The annual salary statistics of technical writers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of technical writers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara 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 | $64,700 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $91,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $120,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $154,410 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $172,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $172,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $120,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $64,700.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of technical writers from 2012 to 2021.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 9-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $120,230 | 6.49% | 17.08% |
| 2020 | $112,430 | -2.28% | - |
| 2019 | $114,990 | 0.97% | - |
| 2018 | $113,880 | 3.12% | - |
| 2017 | $110,330 | 0.91% | - |
| 2016 | $109,330 | -3.05% | - |
| 2015 | $112,660 | 4.86% | - |
| 2014 | $107,180 | 2.64% | - |
| 2013 | $104,350 | 4.47% | - |
| 2012 | $99,690 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $120,230, San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is the highest paying city for technical writers in state of California, followed by San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont (median annual salary $116,050). In comparison, the median annual salary of technical writers in San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara is 3.5 percent (3.5%) higher than that in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont.