The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of technical writers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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 | $49,760 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,190 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $125,970 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $125,970. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,760.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of technical writers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $82,720 | 6.66% | 10.89% |
| 2016 | $77,210 | 2.25% | - |
| 2015 | $75,470 | 5.15% | - |
| 2014 | $71,580 | -4.11% | - |
| 2013 | $74,520 | 1.09% | - |
| 2012 | $73,710 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,720 in Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale 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-Glendale is 31.2 percent (31.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 18.9 percent (18.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.