hourly $26.61 $32.01 $37.82 $47.12 $52.42
      Yearly $55,340 $66,570 $78,660 $98,010 $109,040
      Indiana Hourly $25.51 $30.09 $37.62 $41.55 $51.52
      Yearly $53,050 $62,590 $78,240 $86,420 $107,160
      Tennessee Hourly $22.33 $27.05 $37.00 $40.01 $50.61
      Yearly $46,450 $56,250 $76,950 $83,220 $105,280
      Minnesota Hourly $26.75 $29.97 $36.91 $44.74 $50.94
      Yearly $55,640 $62,330 $76,770 $93,060 $105,960
      Wisconsin Hourly $26.40 $30.17 $36.58 $44.59 $50.00
      Yearly $54,910 $62,760 $76,090 $92,750 $104,000
      Utah Hourly $21.64 $29.20 $36.03 $46.63 $60.63
      Yearly $45,000 $60,730 $74,940 $97,000 $126,110
      Georgia Hourly $24.05 $24.06 $34.83 $47.20 $58.35
      Yearly $50,030 $50,030 $72,440 $98,170 $121,370
      Kansas Hourly $18.66 $25.85 $34.78 $42.07 $48.59
      Yearly $38,800 $53,760 $72,330 $87,510 $101,070
      Kentucky Hourly $24.22 $27.42 $34.12 $43.50 $59.61
      Yearly $50,380 $57,030 $70,970 $90,480 $123,990
      Ohio Hourly $24.33 $28.56 $33.96 $43.18 $50.89
      Yearly $50,600 $59,400 $70,640 $89,810 $105,840
      Maine Hourly $22.06 $28.71 $33.93 $45.37 $56.08
      Yearly $45,880 $59,710 $70,570 $94,370 $116,640
      Oklahoma Hourly $21.08 $25.13 $32.00 $41.62 $46.69
      Yearly $43,850 $52,260 $66,560 $86,570 $97,120
      North Dakota Hourly $22.92 $23.18 $31.61 $50.32 $50.35
      Yearly $47,680 $48,220 $65,740 $104,670 $104,720
      Nebraska Hourly $23.71 $28.49 $31.48 $43.30 $51.61
      Yearly $49,330 $59,260 $65,480 $90,060 $107,360
      Iowa Hourly $24.12 $26.24 $30.61 $37.49 $42.01
      Yearly $50,160 $54,580 $63,680 $77,990 $87,370
      Montana Hourly $25.95 $28.90 $30.33 $37.40 $45.98
      Yearly $53,980 $60,100 $63,090 $77,790 $95,640
      Mississippi Hourly $20.96 $25.13 $30.14 $36.64 $40.44
      Yearly $43,590 $52,270 $62,680 $76,200 $84,110
      Arkansas Hourly $19.68 $22.81 $30.04 $37.20 $51.10
      Yearly $40,930 $47,450 $62,490 $77,380 $106,300
      West Virginia Hourly $21.27 $23.48 $29.93 $38.02 $54.83
      Yearly $44,240 $48,840 $62,250 $79,070 $114,050
      South Dakota Hourly $22.77 $25.04 $28.99 $32.32 $37.68
      Yearly $47,350 $52,090 $60,310 $67,230 $78,370
      Louisiana Hourly $19.58 $25.09 $28.49 $38.06 $62.97
      Yearly $40,720 $52,180 $59,250 $79,160 $130,980
      Puerto Rico Hourly $12.20 $13.97 $22.33 $25.04 $30.15
      Yearly $25,380 $29,070 $46,450 $52,080 $62,720
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      Guam Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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      Hawaii Hourly not available not available not available not available not available
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