The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama is shown in Table 1. The wage information of technical writers in Birmingham-Hoover is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].
| Percentile Bracket | Average Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| 10th Percentile Wage | $37,130 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $51,060 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $63,480 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $78,280 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,190 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Birmingham-Hoover, Alabama in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,190. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $63,480. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $37,130.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of technical writers from 2012 to 2022.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 10-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $63,480 | -1.48% | 25.60% |
| 2021 | $64,420 | -8.23% | - |
| 2020 | $69,720 | -3.00% | - |
| 2019 | $71,810 | 5.56% | - |
| 2018 | $67,820 | 0.68% | - |
| 2017 | $67,360 | 11.31% | - |
| 2016 | $59,740 | 0.75% | - |
| 2015 | $59,290 | 4.86% | - |
| 2014 | $56,410 | 3.07% | - |
| 2013 | $54,680 | 13.62% | - |
| 2012 | $47,230 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $63,480 in Birmingham-Hoover is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of Alabama. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Birmingham-Hoover is 15.9 percent (15.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Huntsville and 17.0 percent (17.0%) higher than that in the lowest paying Anniston-Oxford.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Huntsville | |
| Mobile | |
| Montgomery | |
| Birmingham-Hoover | |
| Southeast Alabama nonmetropolitan area | |
| Tuscaloosa | |
| Anniston-Oxford |