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Technical Writers Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

The annual salary statistics of technical writers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California is shown in Table 1. The wage data of technical writers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$65,310
25th Percentile Wage
$82,180
50th Percentile Wage
$100,710
75th Percentile Wage
$115,520
90th Percentile Wage
$126,230

Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,230. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $100,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $65,310.

Table 2. Compare Technical Writers Salary in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles with Other California Cities

From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $100,710 in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles is 16.2 percent (16.2%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 33.4 percent (33.4%) 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 San Luis Obispo-Paso Robles, California.