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Documentation Writers

Documentation Writers - Wages & Trends

Wages vary widely by employer and area of the country.

Benefits also vary by employer. Full-time technical writers may earn benefits such as paid vacation, sick leave, and health insurance. Part-time writers may not receive benefits. 

Technical writers (SOC 27-3042)
Location
Pay Period
25%
Median
75%
Illinois Hourly $29.40 $39.88 $48.38
Yearly $61,143 $82,944 $100,636
    Champaign Area Hourly $27.48 $36.56 $45.11
Yearly $57,156 $76,056 $93,823
    Charleston-Effingham-Centralia Area Hourly $26.85 $39.93 $40.53
Yearly $55,852 $83,043 $84,298
    Cook County Hourly $29.62 $40.22 $49.97
Yearly $61,605 $83,656 $103,941
    Dekalb-Elgin-Aurora Area Hourly $29.40 $38.82 $48.10
Yearly $61,138 $80,749 $100,055
    Edwardsville Area Hourly $17.40 $26.74 $33.62
Yearly $36,191 $55,619 $69,937
    Lake County Hourly $39.70 $40.45 $43.91
Yearly $82,576 $84,133 $91,331
    Peoria-Bloomington Area Hourly $26.39 $40.72 $49.76
Yearly $54,894 $84,695 $103,507
    Rock Island-Moline Area Hourly $24.70 $26.15 $44.96
Yearly $51,390 $54,396 $93,525
    Rockford Area Hourly $29.64 $38.97 $47.33
Yearly $61,649 $81,063 $98,450
    Springfield Area Hourly $26.66 $36.94 $47.40
Yearly $55,438 $76,833 $98,603
    St. Louis-Belleville Area Hourly $30.71 $38.97 $45.99
Yearly $63,875 $81,061 $95,657
    Will County Hourly $29.39 $41.22 $50.73
Yearly $61,134 $85,731 $105,506
United States Hourly $29.45 $38.44 $49.10
Yearly $61,260 $79,960 $102,120

Source: Illinois Career Information System (CIS) brought to you by Illinois Department of Employment Security.