The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida is shown in Table 1. The wage information of technical writers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater 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 | $49,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $60,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,930 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,100 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,380 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater, Florida in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,380. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,930. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,540.
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 | $72,930 | 12.67% | 21.90% |
| 2021 | $63,690 | 2.20% | - |
| 2020 | $62,290 | -2.84% | - |
| 2019 | $64,060 | -4.85% | - |
| 2018 | $67,170 | -0.39% | - |
| 2017 | $67,430 | 5.52% | - |
| 2016 | $63,710 | 6.73% | - |
| 2015 | $59,420 | -0.30% | - |
| 2014 | $59,600 | 6.26% | - |
| 2013 | $55,870 | -1.95% | - |
| 2012 | $56,960 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,930 in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of Florida. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Tampa-St Petersburg-Clearwater is 9.9 percent (9.9%) lower than that in the highest paying Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach and 24.4 percent (24.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Gainesville.