Technical Writers Salary

Yes — at the median salary of $87K, rent takes 24.6% of take-home pay. A 2-bedroom at the HUD Fair Market Rent runs $1,356/month. That stays under the 30% guideline most financial planners use.

The 10th-percentile wage — what new technical writers typically earn — is $57K/year. Take-home on that works out to about $3,415/month.

Pay here is roughly in line with the national average — $87K locally vs. $90K nationally, a 3% difference.

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area pays $87K median vs. the U.S. average of $90K — that’s -3%.

The median is $87,250 a year, that works out to about $42 an hour. But the range is wide: entry-level workers start around $56,920, and experienced technical writers can clear $133,390. These are BLS numbers, based on employer-reported data, not self-reported surveys.

On that salary, you'd take home roughly $5,516/month after taxes. A 2-bedroom here rents for about $1,356/month, which eats 24.6% of your paycheck. That's under the 30% guideline most financial planners use, so the numbers work.

Northeastern Wisconsin nonmetropolitan area has a Regional Price Parity of 100 (100 is the national average). That's right at the national average. After cost-of-living adjustment, the median technical writers salary is worth about $87,250 in national-average purchasing power.

The table above ranks every state by median pay for this role. Keep in mind that the highest-paying states tend to have the highest costs of living, so the top salary doesn't always mean the most money in your pocket.