The annual salary statistics of technical writers in York-Hanover, Pennsylvania is shown in Table 1. The wage data of technical writers in York-Hanover 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 | $41,540 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $45,920 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $59,230 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $67,360 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,630 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in York-Hanover, Pennsylvania in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,630. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $59,230. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,540.
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 | $59,230 | -4.81% | 10.77% |
| 2021 | $62,080 | 3.37% | - |
| 2020 | $59,990 | -4.00% | - |
| 2019 | $62,390 | 5.55% | - |
| 2018 | $58,930 | -0.49% | - |
| 2017 | $59,220 | 22.14% | - |
| 2016 | $46,110 | -9.30% | - |
| 2013 | $50,400 | -4.86% | - |
| 2012 | $52,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $59,230 in York-Hanover is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of Pennsylvania. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in York-Hanover is 30.3 percent (30.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Philadelphia and 21.5 percent (21.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying West Central Pennsylvania nonmetropolitan area.