The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of technical writers in Nassau-Suffolk 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 | $43,040 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $50,460 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $66,040 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $85,110 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $100,790 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Nassau-Suffolk, New York in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $100,790. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $66,040. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $43,040.
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 | $66,040 | -5.28% | 2.20% |
| 2016 | $69,530 | -16.12% | - |
| 2015 | $80,740 | -3.52% | - |
| 2014 | $83,580 | 5.74% | - |
| 2013 | $78,780 | 18.01% | - |
| 2012 | $64,590 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $66,040 in Nassau-Suffolk is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of New York. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Nassau-Suffolk is 29.2 percent (29.2%) lower than that in the highest paying New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island and 11.1 percent (11.1%) 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 |