The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of technical writers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura 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 | $61,810 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $78,870 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $92,950 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $112,550 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $141,220 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $141,220. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $92,950. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,810.
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 | $92,950 | 15.13% | 13.99% |
| 2021 | $78,890 | -13.39% | - |
| 2020 | $89,450 | 2.39% | - |
| 2019 | $87,310 | -4.08% | - |
| 2018 | $90,870 | 2.94% | - |
| 2017 | $88,200 | -1.81% | - |
| 2016 | $89,800 | 5.59% | - |
| 2015 | $84,780 | 1.84% | - |
| 2014 | $83,220 | 3.60% | - |
| 2013 | $80,220 | 0.34% | - |
| 2012 | $79,950 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $92,950 in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura is 22.7 percent (22.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 27.8 percent (27.8%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.