What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Technical Writer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Technical Writer?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Technical Writer roles, with salaries approximately 12% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Technical Writer's salary?

An Assistant Technical Writer's salary grows with experience: starting around $63,939 for beginners, reaching about $96,466 at mid-level, and approach $107,053 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Technical Writer?

Assistant Technical Writer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Technical Writer roles are District of Columbia $73,499, California $73,220, Massachusetts $72,244. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Technical Writer roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Technical Writer level roles vary by specialization: Technical Writer IV: $113,453; Senior Technical Writer: $96,800; Technical Writer III: $96,727; Intermediate Technical Writer: $77,100; Technical Writer II: $77,053.

Assistant Technical Writer Salary in Vermont

How much does an Assistant Technical Writer make in Vermont? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Technical Writer in Vermont is $65,154 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, an Assistant Technical Writer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $76,299
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $59,978 to $70,988
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,265

10% $55,265

50% (Median) $65,154

90% $76,299

Assistant Technical Writer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,988	$5,916	$1,365	$34
Average	$65,154	$5,430	$1,253	$31
25th Percentile	$59,978	$4,998	$1,153	$29

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Technical Writer Salaries

An Assistant Technical Writer's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Assistant Technical Writer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Technical Writer's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $63,939
Early Career (1-2 years): $76,845
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $96,466
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $113,147
Expert (over 8 years): $107,053

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assistant Technical Writer	less than 1 year	$63,939
Technical Writer II	1-2 years	$76,845
Technical Writer III	2-4 years	$96,466
Technical Writer IV	5-8 years	$113,147
Technical Writing Supervisor	over 8 years	$107,053

How Do Assistant Technical Writer Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Assistant Technical Writers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,499.
California: $73,220.
Massachusetts: $72,244.

District of Columbia $73,499 California $73,220 Massachusetts $72,244 Washington $71,978 New Jersey $71,952 Alaska $71,859 Connecticut $70,943 New York $70,571

Hawaii $69,383 Rhode Island $68,825 Maryland $68,447 Minnesota $67,929 Colorado $67,730 Illinois $67,664 Oregon $67,411 Delaware $67,225

New Hampshire $67,109 Virginia $66,847 Pennsylvania $66,084 Nevada $65,699 North Dakota $65,573 Michigan $65,373 Wisconsin $65,300 Vermont $65,154

Texas $64,749 Maine $64,723 Arizona $64,683 Ohio $64,637 Georgia $64,026 Indiana $63,720 Wyoming $63,661 Utah $63,568

Iowa $63,528 Kansas $63,209 Louisiana $63,116 North Carolina $63,083 Missouri $63,070 Florida $62,811 Montana $62,672 Nebraska $62,539

Kentucky $62,466 South Carolina $62,200 Tennessee $62,034 Idaho $61,968 New Mexico $61,483 Oklahoma $61,377 Alabama $60,986 South Dakota $60,328

Arkansas $59,970 West Virginia $59,777 Mississippi $59,200

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Technical Writer

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Adamant: $66,691
Barre: $66,791
Cabot: $66,645

Adamant, VT $66,691

Barre, VT $66,791

Cabot, VT $66,645

Calais, VT $66,703

East Barre, VT $66,690

East Calais, VT $66,691

East Montpelier, VT $66,736

Eden, VT $66,647

Eden Mills, VT $66,587

Graniteville, VT $66,787

Hyde Park, VT $66,746

Johnson, VT $66,830

Lake Elmore, VT $66,671

Marshfield, VT $66,656

Moretown, VT $66,834

Morrisville, VT $66,826

Moscow, VT $66,860

Northfield, VT $66,753

Northfield Falls, VT $67,065

North Hyde Park, VT $66,741

North Montpelier, VT $66,674

Plainfield, VT $66,665

Roxbury, VT $66,552

South Barre, VT $66,869

Waterbury, VT $66,854

Stowe, VT $66,863

Waitsfield, VT $66,826

Warren, VT $66,701

Washington, VT $66,571

Waterbury Center, VT $66,852

Websterville, VT $66,777

Williamstown, VT $66,699

Wolcott, VT $66,663

Woodbury, VT $66,597

Worcester, VT $66,663

Rutland, VT $66,661

Belmont, VT $66,455

Benson, VT $66,455

Bomoseen, VT $66,560

Brandon, VT $66,609

Bridport, VT $66,616

Castleton, VT $66,572

Center Rutland, VT $66,618

Chittenden, VT $66,465

Cuttingsville, VT $66,441

Danby, VT $66,555

East Middlebury, VT $66,653

East Poultney, VT $66,562

East Wallingford, VT $66,490

Fair Haven, VT $66,514

Florence, VT $66,491

Forest Dale, VT $66,611

Gaysville, VT $66,189

Granville, VT $66,501

Hancock, VT $66,491

Hydeville, VT $66,568

Killington, VT $66,483

Middlebury, VT $66,755

Middletown Springs, VT $66,526

Mount Holly, VT $66,465

North Clarendon, VT $66,562

Orwell, VT $66,555

Pawlet, VT $66,579

Pittsfield, VT $66,522

Pittsford, VT $66,586

Poultney, VT $66,573

Proctor, VT $66,647

Ripton, VT $66,570

Rochester, VT $66,535

Rupert, VT $66,528

Salisbury, VT $66,635

Shoreham, VT $66,578

Stockbridge, VT $66,460

Wallingford, VT $66,496

Wells, VT $66,582

West Pawlet, VT $66,604

West Rupert, VT $66,588

West Rutland, VT $66,548

Whiting, VT $66,581

Saint Johnsbury, VT $66,653

Albany, VT $66,614

Barnet, VT $66,582

Barton, VT $66,607

Beebe Plain, VT $66,627

Concord, VT $66,518

Coventry, VT $66,704

Craftsbury, VT $66,633

Craftsbury Common, VT $66,637

Danville, VT $66,596

Derby, VT $66,627

Derby Line, VT $66,577

East Burke, VT $66,575

East Charleston, VT $66,582

East Hardwick, VT $66,617

East Haven, VT $66,430

East Saint Johnsbury, VT $66,651

Glover, VT $66,587

Granby, VT $66,348

Greensboro, VT $66,564

Greensboro Bend, VT $66,607

Hardwick, VT $66,680

Irasburg, VT $66,590

Island Pond, VT $66,481

Lowell, VT $66,568

Lower Waterford, VT $66,644

Lyndon, VT $66,632

Lyndon Center, VT $66,707

Lyndonville, VT $66,635

Morgan, VT $66,515

Newport, VT $66,667

Newport Center, VT $66,582

North Concord, VT $66,408

North Troy, VT $66,591

Orleans, VT $66,566

Passumpsic, VT $66,657

Peacham, VT $66,522

Saint Johnsbury Center, VT $66,659

Sheffield, VT $66,540

Sutton, VT $66,535

Troy, VT $66,597

West Burke, VT $66,580

West Charleston, VT $66,548

West Danville, VT $66,600

Westfield, VT $66,547

West Glover, VT $66,593

Averill, VT $66,205

Beecher Falls, VT $66,635

Canaan, VT $66,469

Gilman, VT $66,761

Guildhall, VT $66,381

Lunenburg, VT $66,526

Norton, VT $66,338

North Bennington, VT $67,079

North Pownal, VT $67,214

Pownal, VT $67,252

White River Junction, VT $66,644

Ascutney, VT $66,675

Barnard, VT $66,493

Bethel, VT $66,534

Bradford, VT $66,603

Bridgewater, VT $66,561

Bridgewater Corners, VT $66,429

Brookfield, VT $66,599

Brownsville, VT $66,562

Chelsea, VT $66,560

Corinth, VT $66,542

East Corinth, VT $66,570

East Randolph, VT $66,583

East Ryegate, VT $66,525

East Thetford, VT $66,607

Fairlee, VT $66,536

Groton, VT $66,554

Hartford, VT $66,817

Hartland, VT $66,584

Hartland Four Corners, VT $66,581

Mc Indoe Falls, VT $66,752

Newbury, VT $66,546

North Hartland, VT $66,631

North Pomfret, VT $66,516

North Thetford, VT $66,606

Norwich, VT $66,593

Plymouth, VT $66,381

Post Mills, VT $66,592

Quechee, VT $66,661

Randolph, VT $66,649

Randolph Center, VT $66,615

Reading, VT $66,436

Sharon, VT $66,532

South Pomfret, VT $66,469

South Royalton, VT $66,552

South Ryegate, VT $66,565

South Strafford, VT $66,548

South Woodstock, VT $66,453

Strafford, VT $66,491

Taftsville, VT $66,666

Thetford, VT $66,607

Thetford Center, VT $66,538

Topsham, VT $66,518

Tunbridge, VT $66,530

Vershire, VT $66,499

Wells River, VT $66,570

West Fairlee, VT $66,692

West Hartford, VT $66,518

West Newbury, VT $66,544

West Topsham, VT $66,571

Wilder, VT $66,821

Windsor, VT $66,611

Woodstock, VT $66,529

Bellows Falls, VT $66,772

Cambridgeport, VT $66,696

Cavendish, VT $66,474

Chester, VT $66,540

Chester Depot, VT $66,516

Grafton, VT $66,490

Londonderry, VT $66,609

Ludlow, VT $66,509

North Springfield, VT $66,741

Perkinsville, VT $66,560

Peru, VT $66,540

Proctorsville, VT $66,485

Saxtons River, VT $66,758

South Londonderry, VT $66,651

Springfield, VT $66,708

Westminster, VT $66,771

Westminster Station, VT $66,776

Weston, VT $66,471

Shaftsbury, VT $66,999

Brattleboro, VT $66,908

Bondville, VT $66,631

East Dover, VT $66,767

Jacksonville, VT $66,935

Jamaica, VT $66,633

Marlboro, VT $67,239

Newfane, VT $66,723

Putney, VT $66,709

Readsboro, VT $67,247

South Newfane, VT $66,746

Stamford, VT $67,199

Townshend, VT $66,663

Vernon, VT $67,113

Wardsboro, VT $66,711

West Dover, VT $66,821

West Dummerston, VT $66,740

West Halifax, VT $66,842

West Townshend, VT $66,573

West Wardsboro, VT $66,574

Whitingham, VT $66,911

Williamsville, VT $66,740

Wilmington, VT $66,870

Burlington, VT $67,053

South Burlington, VT $67,049

Winooski, VT $67,053

Colchester, VT $67,053

Alburgh, VT $66,718

Bakersfield, VT $66,817

Belvidere Center, VT $66,575

Bristol, VT $66,831

Cambridge, VT $66,911

Charlotte, VT $66,962

East Berkshire, VT $66,753

East Fairfield, VT $66,852

Enosburg Falls, VT $66,668

Essex, VT $67,002

Essex Junction, VT $67,006

Fairfax, VT $66,915

Fairfield, VT $66,851

Ferrisburgh, VT $66,888

Franklin, VT $66,672

Grand Isle, VT $66,922

Highgate Center, VT $66,728

Highgate Springs, VT $66,762

Hinesburg, VT $66,961

Huntington, VT $66,910

Isle La Motte, VT $66,801

Jeffersonville, VT $66,866

Jericho, VT $66,946

Jonesville, VT $66,960

Milton, VT $66,978

Monkton, VT $66,907

Montgomery, VT $66,668

Montgomery Center, VT $66,587

New Haven, VT $66,823

North Ferrisburgh, VT $66,917

North Hero, VT $66,851

Richford, VT $66,657

Richmond, VT $66,953

Saint Albans, VT $66,881

Saint Albans Bay, VT $66,872

Shelburne, VT $67,023

Sheldon, VT $66,801

Sheldon Springs, VT $66,965

South Hero, VT $66,982

Starksboro, VT $66,870

Swanton, VT $66,789

Underhill, VT $66,931

Underhill Center, VT $66,933

Vergennes, VT $66,803

Waterville, VT $66,825

Westford, VT $66,964

Williston, VT $67,014

Montpelier, VT $66,781

Bennington, VT $67,128

Arlington, VT $66,892

Dorset, VT $66,631

East Arlington, VT $66,606

East Dorset, VT $66,633

Manchester, VT $66,813

Manchester Center, VT $66,769

Assistant Technical Writer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Technical Writer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 27% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 12% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Technical Writer positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Technical Writer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Technical Writer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$72,973	$35.0	12%
Software & Networking	$72,321	$35.0	11%
Construction	$71,670	$34.0	10%
Internet	$70,367	$34.0	8%
Pharmaceuticals	$69,064	$33.0	6%

Assistant Technical Writer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Technical Writer's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

$59,978

Average $65,154/year

$70,988

$4,998

Average $5,430/month

$5,916

$1,153

Average $1,253/week

$1,365

$29

Average $31/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$70,988	$5,916	$1,365	$34
Average	$65,154	$5,430	$1,253	$31
25th Percentile	$59,978	$4,998	$1,153	$29

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