The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina is shown in Table 1. The wage information of technical writers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville 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 | $68,640 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $77,830 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,720 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,030 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,020 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville, South Carolina in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,020. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,720. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $68,640.
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 | $83,720 | 7.76% | 28.27% |
| 2021 | $77,220 | 6.42% | - |
| 2020 | $72,260 | 3.54% | - |
| 2019 | $69,700 | 5.18% | - |
| 2018 | $66,090 | 4.78% | - |
| 2017 | $62,930 | -4.35% | - |
| 2016 | $65,670 | -2.42% | - |
| 2015 | $67,260 | 4.04% | - |
| 2014 | $64,540 | 4.46% | - |
| 2013 | $61,660 | 2.61% | - |
| 2012 | $60,050 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,720, Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is the second highest paying city for technical writers in state of South Carolina, following the highest paying city Augusta-Richmond County (median annual salary of $90,480). Compared with Augusta-Richmond County, the median annual salary of technical writers in Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville is 7.5 percent (7.5%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Augusta-Richmond County | |
| Charleston-North Charleston-Summerville | |
| Spartanburg | |
| Charlotte-Gastonia-Rock Hill | |
| Columbia | |
| Florence | |
| Greenville-Mauldin-Easley |