The median annual wage for Technical Writers in St. Louis, MO-IL is $83,230 (May 2024 BLS OES). The mean (average) is $82,260.
Pay spans roughly $48,920 at the 10th percentile to $119,480 at the 90th, so experience and specialisation move this figure a lot. At the median that is about $40.01 per hour. An estimated 230 people work as technical writers in St. Louis, MO-IL.
| Median (annual) | $83,230 |
| Mean (annual) | $82,260 |
| Median (hourly) | $40.01 |
| 10th percentile | $48,920 |
| 90th percentile | $119,480 |
| Employment | 230 |
Updated 2026-07-23.
Source: BLS OES May 2024 — bls.gov/oes. Checked 2026-07-23.