The annual salary statistics of technical writers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of technical writers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner 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 | $41,780 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,040 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,590 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $80,990 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $98,520 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, Louisiana in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $98,520. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,590. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,780.
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 | $72,590 | 27.92% | 35.69% |
| 2021 | $52,320 | -46.71% | - |
| 2020 | $76,760 | -3.17% | - |
| 2019 | $79,190 | 3.45% | - |
| 2018 | $76,460 | -2.50% | - |
| 2017 | $78,370 | 14.21% | - |
| 2016 | $67,230 | 1.29% | - |
| 2015 | $66,360 | 13.20% | - |
| 2014 | $57,600 | 18.96% | - |
| 2012 | $46,680 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $72,590, New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is the second highest paying city for technical writers in state of Louisiana, following the highest paying city Baton Rouge (median annual salary of $81,260). Compared with Baton Rouge, the median annual salary of technical writers in New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner is 10.7 percent (10.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baton Rouge | |
| New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner | |
| Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodaux |