The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of technical writers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara 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 | $68,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $90,950 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $103,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $130,070 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $168,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $168,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $103,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,780.
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 | $103,280 | 18.09% | 25.65% |
| 2021 | $84,600 | -4.61% | - |
| 2020 | $88,500 | 9.37% | - |
| 2019 | $80,210 | -3.78% | - |
| 2018 | $83,240 | 8.23% | - |
| 2017 | $76,390 | -0.52% | - |
| 2016 | $76,790 | 3.40% | - |
| 2015 | $74,180 | -3.52% | - |
| 2012 | $76,790 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $103,280 in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Santa Maria-Santa Barbara is 14.1 percent (14.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 35.1 percent (35.1%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.