The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of technical writers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) 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 | $40,400 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $49,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,330 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $79,390 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $97,110 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division), Illinois in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $97,110. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,330. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $40,400.
The table and chart below show the trend of the median salary of technical writers from 2012 to 2017.
| Year | Median Salary | Yearly Growth | 5-Year Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | $66,330 | -0.53% | 4.91% |
| 2016 | $66,680 | -8.79% | - |
| 2015 | $72,540 | -1.78% | - |
| 2014 | $73,830 | 3.60% | - |
| 2013 | $71,170 | 11.38% | - |
| 2012 | $63,070 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,330 in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of Illinois. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Chicago-Joliet-Naperville (IL Metropolitan Division) is 23.0 percent (23.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Rockford and 22.3 percent (22.3%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Illinois nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |