The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of technical writers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett 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 | $53,670 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $64,720 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $81,160 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $101,480 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $123,670 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $123,670. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $81,160. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $53,670.
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 | $81,160 | 0.26% | -9.09% |
| 2016 | $80,950 | -0.47% | - |
| 2015 | $81,330 | -2.89% | - |
| 2014 | $83,680 | 7.11% | - |
| 2013 | $77,730 | -13.91% | - |
| 2012 | $88,540 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $81,160 in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of Washington. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Seattle-Bellevue-Everett is 18.5 percent (18.5%) lower than that in the highest paying Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue and 29.9 percent (29.9%) higher than that in the lowest paying Tacoma.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Olympia | |
| Bellingham | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Spokane | |
| Tacoma |