The annual salary statistics of technical writers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin is shown in Table 1. The wage statistics of technical writers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington 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 | $55,010 |
| 25th Percentile Wage | $66,940 |
| 50th Percentile Wage | $83,450 |
| 75th Percentile Wage | $98,050 |
| 90th Percentile Wage | $114,590 |
Table 1 shows the average annual salary for technical writers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington, Wisconsin in 5 percentile scales. The average annual salary for the 90th percentile (the top 10 percent of the highest paid) is $114,590. The median (50th percentile) annual salary is $83,450. The average annual salary for the bottom 10 percent earners is $55,010.
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 | $83,450 | 3.48% | 25.88% |
| 2021 | $80,550 | 14.31% | - |
| 2020 | $69,020 | 0.75% | - |
| 2019 | $68,500 | 6.76% | - |
| 2018 | $63,870 | -1.50% | - |
| 2017 | $64,830 | 0.08% | - |
| 2016 | $64,780 | -4.46% | - |
| 2015 | $67,670 | 2.87% | - |
| 2014 | $65,730 | 0.76% | - |
| 2013 | $65,230 | 5.18% | - |
| 2012 | $61,850 | - | - |
From Table 3 we note that with a median annual salary of $83,450, Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is the highest paying city for technical writers in state of Wisconsin, followed by Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis (median annual salary $76,710). In comparison, the median annual salary of technical writers in Minneapolis-St Paul-Bloomington is 8.1 percent (8.1%) higher than that in Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis.