The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of technical writers in Lexington-Fayette 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 | $55,790 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,150 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $83,220 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,530 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Lexington-Fayette, Kentucky in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,530. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,150. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,790.
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 | $66,150 | 4.78% | 25.23% |
| 2021 | $62,990 | 3.57% | - |
| 2020 | $60,740 | 7.03% | - |
| 2019 | $56,470 | -1.93% | - |
| 2018 | $57,560 | 4.29% | - |
| 2017 | $55,090 | -20.68% | - |
| 2016 | $66,480 | 7.36% | - |
| 2015 | $61,590 | 0.88% | - |
| 2014 | $61,050 | 13.45% | - |
| 2013 | $52,840 | 6.40% | - |
| 2012 | $49,460 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $66,150, Lexington-Fayette is the lowest paying city for technical writers in state of Kentucky, following city of Louisville-Jefferson County (median annual salary of $74,640). In comparison, the median annual salary of technical writers in Lexington-Fayette is 11.4 percent (11.4%) lower than that in the highest paying city Louisville-Jefferson County.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Louisville-Jefferson County | |
| West Central Kentucky nonmetropolitan area | |
| Lexington-Fayette |