The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of technical writers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario 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 | $54,360 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,010 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,000 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,900 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $138,370 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,370. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,000. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,360.
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 | $80,000 | 2.06% | 12.89% |
| 2021 | $78,350 | -4.40% | - |
| 2020 | $81,800 | 9.14% | - |
| 2019 | $74,320 | 9.80% | - |
| 2018 | $67,040 | -2.43% | - |
| 2017 | $68,670 | -3.07% | - |
| 2016 | $70,780 | -5.58% | - |
| 2015 | $74,730 | 0.05% | - |
| 2014 | $74,690 | 6.59% | - |
| 2013 | $69,770 | 0.11% | - |
| 2012 | $69,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $80,000 in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario is 33.5 percent (33.5%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 16.2 percent (16.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.