Technical Writers Salary in the Industry of Newspaper Publishers

The salary statistics and trend of technical writers in the industry of newspaper publishers are shown in the following tables and chart. In Table 3 we compare technical writers salaries in different industries within the information sector.

Table 1. Average Annual Salary

Percentile BracketAverage Annual Salary
10th Percentile Wage
$29,390
25th Percentile Wage
$35,750
50th Percentile Wage
$54,270
75th Percentile Wage
$77,410
90th Percentile Wage
$106,210

Table 1 shows the average annual salaries for technical writers in the industry of newspaper publishers. 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 $106,210. The median annual salary (50th percentile) is $54,270. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent technical writers is $29,390.

Salary Trend (2012 to 2017)

The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of technical writers in the industry of Newspaper Publishers from 2012 to 2017.

YearMedian SalaryYearly Growth5-Year Growth
2017
$54,270
17.91% -2.41%
2016
$44,550
-10.62% -
2015
$49,280
-10.80% -
2014
$54,600
-6.98% -
2013
$58,410
4.85% -
2012
$55,580
- -

Table 3. Compare Technical Writers Salary in Different Industries within the Information Sector

The average salaries of technical writers in 16 industries within the information sector are shown in Table 3. For salary information of technical writers in a specific industry, use the links in the table.

Industry Median Annual Salary
Cable and Other Subscription Programming
$85,350
Software Publishers
$79,410
Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite)
$78,580
Telecommunications
$74,500
Publishing Industries (except Internet)
$72,090
Broadcasting (except Internet)
$71,910
Wired Telecommunications Carriers
$71,750
Other Information Services
$70,020
Other Information Services
$70,020
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
$69,840
Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services
$69,840
Newspaper, Periodical, Book, and Directory Publishers
$67,160
Other Telecommunications
$59,920
Motion Picture and Sound Recording Industries
$59,030
Motion Picture and Video Industries
$58,950
Newspaper Publishers
$54,270

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