The annual salary statistics of technical writers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of technical writers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont 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 | $70,050 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $89,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $116,050 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $144,750 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $177,470 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $177,470. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $116,050. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $70,050.
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 | $116,050 | 11.21% | 25.65% |
| 2021 | $103,040 | -9.89% | - |
| 2020 | $113,230 | 10.16% | - |
| 2019 | $101,730 | 10.16% | - |
| 2018 | $91,390 | 7.13% | - |
| 2017 | $84,870 | 3.71% | - |
| 2016 | $81,720 | -2.08% | - |
| 2015 | $83,420 | -1.21% | - |
| 2014 | $84,430 | 0.31% | - |
| 2013 | $84,170 | -2.51% | - |
| 2012 | $86,280 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $116,050, San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is the second highest paying city for technical writers in state of California, following the highest paying city San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara (median annual salary of $120,230). Compared with San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, the median annual salary of technical writers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont is 3.5 percent (3.5%) lower.