The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California is shown in Table 1. The wage information of technical writers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim 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 | $61,380 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $72,710 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $97,120 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $114,200 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $146,660 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $146,660. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $97,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,380.
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 | $97,120 | 17.01% | 19.22% |
| 2021 | $80,600 | -6.56% | - |
| 2020 | $85,890 | 2.58% | - |
| 2019 | $83,670 | -1.94% | - |
| 2018 | $85,290 | 3.10% | - |
| 2017 | $82,650 | 5.08% | - |
| 2016 | $78,450 | 0.60% | - |
| 2015 | $77,980 | -0.60% | - |
| 2012 | $78,450 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $97,120 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim is 19.2 percent (19.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 30.9 percent (30.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.