Technical Writers Salary in the Industry of Other Wood Product Manufacturing

The salary statistics and trend of technical writers in the industry of other wood product manufacturing are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare technical writers salaries in different industries within the manufacturing sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$34,610
25th Percentile Wage
$43,070
50th Percentile Wage
$57,220
75th Percentile Wage
$77,570
90th Percentile Wage
$106,670

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for technical writers in the industry of other wood product manufacturing. The salaries are shown in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) technical writers is $106,670. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $57,220. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent technical writers is $34,610.

Median salary trend

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of technical writers in the industry of Other Wood Product Manufacturing from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$57,220
18.30% 18.30%
2016
$46,750
-11.74% -
2015
$52,240
5.69% -
2014
$49,270
5.11% -
2012
$46,750
- -

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