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Technical Writers Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of technical writers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is based on the national compensation survey conducted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics in 2022 and published in April 2023 [1].

Table 1. Annual Salary of Technical Writers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$57,140
25th Percentile Wage
$63,050
50th Percentile Wage
$82,120
75th Percentile Wage
$105,610
90th Percentile Wage
$138,300

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $138,300. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,120. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $57,140.

Median salary trend (2012 to 2022)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of technical writers from 2012 to 2022.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth10-Year Growth
2022
$82,120
-0.43% 16.24%
2021
$82,470
1.18% -
2020
$81,500
0.99% -
2019
$80,690
1.10% -
2018
$79,800
4.11% -
2017
$76,520
0.56% -
2016
$76,090
2.14% -
2015
$74,460
-0.24% -
2014
$74,640
4.97% -
2013
$70,930
3.03% -
2012
$68,780
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Table 2. Compare Technical Writers Salary in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,120 in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville is 31.7 percent (31.7%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 18.3 percent (18.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.

Cities/Areas Median Annual Salary
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara
$120,230
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont
$116,050
Santa Maria-Santa Barbara
$103,280
San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles
$100,710
Santa Rosa-Petaluma
$99,670
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim
$97,120
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura
$92,950
San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City
$90,270
Bakersfield-Delano
$87,820
Vallejo-Fairfield
$86,890
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos
$84,980
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale
$82,720
Santa Cruz-Watsonville
$82,280
Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville
$82,120
Santa Barbara-Santa Maria-Goleta
$81,370
Oakland-Fremont-Hayward
$80,140
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario
$80,000
Santa Ana-Anaheim-Irvine
$76,140
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana
$73,000
Fresno
$67,960
Stockton
$67,070

See also: Top paying jobs in Sacramento-Arden-Arcade-Roseville, California.