The highest-paying states for technical writers (ranked by average annual salary) are listed in Table 1. The entry level salary (as measured by the salary of the lowest 10% paid earners) and the number of employment of technical writers in those states are also shown in the table. As shown in the table, with an annual salary of $103,480, District of Columbia is the highest paying state for technical writers. It is followed by Hawaii (average annual salary $102,610). The salary and employment information is computed from data published by U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in April 2023 [1]. For more salary information of technical writers in a specific state, use the links in the table.
| Rank | State | Average Salary i | Entry Level Salary i |
# of Empl. i |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | District of Columbia | $103,480 |
$60,650 | 710 |
| 2 | Hawaii | $102,610 |
$49,530 | 100 |
| 3 | Massachusetts | $100,690 |
$68,490 | 1,900 |
| 4 | California | $100,600 |
$61,380 | 5,600 |
| 5 | Delaware | $99,450 |
$59,600 | 90 |
| 6 | Washington | $97,820 |
$57,940 | 1,530 |
| 7 | Maryland | $91,790 |
$58,400 | 1,830 |
| 8 | Connecticut | $91,640 |
$53,120 | 650 |
| 9 | New Jersey | $90,190 |
$61,250 | 1,360 |
| 10 | New York | $86,150 |
$54,730 | 2,120 |
| 11 | Virginia | $83,890 |
$52,900 | 2,880 |
| 12 | Rhode Island | $83,790 |
$60,380 | 110 |
| 13 | Georgia | $83,490 |
$56,940 | 1,000 |
| 14 | South Carolina | $82,810 |
$56,920 | 420 |
| 15 | Colorado | $82,300 |
$54,630 | 1,590 |
| 16 | North Carolina | $82,010 |
$50,360 | 2,110 |
| 17 | Minnesota | $81,850 |
$50,160 | 1,210 |
| 18 | Missouri | $81,640 |
$42,110 | 490 |
| 19 | Oregon | $80,000 |
$48,030 | 460 |
| 20 | Vermont | $79,900 |
$57,000 | 120 |
| 21 | Illinois | $79,870 |
$46,010 | 1,190 |
| 22 | Maine | $78,750 |
$57,860 | 200 |
| 23 | Nevada | $78,130 |
$51,660 | 190 |
| 24 | North Dakota | $77,450 |
$29,390 | 40 |
| 25 | Florida | $74,690 |
$50,250 | 2,540 |
| 26 | Kentucky | $74,610 |
$49,750 | 320 |
| 27 | Texas | $74,080 |
$49,100 | 3,580 |
| 28 | Louisiana | $73,660 |
$41,490 | 200 |
| 29 | Utah | $72,540 |
$48,760 | 680 |
| 30 | Alaska | $71,460 |
$30,710 | 170 |
| 31 | Tennessee | $70,450 |
$45,250 | 970 |
| 32 | Wisconsin | $70,140 |
$50,590 | 590 |
| 33 | Alabama | $69,930 |
$44,850 | 650 |
| 34 | New Hampshire | $69,500 |
$49,390 | 180 |
| 35 | Michigan | $69,030 |
$44,820 | 1,120 |
| 36 | Pennsylvania | $68,820 |
$45,190 | 2,230 |
| 37 | Idaho | $68,760 |
$43,880 | 300 |
| 38 | Iowa | $67,960 |
$45,710 | 390 |
| 39 | New Mexico | $67,000 |
$50,840 | 310 |
| 40 | Mississippi | $66,400 |
$35,520 | 50 |
| 41 | Indiana | $65,840 |
$38,670 | 840 |
| 42 | Wyoming | $65,410 |
$54,640 | 30 |
| 43 | Ohio | $64,890 |
$43,240 | 1,560 |
| 44 | Kansas | $64,670 |
$40,890 | 460 |
| 45 | Oklahoma | $63,410 |
$37,440 | 760 |
| 46 | Arkansas | $60,640 |
$36,570 | 130 |
| 47 | Nebraska | $59,000 |
$30,660 | 260 |
| 48 | West Virginia | $57,370 |
$38,520 | 60 |
| 49 | South Dakota | $56,460 |
$44,510 | 110 |
| 50 | Montana | $55,850 |
$52,840 | 140 |
| 51 | Puerto Rico | $43,990 |
$33,690 | 60 |
| 52 | Arizona | $39,090 |
$37,590 | 2,160 |