The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage data of technical writers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls 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 | $46,740 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $67,140 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $86,800 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $103,170 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $103,170. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $67,140. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,740.
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 | $67,140 | 9.82% | 31.26% |
| 2021 | $60,550 | -4.13% | - |
| 2020 | $63,050 | -7.49% | - |
| 2019 | $67,770 | -3.98% | - |
| 2018 | $70,470 | 6.03% | - |
| 2017 | $66,220 | 14.21% | - |
| 2016 | $56,810 | 10.97% | - |
| 2015 | $50,580 | -0.08% | - |
| 2014 | $50,620 | 1.96% | - |
| 2013 | $49,630 | 7.01% | - |
| 2012 | $46,150 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $67,140 in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Buffalo-Niagara Falls is 28.0 percent (28.0%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 12.6 percent (12.6%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwest New York nonmetropolitan area.
| 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 |