The median annual wage for Technical Writers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA is $83,440 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $90,930.
Pay spans roughly $55,610 at the 10th percentile to $135,970 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $40.11 per hour. An estimated 460 people work as technical writers in Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA.
| Median (annual) | $83,440 |
| Mean (annual) | $90,930 |
| Median (hourly) | $40.11 |
| 10th percentile | $55,610 |
| 90th percentile | $135,970 |
| Employment | 460 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.