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].
| Percentile Bracket | Average 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.
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 | $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 | - | - |
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.