The annual salary statistics of technical writers in California-Lexington Park, Maryland is shown in Table 1. The wage data of technical writers in California-Lexington Park 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 | $68,840 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $85,390 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,300 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $104,790 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $110,830 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in California-Lexington Park, Maryland in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $110,830. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,300. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,840.
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 | $88,300 | 8.72% | 16.91% |
| 2021 | $80,600 | -0.53% | - |
| 2020 | $81,030 | 4.07% | - |
| 2019 | $77,730 | 0.37% | - |
| 2018 | $77,440 | 2.54% | - |
| 2017 | $75,470 | 2.78% | - |
| 2016 | $73,370 | 1.55% | - |
| 2015 | $72,230 | -1.58% | - |
| 2012 | $73,370 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $88,300, California-Lexington Park is the second highest paying city for technical writers in state of Maryland, following the highest paying city Baltimore-Towson (median annual salary of $89,810). Compared with Baltimore-Towson, the median annual salary of technical writers in California-Lexington Park is 1.7 percent (1.7%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Baltimore-Towson | |
| California-Lexington Park | |
| Bethesda-Rockville-Frederick | |
| Salisbury | |
| St Marys County |