The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage data of technical writers in Lake County-Kenosha County 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 | $45,820 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $58,660 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $73,350 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $90,620 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $106,940 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Lake County-Kenosha County, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $106,940. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $73,350. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $45,820.
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 | $73,350 | 3.14% | 7.39% |
| 2016 | $71,050 | 0.25% | - |
| 2015 | $70,870 | -2.12% | - |
| 2014 | $72,370 | 4.81% | - |
| 2013 | $68,890 | 1.39% | - |
| 2012 | $67,930 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that the median annual salary of $73,350 in Lake County-Kenosha County is in the middle of salary range for technical writers in state of Wisconsin. In comparison, the annual salary of technical writers in Lake County-Kenosha County is 12.1 percent (12.1%) lower than that in the highest paying Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington and 37.2 percent (37.2%) higher than that in the lowest paying Eastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area.