How much do Technical Writers make in Asheville, NC?

Percentile spread

For Technical Writers, the published 10th percentile is $67,230 and the 90th percentile is $96,030. The difference is $28,800, which is 42.2% of the median. Ten percent of measured wages fall below the 10th percentile and ten percent fall above the 90th. How to read a percentile.

The middle half of the distribution, from the 25th percentile at $68,180 to the 75th at $76,310, covers $8,130.

The mean annual wage is $75,290, which sits above the median of $68,180. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Asheville, NC median is 24.6% lower than the national median of $90,390 for Technical Writers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $70,648, which is 21.8% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 21% lower than the North Carolina median of $86,320.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Asheville, NC is 96.506, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $68,180 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Technical Writers at $70,648 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

9 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Technical Writers. Asheville, NC ranks 9th of 10 on that median, counting itself. Distance is the great-circle mileage between Census Bureau internal points (U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer Files, Core Based Statistical Areas, internal points (INTPTLAT, INTPTLONG).).

• Greenville-Anderson-Greer, SC is 65 miles away, with a median of $67,910 and employment of 180. That median is 0.4% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $72,818, against $70,648 here.
• Knoxville, TN is 93 miles away, with a median of $101,430 and employment of 100. That median is 48.8% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $109,572, against $70,648 here.
• Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC is 105 miles away, with a median of $82,610 and employment of 560. That median is 21.2% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $84,861, against $70,648 here.

Employment share

Technical Writers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Asheville, NC (60 of 180,620). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (45,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 1.14 times the national share. That ratio is the location quotient computed from these May 2025 employment counts. It is not copied from the location-quotient column in the BLS bulk file.