Technical Writer Salary in 2025

💰 The median Technical Writer Salary in 2025 is USD 135,000

✏️ This salary info is based on 10 individual salaries reported during 2025

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Salary details

The average Technical Writer salary lies between USD 102,000 and USD 173,800 globally. It represents the overall compensation/gross salary amount for the working year (before deductions like social security, taxes and other contributions), not including equity/stock options or similar benefits.

Job title
Technical Writer
Experience
all levels
Region
global/worldwide
Salary year
2025
Sample size
10
Top 10%
$ 500,000
Top 25%
$ 173,800
Median
$ 135,000
Bottom 25%
$ 102,000
Bottom 10%
$ 100,000

All data shown are full-time equivalent (FTE) salaries. Part-time salary information has been extrapolated to its FTE value.

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Salary trend

Top 20 Job Tags for Technical Writer roles

The three most common job tag items assiciated with Technical Writer job listings are Machine Learning, Engineering and APIs. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job tags in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where associated with them during that period:

Machine Learning | 16 jobs Engineering | 14 jobs APIs | 12 jobs Python | 9 jobs Computer Science | 8 jobs Confluence | 7 jobs Research | 6 jobs Architecture | 6 jobs Agile | 6 jobs GitHub | 6 jobs LLMs | 6 jobs Open Source | 4 jobs Excel | 4 jobs Git | 4 jobs Content creation | 4 jobs Generative AI | 4 jobs JavaScript | 3 jobs Security | 3 jobs CX | 3 jobs Pipelines | 3 jobs

Top 20 Job Perks/Benefits for Technical Writer roles

The three most common job benefits and perks assiciated with Technical Writer job listings are Career development, Equity / stock options and Competitive pay. Below you find a list of the 20 most occuring job perks or benefits in 2025 and the number of open jobs that where offering them during that period:

Career development | 18 jobs Equity / stock options | 7 jobs Competitive pay | 7 jobs Flex hours | 6 jobs Health care | 6 jobs Flex vacation | 5 jobs Parental leave | 4 jobs Startup environment | 4 jobs Medical leave | 4 jobs Salary bonus | 4 jobs 401(k) matching | 3 jobs Wellness | 3 jobs Insurance | 3 jobs Fitness / gym | 2 jobs Gear | 1 jobs Transparency | 1 jobs Team events | 1 jobs Home office stipend | 1 jobs Flexible spending account | 1 jobs Unlimited paid time off | 1 jobs

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