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Technical Writers Salary in CA

In the 2025 U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS dataset, Technical Writers in CA have a median annual salary of $104,000, with 5,280 recorded jobs in this area. Recorded earnings range from $69,630 at the 10th percentile to $175,510 at the 90th percentile.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS · Data year: 2025 · Last updated: 2026-09-22

Salary overview

Median annual salary

$104,000

Data year: 2025

Hourly median

$50.00

Employment

5,280

Source

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS

Salary distribution

$69,630
10th
$84,250
25th
$104,000
Median
$141,280
75th
$175,510
90th

Local compared with national

CA

$104,000

Median annual · 2025

United States

$90,390

Median annual · 2025

The CA median is 15.1% above the national median in the available dataset (a difference of $13,610).

Top skills

  1. 1.WritingImportance 4.9
  2. 2.Reading ComprehensionImportance 4.1
  3. 3.Active ListeningImportance 3.8
  4. 4.SpeakingImportance 3.8
  5. 5.Critical ThinkingImportance 3.6
  6. 6.Active LearningImportance 3.3
  7. 7.Judgment and Decision MakingImportance 3.1
  8. 8.Time ManagementImportance 3.1
  9. 9.MonitoringImportance 3.0
  10. 10.CoordinationImportance 3.0
  11. 11.PersuasionImportance 2.9
  12. 12.Social PerceptivenessImportance 2.8

Career information

Education and experience

Typical education
Associate's Degree or other 2-year degree
Experience
Over 1 year, up to and including 2 years
Job zone
4

Technology used

  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Adobe Captivate
  • Adobe Creative Cloud software
  • Adobe Dreamweaver
  • Adobe FrameMaker
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe InDesign
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe RoboHelp
  • Apple Final Cut Pro
  • Atlassian Confluence
  • Atlassian JIRA
  • Author-it
  • Autodesk AutoCAD
  • Blink

Common tasks

  • Organize material and complete writing assignment according to set standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.
  • Maintain records and files of work and revisions.
  • Edit, standardize, or make changes to material prepared by other writers or establishment personnel.
  • Analyze developments in specific field to determine need for revisions in previously published materials and development of new material.
  • Review published materials and recommend revisions or changes in scope, format, content, and methods of reproduction and binding.
  • Select photographs, drawings, sketches, diagrams, and charts to illustrate material.
  • Confer with customer representatives, vendors, plant executives, or publisher to establish technical specifications and to determine subject material to be developed for publication.
  • Assist in laying out material for publication.
  • Study drawings, specifications, mockups, and product samples to integrate and delineate technology, operating procedure, and production sequence and detail.
  • Arrange for typing, duplication, and distribution of material.

Related careers

Occupations recorded as related in the dataset. A relationship does not imply a guaranteed transition.

Technical Writers salary in other locations

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