The annual salary statistics of technical writers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of technical writers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos 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 | $61,000 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,020 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $84,980 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,910 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $139,550 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $139,550. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $84,980. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $61,000.
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 | $84,980 | 5.01% | 16.78% |
| 2021 | $80,720 | 8.92% | - |
| 2020 | $73,520 | 2.94% | - |
| 2019 | $71,360 | 4.36% | - |
| 2018 | $68,250 | -11.41% | - |
| 2017 | $76,040 | -6.39% | - |
| 2016 | $80,900 | -17.48% | - |
| 2015 | $95,040 | 16.14% | - |
| 2014 | $79,700 | 4.03% | - |
| 2013 | $76,490 | 7.54% | - |
| 2012 | $70,720 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $84,980 in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos is 29.3 percent (29.3%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 21.1 percent (21.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.