The annual salary statistics of technical writers in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of technical writers in San Antonio-New Braunfels 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 | $46,030 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,270 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $72,650 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $88,350 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $101,570 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in San Antonio-New Braunfels, Texas in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $101,570. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $72,650. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $46,030.
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 | $72,650 | -4.54% | 13.70% |
| 2021 | $75,950 | 6.73% | - |
| 2020 | $70,840 | 1.69% | - |
| 2019 | $69,640 | 6.40% | - |
| 2018 | $65,180 | 6.90% | - |
| 2017 | $60,680 | 5.74% | - |
| 2016 | $57,200 | -2.43% | - |
| 2015 | $58,590 | -2.68% | - |
| 2014 | $60,160 | -0.47% | - |
| 2013 | $60,440 | -3.74% | - |
| 2012 | $62,700 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $72,650 in San Antonio-New Braunfels is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of Texas. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in San Antonio-New Braunfels is 8.3 percent (8.3%) lower than that in the highest paying Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos and 39.2 percent (39.2%) 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 |