The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee is shown in Table 1. The wage data of technical writers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin 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 | $47,200 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $56,960 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,820 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $108,460 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $126,680 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, Tennessee in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $126,680. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,820. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $47,200.
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 | $74,820 | 13.62% | 28.32% |
| 2021 | $64,630 | -5.31% | - |
| 2020 | $68,060 | 0.72% | - |
| 2019 | $67,570 | 2.29% | - |
| 2018 | $66,020 | 15.54% | - |
| 2017 | $55,760 | 5.04% | - |
| 2016 | $52,950 | 4.49% | - |
| 2015 | $50,570 | -6.57% | - |
| 2014 | $53,890 | 8.63% | - |
| 2013 | $49,240 | -8.92% | - |
| 2012 | $53,630 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $74,820, Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is the second highest paying city for technical writers in state of Tennessee, following the highest paying city Knoxville (median annual salary of $76,650). Compared with Knoxville, the median annual salary of technical writers in Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin is 2.4 percent (2.4%) lower.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Knoxville | |
| Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin | |
| Chattanooga | |
| Memphis | |
| Eastern Tennessee nonmetropolitan area |