The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of technical writers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma 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 | $69,370 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $99,670 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $106,780 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $156,640 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma, California in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $156,640. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $99,670. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $69,370.
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 | $99,670 | 0.43% | 31.33% |
| 2021 | $99,240 | 8.48% | - |
| 2020 | $90,820 | 5.30% | - |
| 2019 | $86,010 | -4.59% | - |
| 2018 | $89,960 | -2.31% | - |
| 2017 | $92,040 | 5.82% | - |
| 2016 | $86,680 | 9.21% | - |
| 2015 | $78,700 | 7.53% | - |
| 2014 | $72,770 | 5.48% | - |
| 2013 | $68,780 | 0.49% | - |
| 2012 | $68,440 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $99,670 in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of California. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Santa Rosa-Petaluma is 17.1 percent (17.1%) lower than that in the highest paying San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara and 32.7 percent (32.7%) higher than that in the lowest paying Stockton.