The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Tacoma, Washington is shown in Table 1. The wage information of technical writers in Tacoma 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 | $41,230 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $46,210 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $56,880 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $75,860 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $95,000 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Tacoma, Washington in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $95,000. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $56,880. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $41,230.
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $56,880, Tacoma is the lowest paying city for technical writers in state of Washington, following city of Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue (median annual salary of $99,570). In comparison, the median annual salary of technical writers in Tacoma is 42.9 percent (42.9%) lower than that in the highest paying city Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue.
| Cities/Areas | Median Annual Salary |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue | |
| Kennewick-Pasco-Richland | |
| Olympia | |
| Bellingham | |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro | |
| Seattle-Bellevue-Everett | |
| Bremerton-Silverdale | |
| Spokane | |
| Tacoma |