The median annual wage for Technical Writers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA is $130,850 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $132,750.
Pay spans roughly $72,220 at the 10th percentile to $189,450 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $62.91 per hour. An estimated 1,240 people work as technical writers in San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA.
| Median (annual) | $130,850 |
| Mean (annual) | $132,750 |
| Median (hourly) | $62.91 |
| 10th percentile | $72,220 |
| 90th percentile | $189,450 |
| Employment | 1,240 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.