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Average Technical Writers Salary in Ohio

Technical Writers in Ohio earn a median annual salary of $70,640, which is -22.9% compared to the national median. There are 1,570 workers employed locally in this occupation.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, May 2024 estimates for Ohio (state).

$70,640
Ohio median annual wage
$34/hour median
-22.9%
Difference vs national median
National median is $91,670
1,570
Local employment
0.3 jobs per 1,000 workers
0.79
Location quotient
Above 1.00 means the occupation is more concentrated here than nationally

Pay distribution

Local wage range

10th
$50,600
25th
$59,400
Median
$70,640
75th
$89,810
90th
$105,840

All values are percentiles of annual wages.

This local range is the useful part of the page. The median tells you the center of the market in Ohio, while the percentile band shows how compressed or wide the local pay distribution actually is.

Regional price parity

Cost-of-living context

All-items regional price parity
92.8%
Exact state RPP match
Median wage adjusted to the national price level
$76,142
Goods: 93.7%
Services: 95.8%
Rents: 73.0%

Comparison links

Comparable states for this occupation

StateMedian annual wageCompareEmployment
Connecticut$109,400Compare1,040
Colorado$103,960Compare1,820
Massachusetts$102,640Compare1,750
Rhode Island$100,580Compare410
California$100,440Compare13,210
Maryland$98,350Compare1,770

The point of this table is not random nearby places. It is to show the other labor markets where this same occupation looks stronger or weaker on the same OEWS release.

Area context

Top occupations in Ohio

OccupationMedian annual wageLQ
Physicians, All Other$231,3001.93
Dentists, All Other Specialists$224,2900.78
Family Medicine Physicians$220,6000.46
Orthopedic Surgeons, Except Pediatric$220,3901.09
Nurse Anesthetists$216,3501.36
Orthodontists$211,4102.05
Pediatricians, General$210,1301.99
Chief Executives$208,5900.58

Ohio has salary data for 787 occupations. The highest-paid occupation in this area is Physicians, All Other.

Historical series

Trend for Technical Writers in Ohio

Historical trend data is not yet available for this occupation in this area.

Interpretation

Outlook and page notes

Nationally, Technical Writers are projected to change by +0.9% from 2024 to 2034, with 4,500 annual openings.

Use this page to answer three separate questions: what the occupation pays here, how large the local market is, and whether this market is unusually concentrated for the occupation.

For metro pages in particular, read long-term trend rows as directional until the area comparability layer is fully wired. OEWS area definitions can change over time, and that matters more at the metro level than at the state level.