The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia is shown in Table 1. The wage information of technical writers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News 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 | $49,900 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $63,700 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,920 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,470 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $108,820 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, Virginia in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $108,820. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,920. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $49,900.
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 | $76,920 | -0.14% | 23.06% |
| 2021 | $77,030 | 4.56% | - |
| 2020 | $73,520 | 7.20% | - |
| 2019 | $68,230 | 10.51% | - |
| 2018 | $61,060 | 2.88% | - |
| 2017 | $59,300 | -3.93% | - |
| 2016 | $61,630 | 6.08% | - |
| 2015 | $57,880 | -5.79% | - |
| 2014 | $61,230 | 6.39% | - |
| 2013 | $57,320 | -3.24% | - |
| 2012 | $59,180 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $76,920 in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of Virginia. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News is 9.0 percent (9.0%) lower than that in the highest paying Charlottesville and 33.2 percent (33.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Charlottesville | |
| Richmond | |
| Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News | |
| Roanoke | |
| Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford | |
| Lynchburg | |
| Northeastern Virginia nonmetropolitan area | |
| Kingsport-Bristol-Bristol | |
| Harrisonburg | |
| Southwestern Virginia nonmetropolitan area |