Salaries of Technical Writers 2018

It is very common that different industries pay different amounts of money for the same job. So, let’s take a look at what industries are paying technical writers now. There is no reliable data in this regard for 2018 just yet, but the data for 2017 reflects all the trends.

In the U.S., the top paying industries are civic or social organizations and organizations connected with power generation, transmission and distribution. The salaries there for technical writers can get as high as $92.000-$94.000 on average. Computer system design and related industries while being the ones with the highest levels of employment are sadly not on the list of the top paying industries with an average salary of just $76.840.

How is pay by experience doing in technical writing? It is doing quite well :) Technical writers get a significant salary growth in their first 10 years of employment. After approximately ten years of work the salary growth slows down a bit, but the trend remains positive. For example, in the U.S., a technical writing specialist with less than 5 years of work experience can expect to earn more than $49.000 per year. And, tech writers with 5–10 years of experience can expect to earn $63.000 on average. $70.000 is the expected salary for people with 10–20 years of experience, while late-career experience (over 20 years) is paid for in the amount of $79.000 on average.

You can see for yourself, that year 2018 looks good so far for technical writing. It looks like these positive trends are here to stay because technical communication keeps developing as an industry itself. An important thing to remember — keep getting new skills that can help you grow as a pro. And, this, as statistics proves, will help you get the recognition and salary you deserve while doing the job you enjoy.

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