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What technical writers make
Median
$90,390
Bottom tenth
$57,440
Top tenth
$145,270
The national median is $90,390 a year. The bottom tenth earn $57,440 or less and the top tenth $145,270 or more (2025 federal wage survey). That median is high for a writing job, and it is the main reason people move into this field from journalism or English.