Technical Writer salary
What a technical writer actually earns, from 283 live job postings blended with the official US OEWS (Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics) wage anchor. Pick a market for its median and range, then read the seniority split, the trend, and the country comparison below. Updated 2026-07-23.
Switch the market above to see technical writer pay in the 2 countries our sources cover, each with its own cost of living. The trend, seniority, and state detail below are United States data, where the official record runs deepest.
What the number means
A technical writer earns a blended US median near 88,298 dollars, with the typical middle running from 75,289 dollars to 107,636 dollars. The official OEWS median is higher, 91,670 dollars, because job ads skew toward the roles that pay below the occupation-wide average. The official trend has moved up about 26 percent since 2019. Demand is rated high, and 2% of postings are fully remote. The nearest adjacent move on our skill graph is copywriter, at 24 percent coverage; the instrument maps the rest.
Open technical writer roles
Live openings tagged to this occupation, from company career pages and remote boards. Apply at the source.
- Technical Writer (Tax Law)Internal Revenue Service · Multiple Locations$62k–$100kJul 21
- Technical Author (multiple roles and seniority levels)Canonical Ltd. · AnywhereRemoteJul 21
- Senior Technical WriterVeeva · California - San FranciscoRemoteJul 16
- Technical WriterVeeva · Massachusetts - BostonRemoteJul 16
- Lead Technical Writer-EditorCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · Atlanta, Georgia$133k–$173kJul 15
- Technical Writer - Information Developer (m/w/x)K-tronik GmbH · BerlinJul 15
By country
- United States$75,289 – $107,636 · median $88,298
- United Kingdom$52,052 – $82,472 · median $63,249
Top-paying US states
OEWS median by state, highest first.
- Coloradomedian $103,960
- Californiamedian $100,440
- Marylandmedian $98,350
- Washingtonmedian $93,230
- Texasmedian $79,060
- Pennsylvaniamedian $78,970
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Quick answers
How much does a technical writer make?
The blended US median is about 88,298 dollars, with a typical range from 75,289 dollars to 107,636 dollars, against an official OEWS median of 91,670 dollars.
Is technical writer a good career in 2026?
Demand for the role is rated high in our July 2026 corpus, with 2% of postings fully remote. The pay is shown above by seniority and by country.
What can a technical writer move into?
The nearest adjacent role on our skill graph is copywriter, at 24 percent skill coverage. Run the instrument for the full set of reachable moves.
Method: bands are the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles of live US postings with stated pay, shrunk toward the official OEWS anchor by sample size (the “blended” figure). Trend is the OEWS annual median for SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code 27-3042. Unemployment is the 2025 BLS (Bureau of Labor Statistics) CPS (Current Population Survey) annual-average rate for “Technical writers.” Live corpus 283 observations, 2026-07-23. Definitions in the glossary.