The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of technical writers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy 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 | $53,160 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $71,160 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $88,280 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $111,610 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $117,460 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $117,460. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $88,280. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,160.
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 | $88,280 | -9.48% | 26.35% |
| 2021 | $96,650 | 25.66% | - |
| 2020 | $71,850 | 2.88% | - |
| 2019 | $69,780 | 2.24% | - |
| 2018 | $68,220 | -0.66% | - |
| 2017 | $68,670 | -1.94% | - |
| 2016 | $70,000 | 1.47% | - |
| 2015 | $68,970 | -0.13% | - |
| 2014 | $69,060 | 1.42% | - |
| 2013 | $68,080 | 4.49% | - |
| 2012 | $65,020 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $88,280, Albany-Schenectady-Troy is the second highest paying city for technical writers in state of New York, following the highest paying city New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island (median annual salary of $93,220). Compared with New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, the median annual salary of technical writers in Albany-Schenectady-Troy is 5.3 percent (5.3%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island | |
| Albany-Schenectady-Troy | |
| New York-White Plains-Wayne | |
| Syracuse | |
| Central East New York nonmetropolitan area | |
| Rochester | |
| Buffalo-Niagara Falls | |
| Nassau-Suffolk | |
| Binghamton | |
| Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area |