The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Bakersfield-Delano, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of technical writers in Bakersfield-Delano 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 | $59,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $68,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $87,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $107,700 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $130,690 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Bakersfield-Delano, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $130,690. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $87,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $59,030.
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 | $87,820 | 7.23% | 25.01% |
| 2021 | $81,470 | 1.10% | - |
| 2020 | $80,570 | 9.97% | - |
| 2019 | $72,540 | 11.70% | - |
| 2018 | $64,050 | -7.98% | - |
| 2017 | $69,160 | 7.88% | - |
| 2016 | $63,710 | 1.77% | - |
| 2015 | $62,580 | -2.54% | - |
| 2014 | $64,170 | -6.42% | - |
| 2013 | $68,290 | 3.56% | - |
| 2012 | $65,860 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $87,820 in Bakersfield-Delano is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Bakersfield-Delano is 27.0 percent (27.0%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 23.6 percent (23.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.