The median annual wage for Technical Writers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ is $83,580 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $90,230.
Pay spans roughly $38,930 at the 10th percentile to $145,180 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $40.18 per hour. An estimated 2,340 people work as technical writers in New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ.
| Median (annual) | $83,580 |
| Mean (annual) | $90,230 |
| Median (hourly) | $40.18 |
| 10th percentile | $38,930 |
| 90th percentile | $145,180 |
| Employment | 2,340 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.