The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of technical writers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis 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 | $51,250 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $61,000 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $76,710 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $84,240 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $102,070 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $102,070. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $76,710. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $51,250.
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 | $76,710 | 0.07% | 27.32% |
| 2021 | $76,660 | 11.36% | - |
| 2020 | $67,950 | 0.54% | - |
| 2019 | $67,580 | 7.12% | - |
| 2018 | $62,770 | -0.72% | - |
| 2017 | $63,220 | 2.64% | - |
| 2016 | $61,550 | 0.52% | - |
| 2015 | $61,230 | 2.20% | - |
| 2014 | $59,880 | 6.96% | - |
| 2013 | $55,710 | -0.07% | - |
| 2012 | $55,750 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $76,710, Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is the second highest paying city for technical writers in state of Wisconsin, following the highest paying city Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington (median annual salary of $83,450). Compared with Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, the median annual salary of technical writers in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis is 8.1 percent (8.1%) lower.