The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage information of technical writers in Dallas-Plano-Irving 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 | $44,710 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $57,400 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $74,240 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $91,710 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,950 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Dallas-Plano-Irving, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,950. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $74,240. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $44,710.
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 | $74,240 | 0.32% | 11.81% |
| 2016 | $74,000 | 3.50% | - |
| 2015 | $71,410 | 1.62% | - |
| 2014 | $70,250 | 3.20% | - |
| 2013 | $68,000 | 3.72% | - |
| 2012 | $65,470 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $74,240 in Dallas-Plano-Irving is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Dallas-Plano-Irving is 6.3 percent (6.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 40.5 percent (40.5%) higher than that in the lowest paying Central Texas nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos | |
| Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown | |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Dallas-Plano-Irving | |
| San Antonio-New Braunfels | |
| Fort Worth-Arlington | |
| Waco | |
| North Central Texas nonmetropolitan area | |
| Corpus Christi | |
| Amarillo | |
| El Paso | |
| Killeen-Temple-Fort Hood | |
| Lubbock | |
| Central Texas nonmetropolitan area |