The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts is shown in Table 1. The wage data of technical writers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy 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 | $54,720 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $67,240 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,600 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,000 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $121,440 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, Massachusetts in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $121,440. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,600. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,720.
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 | $82,600 | 0.90% | 2.76% |
| 2016 | $81,860 | 3.30% | - |
| 2015 | $79,160 | 4.00% | - |
| 2014 | $75,990 | -6.24% | - |
| 2013 | $80,730 | 0.51% | - |
| 2012 | $80,320 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $82,600 in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of Massachusetts. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Boston-Cambridge-Quincy is 19.6 percent (19.6%) lower than that in the highest paying Boston-Cambridge-Quincy and 25.4 percent (25.4%) higher than that in the lowest paying Pittsfield.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
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| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Worcester | |
| Barnstable Town | |
| Framingham | |
| Boston-Cambridge-Quincy | |
| Springfield | |
| Pittsfield |