The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage information of technical writers in Newark-Union 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 | $54,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,430 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $79,060 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $100,560 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $122,760 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Newark-Union, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $122,760. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $79,060. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $54,010.
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 | $79,060 | 5.36% | 11.48% |
| 2016 | $74,820 | -6.27% | - |
| 2014 | $79,510 | 9.53% | - |
| 2013 | $71,930 | 2.71% | - |
| 2012 | $69,980 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $79,060, Newark-Union is the second highest paying city for technical writers in state of Pennsylvania, following the highest paying city Philadelphia (median annual salary of $84,990). Compared with Philadelphia, the median annual salary of technical writers in Newark-Union is 7.0 percent (7.0%) lower.