The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage data of technical writers in Raleigh-Cary 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 | $58,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $76,450 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $82,010 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $102,420 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $132,480 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Raleigh-Cary, North Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $132,480. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $82,010. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $58,900.
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 | $82,010 | 5.56% | 14.41% |
| 2021 | $77,450 | -13.36% | - |
| 2020 | $87,800 | 11.09% | - |
| 2019 | $78,060 | -0.08% | - |
| 2018 | $78,120 | 3.08% | - |
| 2017 | $75,710 | -8.64% | - |
| 2016 | $82,250 | 5.01% | - |
| 2015 | $78,130 | 6.68% | - |
| 2013 | $72,910 | 3.73% | - |
| 2012 | $70,190 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $82,010, Raleigh-Cary is the second highest paying city for technical writers in state of North Carolina, following the highest paying city Durham-Chapel Hill (median annual salary of $112,140). Compared with Durham-Chapel Hill, the median annual salary of technical writers in Raleigh-Cary is 26.9 percent (26.9%) lower.