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 $64,082 for beginners, reaching about $96,682 at mid-level, and approach $107,293 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 Wisconsin

How much does an Assistant Technical Writer make in Wisconsin? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Technical Writer in Wisconsin is $65,300 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): $76,470
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $60,112 to $71,147
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $55,389

10% $55,389

50% (Median) $65,300

90% $76,470

Assistant Technical Writer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,147	$5,929	$1,368	$34
Average	$65,300	$5,442	$1,256	$31
25th Percentile	$60,112	$5,009	$1,156	$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): $64,082
Early Career (1-2 years): $77,017
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $96,682
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $113,401
Expert (over 8 years): $107,293

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assistant Technical Writer	less than 1 year	$64,082
Technical Writer II	1-2 years	$77,017
Technical Writer III	2-4 years	$96,682
Technical Writer IV	5-8 years	$113,401
Technical Writing Supervisor	over 8 years	$107,293

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:

Green Lake: $63,519
Greenville: $64,123
Hancock: $62,956

Green Lake, WI $63,519

Greenville, WI $64,123

Hancock, WI $62,956

Hortonville, WI $63,988

Iola, WI $63,236

King, WI $63,720

Larsen, WI $63,870

Leopolis, WI $63,158

Manawa, WI $63,471

Marion, WI $63,275

Menasha, WI $64,175

Neenah, WI $64,058

Neshkoro, WI $63,290

New London, WI $63,724

Ogdensburg, WI $63,328

Omro, WI $63,641

Pickett, WI $63,693

Pine River, WI $63,447

Plainfield, WI $63,073

Poy Sippi, WI $63,491

Princeton, WI $63,367

Readfield, WI $63,806

Redgranite, WI $63,508

Ripon, WI $63,630

Rosendale, WI $63,662

Saxeville, WI $63,377

Scandinavia, WI $63,286

Tilleda, WI $63,062

Van Dyne, WI $63,742

Waukau, WI $63,631

Waupaca, WI $63,460

Wautoma, WI $63,312

Weyauwega, WI $63,569

Wild Rose, WI $63,331

Winnebago, WI $63,888

Winneconne, WI $63,739

Wilson, WI $64,784

Boyd, WI $63,106

Cadott, WI $63,152

Chetek, WI $62,981

Chippewa Falls, WI $63,287

Colfax, WI $63,211

Conrath, WI $62,854

Cornell, WI $63,016

Dallas, WI $63,343

Downing, WI $64,481

Downsville, WI $64,013

Durand, WI $63,951

Eau Galle, WI $63,809

Eleva, WI $63,355

Elk Mound, WI $63,215

Elmwood, WI $64,423

Fairchild, WI $63,278

Fall Creek, WI $63,316

Gilmanton, WI $63,644

Holcombe, WI $62,908

Humbird, WI $63,208

Independence, WI $63,460

Jim Falls, WI $63,069

Knapp, WI $64,447

Maiden Rock, WI $64,525

Menomonie, WI $63,951

Merrillan, WI $63,120

Mondovi, WI $63,483

Nelson, WI $64,241

New Auburn, WI $62,956

Osseo, WI $63,503

Pepin, WI $64,747

Pigeon Falls, WI $63,645

Plum City, WI $64,438

Prairie Farm, WI $63,889

Ridgeland, WI $63,547

Rock Falls, WI $63,243

Sand Creek, WI $62,990

Sheldon, WI $62,826

Spring Valley, WI $64,828

Stanley, WI $63,123

Stockholm, WI $64,899

Strum, WI $63,462

Thorp, WI $63,093

Wheeler, WI $63,685

Whitehall, WI $63,379

Spooner, WI $62,807

Almena, WI $63,686

Ashland, WI $62,744

Balsam Lake, WI $64,725

Barron, WI $63,286

Barronett, WI $62,834

Bayfield, WI $62,745

Benoit, WI $62,654

Birchwood, WI $62,721

Brill, WI $62,984

Bruce, WI $62,793

Brule, WI $63,331

Cable, WI $62,526

Cameron, WI $63,000

Centuria, WI $65,080

Comstock, WI $63,859

Cornucopia, WI $62,829

Couderay, WI $62,557

Cumberland, WI $63,390

Danbury, WI $63,182

Drummond, WI $62,711

Edgewater, WI $62,685

Exeland, WI $62,604

Foxboro, WI $63,556

Frederic, WI $63,741

Gordon, WI $63,028

Grand View, WI $62,584

Grantsburg, WI $64,129

Haugen, WI $63,052

Hawthorne, WI $63,539

Hayward, WI $62,604

Herbster, WI $62,915

Hertel, WI $62,824

High Bridge, WI $62,650

Iron River, WI $63,100

Ladysmith, WI $62,798

Lake Nebagamon, WI $63,398

La Pointe, WI $62,638

Luck, WI $64,480

Maple, WI $63,547

Marengo, WI $62,624

Mason, WI $62,633

Mikana, WI $62,977

Milltown, WI $64,749

Minong, WI $63,000

Odanah, WI $62,887

Ojibwa, WI $62,496

Glidden, WI $62,519

Harshaw, WI $62,809

Hawkins, WI $62,690

Hazelhurst, WI $62,819

Heafford Junction, WI $62,872

Hurley, WI $62,693

Iron Belt, WI $62,576

Kennan, WI $62,700

Lac Du Flambeau, WI $62,802

Lake Tomahawk, WI $62,838

Land O Lakes, WI $62,753

Laona, WI $62,788

Long Lake, WI $62,616

Mc Naughton, WI $62,845

Manitowish Waters, WI $62,749

Mellen, WI $62,545

Mercer, WI $62,638

Minocqua, WI $62,868

Montreal, WI $62,709

Park Falls, WI $62,685

Phelps, WI $62,753

Phillips, WI $62,713

Prentice, WI $62,761

Presque Isle, WI $62,723

Saint Germain, WI $62,881

Saxon, WI $62,600

Sayner, WI $62,795

Star Lake, WI $62,632

Three Lakes, WI $62,807

Tony, WI $62,790

Tripoli, WI $62,655

Upson, WI $62,389

Wabeno, WI $62,793

Woodruff, WI $62,895

La Crosse, WI $62,453

Alma, WI $64,044

Alma Center, WI $63,199

Arcadia, WI $63,430

Arkdale, WI $62,960

Bangor, WI $62,589

Black River Falls, WI $62,994

Blair, WI $63,185

Camp Douglas, WI $63,053

Cashton, WI $62,657

Cataract, WI $62,757

Chaseburg, WI $62,555

Cochrane, WI $63,933

Coon Valley, WI $62,530

De Soto, WI $62,664

Dodge, WI $63,252

Eastman, WI $62,842

Ettrick, WI $62,784

Ferryville, WI $62,766

Fountain City, WI $63,657

Galesville, WI $62,975

Gays Mills, WI $62,962

Genoa, WI $62,602

Hillsboro, WI $63,187

Hixton, WI $63,199

Holmen, WI $62,598

Hustler, WI $63,283

Kendall, WI $63,109

La Farge, WI $63,012

Lynxville, WI $62,847

Mather, WI $62,977

Melrose, WI $62,772

Millston, WI $62,842

Mindoro, WI $62,642

Mount Sterling, WI $63,066

Necedah, WI $62,984

Norwalk, WI $62,731

Oakdale, WI $63,056

Onalaska, WI $62,500

Ontario, WI $63,006

Readstown, WI $62,940

Rockland, WI $62,577

Seneca, WI $63,128

Soldiers Grove, WI $63,010

Sparta, WI $62,707

Steuben, WI $62,955

Stoddard, WI $62,504

Taylor, WI $63,061

Tomah, WI $63,088

Trempealeau, WI $62,967

Palmyra, WI $64,390

Tunnel City, WI $63,057

Viola, WI $63,052

Viroqua, WI $62,658

Warrens, WI $62,958

Westby, WI $62,626

West Salem, WI $62,533

Wilton, WI $63,053

Eau Claire, WI $63,460

Altoona, WI $63,547

Arkansaw, WI $64,213

Augusta, WI $63,302

Bay City, WI $64,797

Bloomer, WI $63,084

Boyceville, WI $64,079

Glen Flora, WI $62,688

Wales, WI $65,271

Bagley, WI $62,852

Beetown, WI $62,915

Benton, WI $63,164

Bloomington, WI $62,927

Boscobel, WI $63,062

Cassville, WI $62,852

Cuba City, WI $63,051

Dickeyville, WI $63,104

Fennimore, WI $63,138

Glen Haven, WI $62,817

Hazel Green, WI $62,949

Kieler, WI $63,122

Lancaster, WI $62,994

Mount Hope, WI $62,917

Patch Grove, WI $63,144

Platteville, WI $63,262

Potosi, WI $62,869

Prairie Du Chien, WI $63,006

Sinsinawa, WI $62,924

Stitzer, WI $63,118

Wauzeka, WI $62,948

Woodman, WI $62,879

Portage, WI $64,263

Adams, WI $63,250

Arlington, WI $64,913

Baraboo, WI $64,269

Beaver Dam, WI $64,211

Brandon, WI $63,527

Briggsville, WI $63,864

Burnett, WI $63,778

Cambria, WI $64,174

Cazenovia, WI $63,302

Columbus, WI $64,717

Dalton, WI $63,808

Dellwood, WI $63,037

Doylestown, WI $64,616

Elroy, WI $63,127

Endeavor, WI $63,784

Fairwater, WI $63,651

Fall River, WI $64,534

Fox Lake, WI $63,894

Friendship, WI $63,059

Friesland, WI $64,092

Grand Marsh, WI $63,278

Hillpoint, WI $63,671

Kingston, WI $63,868

Lake Delton, WI $64,032

La Valle, WI $63,389

Lime Ridge, WI $63,626

Loganville, WI $63,818

Lyndon Station, WI $63,474

Markesan, WI $63,560

Marquette, WI $63,780

Mauston, WI $63,235

Montello, WI $63,558

New Lisbon, WI $63,060

North Freedom, WI $64,300

Oxford, WI $63,569

Packwaukee, WI $63,822

Pardeeville, WI $64,302

Poynette, WI $64,710

Randolph, WI $64,172

Reedsburg, WI $63,799

Rio, WI $64,641

Rock Springs, WI $63,884

Union Center, WI $63,412

Waupun, WI $63,660

Westfield, WI $63,264

Wisconsin Dells, WI $63,770

Wonewoc, WI $63,173

Wyocena, WI $64,447

Amery, WI $65,097

Baldwin, WI $65,488

Beldenville, WI $65,367

Clayton, WI $64,245

Clear Lake, WI $64,762

Cushing, WI $64,877

Deer Park, WI $65,227

Dresser, WI $65,667

East Ellsworth, WI $65,201

Ellsworth, WI $65,308

Glenwood City, WI $64,906

Hager City, WI $65,475

Hammond, WI $66,259

Hudson, WI $67,308

New Richmond, WI $66,419

Osceola, WI $66,590

Prescott, WI $66,773

River Falls, WI $66,690

Roberts, WI $66,671

Saint Croix Falls, WI $65,278

Somerset, WI $67,044

Star Prairie, WI $66,243

Pell Lake, WI $64,216

Pleasant Prairie, WI $64,275

Powers Lake, WI $64,325

Rochester, WI $64,584

Salem, WI $64,376

Silver Lake, WI $64,392

Somers, WI $64,196

South Milwaukee, WI $66,096

Springfield, WI $64,244

Sturtevant, WI $64,209

Sullivan, WI $64,541

Trevor, WI $64,407

Twin Lakes, WI $64,379

Union Grove, WI $64,348

Walworth, WI $64,108

Radisson, WI $62,575

Waterford, WI $64,925

Waukesha, WI $65,910

Whitewater, WI $64,023

Williams Bay, WI $64,046

Wilmot, WI $64,404

Woodworth, WI $64,325

Zenda, WI $64,043

Milwaukee, WI $66,455

Saint Francis, WI $66,426

Racine, WI $64,165

Afton, WI $63,979

Albany, WI $64,415

Arena, WI $64,437

Argyle, WI $64,055

Avalon, WI $63,988

Avoca, WI $63,620

Barneveld, WI $64,442

Belleville, WI $64,840

Belmont, WI $63,438

Beloit, WI $63,920

Black Earth, WI $64,843

Blanchardville, WI $64,224

Blue Mounds, WI $64,651

Blue River, WI $63,039

Brodhead, WI $63,975

Brooklyn, WI $64,871

Browntown, WI $63,553

Cambridge, WI $64,840

Gile, WI $62,903

Clinton, WI $64,025

Wausau, WI $63,111

Marshfield, WI $63,138

Abbotsford, WI $63,076

Amherst, WI $63,244

Amherst Junction, WI $63,173

Aniwa, WI $62,863

Antigo, WI $62,926

Arpin, WI $63,013

Athens, WI $62,931

Auburndale, WI $62,982

Babcock, WI $62,884

Birnamwood, WI $62,901

Blenker, WI $62,974

Bowler, WI $63,023

Brokaw, WI $63,027

Bryant, WI $62,790

Chili, WI $63,062

Colby, WI $63,042

Curtiss, WI $63,013

Custer, WI $63,084

Deerbrook, WI $62,786

Dorchester, WI $63,017

Edgar, WI $62,981

Eland, WI $62,973

Elcho, WI $62,816

Elderon, WI $63,011

Elton, WI $62,871

Galloway, WI $63,071

Gilman, WI $62,875

Jump River, WI $62,820

Gleason, WI $62,799

Granton, WI $63,059

Greenwood, WI $63,091

Hannibal, WI $62,865

Hatley, WI $62,948

Hewitt, WI $63,251

Irma, WI $62,828

Junction City, WI $62,949

Loyal, WI $63,085

Lublin, WI $62,929

Marathon, WI $62,970

Mattoon, WI $63,095

Medford, WI $62,950

Merrill, WI $62,929

Milladore, WI $62,972

Mosinee, WI $63,013

Neillsville, WI $63,146

Nekoosa, WI $63,035

Nelsonville, WI $63,310

Ogema, WI $62,780

Owen, WI $63,027

Pearson, WI $62,765

Pelican Lake, WI $62,769

Phlox, WI $63,049

Woodville, WI $65,126

Houlton, WI $67,473

Abrams, WI $63,113

Amberg, WI $62,731

Armstrong Creek, WI $62,747

Athelstane, WI $62,772

Black Creek, WI $63,797

Bonduel, WI $63,288

Brillion, WI $63,740

Cecil, WI $63,191

Coleman, WI $63,059

Combined Locks, WI $64,220

Crivitz, WI $62,945

De Pere, WI $63,248

Dunbar, WI $62,705

Fence, WI $62,640

Florence, WI $62,732

Forest Junction, WI $63,922

Gillett, WI $63,145

Goodman, WI $62,745

Greenleaf, WI $63,491

Green Valley, WI $63,162

Gresham, WI $63,122

Hilbert, WI $63,898

Kaukauna, WI $64,141

Freedom, WI $64,062

Keshena, WI $63,190

Kimberly, WI $64,224

Krakow, WI $63,163

Lakewood, WI $62,848

Lena, WI $63,102

Little Chute, WI $64,222

Little Suamico, WI $63,097

Marinette, WI $63,138

Mountain, WI $62,885

Neopit, WI $63,035

Niagara, WI $62,800

Nichols, WI $63,515

Oconto, WI $63,096

Oconto Falls, WI $63,130

Oneida, WI $63,169

Pembine, WI $62,760

Peshtigo, WI $63,085

Porterfield, WI $62,920

Potter, WI $63,774

Pound, WI $62,990

Pulaski, WI $63,186

Pickerel, WI $62,824

Pittsville, WI $62,967

Plover, WI $63,179

Port Edwards, WI $63,212

Rib Lake, WI $62,866

Ringle, WI $62,929

Rosholt, WI $63,058

Rothschild, WI $63,169

Rudolph, WI $62,992

Schofield, WI $63,118

Spencer, WI $63,073

Stetsonville, WI $62,978

Stevens Point, WI $63,151

Stratford, WI $63,020

Summit Lake, WI $62,835

Tigerton, WI $63,121

Tomahawk, WI $62,874

Unity, WI $63,023

Vesper, WI $63,002

Westboro, WI $62,784

White Lake, WI $62,816

Willard, WI $63,077

Wisconsin Rapids, WI $63,114

Withee, WI $62,989

Wittenberg, WI $63,045

Rhinelander, WI $62,909

Argonne, WI $62,707

Boulder Junction, WI $62,747

Brantwood, WI $62,688

Butternut, WI $62,586

Catawba, WI $62,708

Clam Lake, WI $62,369

Conover, WI $62,779

Crandon, WI $62,877

Eagle River, WI $62,873

Fifield, WI $62,668

Poplar, WI $63,639

Port Wing, WI $63,116

Seymour, WI $63,438

Oak Creek, WI $65,650

Adell, WI $64,367

Allenton, WI $64,602

Ashippun, WI $64,810

Belgium, WI $64,998

Brookfield, WI $66,309

Brownsville, WI $63,725

Butler, WI $66,347

Campbellsport, WI $64,040

Cascade, WI $63,987

Cedarburg, WI $65,744

Cedar Grove, WI $64,700

Chilton, WI $63,776

Cleveland, WI $63,521

Clyman, WI $64,302

Colgate, WI $65,639

Delafield, WI $65,245

Eden, WI $63,705

Elkhart Lake, WI $63,701

Fredonia, WI $64,982

Germantown, WI $65,912

Glenbeulah, WI $63,669

Grafton, WI $65,756

Greenbush, WI $63,667

Hartford, WI $65,060

Hartland, WI $65,444

Hingham, WI $64,265

Horicon, WI $64,115

Hubertus, WI $65,551

Hustisford, WI $64,372

Iron Ridge, WI $64,468

Ixonia, WI $64,668

Jackson, WI $65,557

Johnson Creek, WI $64,469

Juneau, WI $64,115

Kewaskum, WI $64,629

Kiel, WI $63,589

Kohler, WI $63,863

Lannon, WI $66,003

Lebanon, WI $64,435

Lomira, WI $64,024

Malone, WI $63,722

Mayville, WI $64,045

Menomonee Falls, WI $66,102

Merton, WI $65,551

Mount Calvary, WI $63,776

Nashotah, WI $65,231

Neosho, WI $64,692

Newburg, WI $65,245

New Holstein, WI $63,686

Newton, WI $63,460

North Lake, WI $65,779

Oakfield, WI $63,607

Oconomowoc, WI $64,974

Okauchee, WI $65,160

Oostburg, WI $64,382

Pewaukee, WI $65,727

Plymouth, WI $63,787

Port Washington, WI $65,357

Random Lake, WI $64,673

Richfield, WI $65,586

Rubicon, WI $64,804

Saint Cloud, WI $63,770

Saukville, WI $65,438

Sheboygan, WI $64,046

Sheboygan Falls, WI $63,831

Slinger, WI $65,265

Stockbridge, WI $63,919

Sussex, WI $65,778

West Bend, WI $64,925

Theresa, WI $64,407

Thiensville, WI $66,229

Waldo, WI $64,207

Watertown, WI $64,388

Mequon, WI $66,059

Woodland, WI $64,526

Bassett, WI $64,380

Benet Lake, WI $64,319

Big Bend, WI $65,383

Bristol, WI $64,327

Burlington, WI $64,448

Caledonia, WI $64,689

Camp Lake, WI $64,399

Cudahy, WI $66,374

Darien, WI $64,095

Delavan, WI $64,068

Dousman, WI $64,799

Eagle, WI $64,680

Cobb, WI $63,655

Cottage Grove, WI $65,211

Cross Plains, WI $65,048

Dane, WI $65,044

Darlington, WI $63,620

Deerfield, WI $65,032

De Forest, WI $65,117

Dodgeville, WI $63,941

Edgerton, WI $64,698

Edmund, WI $63,795

Evansville, WI $64,520

Footville, WI $64,117

Fort Atkinson, WI $64,420

Gotham, WI $63,939

Gratiot, WI $63,335

Hanover, WI $64,103

Highland, WI $63,570

Hollandale, WI $64,326

Janesville, WI $64,154

Shawano, WI $63,227

Sherwood, WI $64,086

Shiocton, WI $63,635

Sobieski, WI $63,108

Suamico, WI $63,090

Suring, WI $63,012

Townsend, WI $62,877

Wausaukee, WI $62,840

Wrightstown, WI $63,896

Zachow, WI $63,211

Algoma, WI $63,094

Baileys Harbor, WI $62,921

Brussels, WI $63,088

Casco, WI $63,100

Collins, WI $63,595

Denmark, WI $63,175

Egg Harbor, WI $62,971

Ellison Bay, WI $62,863

Ephraim, WI $62,970

Fish Creek, WI $62,929

Forestville, WI $63,089

Francis Creek, WI $63,248

Kellnersville, WI $63,290

Kewaunee, WI $63,130

Luxemburg, WI $63,102

Manitowoc, WI $63,367

Maplewood, WI $63,078

Maribel, WI $63,250

Mishicot, WI $63,197

New Franken, WI $63,092

Reedsville, WI $63,419

Saint Nazianz, WI $63,544

Sister Bay, WI $62,933

Sturgeon Bay, WI $63,100

Tisch Mills, WI $63,169

Two Rivers, WI $63,192

Valders, WI $63,514

Washington Island, WI $62,827

Whitelaw, WI $63,293

Green Bay, WI $63,083

East Troy, WI $64,680

Elkhorn, WI $64,234

Elm Grove, WI $66,347

Fontana, WI $64,083

Franksville, WI $64,647

Genesee Depot, WI $65,144

Genoa City, WI $64,265

Greendale, WI $66,299

Hales Corners, WI $66,186

Franklin, WI $65,804

Helenville, WI $64,317

Honey Creek, WI $64,477

Kansasville, WI $64,455

Kenosha, WI $64,181

New Berlin, WI $65,979

Lake Geneva, WI $64,048

Lyons, WI $64,392

Mukwonago, WI $65,075

Muskego, WI $65,487

New Munster, WI $64,400

North Prairie, WI $65,039

Fremont, WI $63,688

Rice Lake, WI $62,927

Sarona, WI $62,773

Shell Lake, WI $62,826

Siren, WI $63,462

Solon Springs, WI $63,105

South Range, WI $63,701

Springbrook, WI $62,652

Stone Lake, WI $62,675

Superior, WI $63,768

Trego, WI $62,719

Turtle Lake, WI $64,139

Wascott, WI $63,041

Washburn, WI $62,800

Webster, WI $62,876

Weyerhaeuser, WI $62,774

Winter, WI $62,474

Oshkosh, WI $63,855

Almond, WI $63,165

Appleton, WI $64,225

Bancroft, WI $62,968

Bear Creek, WI $63,533

Berlin, WI $63,576

Big Falls, WI $63,386

Butte Des Morts, WI $63,822

Caroline, WI $63,215

Clintonville, WI $63,378

Coloma, WI $62,999

Dale, WI $63,938

Eldorado, WI $63,704

Embarrass, WI $63,357

Eureka, WI $63,594

Fond Du Lac, WI $64,014

Jefferson, WI $64,366

Juda, WI $63,896

Lake Mills, WI $64,674

Linden, WI $63,728

Livingston, WI $63,401

Lodi, WI $64,836

Lone Rock, WI $63,746

Lowell, WI $64,423

Mc Farland, WI $65,284

Marshall, WI $64,962

Mazomanie, WI $64,810

Merrimac, WI $64,554

Middleton, WI $65,237

Milton, WI $64,182

Mineral Point, WI $63,756

Monroe, WI $63,857

Montfort, WI $63,428

Monticello, WI $64,341

Morrisonville, WI $65,050

Mount Horeb, WI $64,744

Muscoda, WI $63,321

New Glarus, WI $64,605

Oregon, WI $65,175

Orfordville, WI $64,043

Plain, WI $63,940

Prairie Du Sac, WI $64,588

Reeseville, WI $64,554

Rewey, WI $63,473

Richland Center, WI $63,257

Ridgeway, WI $64,400

Sauk City, WI $64,607

Sextonville, WI $63,839

Sharon, WI $64,080

Shullsburg, WI $63,213

South Wayne, WI $63,470

Spring Green, WI $64,186

Stoughton, WI $65,051

Sun Prairie, WI $65,117

Verona, WI $65,099

Waterloo, WI $64,762

Waunakee, WI $65,263

Windsor, WI $65,221

Woodford, WI $63,846

Madison, WI $65,400

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	$73,136	$35.0	12%
Software & Networking	$72,483	$35.0	11%
Construction	$71,830	$35.0	10%
Internet	$70,524	$34.0	8%
Pharmaceuticals	$69,218	$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.

$60,112

Average $65,300/year

$71,147

$5,009

Average $5,442/month

$5,929

$1,156

Average $1,256/week

$1,368

$29

Average $31/hour

$34

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$71,147	$5,929	$1,368	$34
Average	$65,300	$5,442	$1,256	$31
25th Percentile	$60,112	$5,009	$1,156	$29

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