The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage information of technical writers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) 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 | $47,970 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $59,360 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $80,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,970 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $119,420 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $119,420. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $80,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,970.
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 | $80,150 | 10.80% | 19.68% |
| 2021 | $71,490 | -5.55% | - |
| 2020 | $75,460 | 5.80% | - |
| 2019 | $71,080 | 2.29% | - |
| 2018 | $69,450 | 2.66% | - |
| 2017 | $67,600 | 0.61% | - |
| 2016 | $67,190 | -6.33% | - |
| 2015 | $71,440 | -2.23% | - |
| 2014 | $73,030 | 4.08% | - |
| 2013 | $70,050 | 8.09% | - |
| 2012 | $64,380 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $80,150, Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is the second highest paying city for technical writers in state of Illinois, following the highest paying city Rockford (median annual salary of $86,130). Compared with Rockford, the median annual salary of technical writers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) is 6.9 percent (6.9%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Rockford | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL-IN-WI Area) | |
| Peoria | |
| Bloomington | |
| Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) | |
| Champaign-Urbana | |
| West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area |