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How much do Technical Writers make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

In the May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Technical Writers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $86,520. The 10th percentile is $51,530 and the 90th percentile is $125,790. Employment is 1,030.

Median annual wage

$86,520

10th percentile
$51,530
25th percentile
$64,990
Median
$86,520
75th percentile
$105,600
90th percentile
$125,790
Mean
$88,540

Annual wage from the May 2025 OEWS estimates.

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Percentile spread

For Technical Writers, the published 10th percentile is $51,530 and the 90th percentile is $125,790. The difference is $74,260, which is 85.8% 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 $64,990 to the 75th at $105,600, covers $40,610.

The mean annual wage is $88,540, which sits above the median of $86,520. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX median is 4.3% lower than the national median of $90,390 for Technical Writers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $83,927, which is 7.2% lower than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 4.6% higher than the Texas median of $82,750.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $86,520 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Technical Writers at $83,927 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

2 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Technical Writers. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 3 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).).

  • Oklahoma City, OK is 181 miles away, with a median of $71,210 and employment of 270. That median is 17.7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $78,765, against $83,927 here.
  • Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TX is 184 miles away, with a median of $88,360 and employment of 650. That median is 2.1% higher than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $90,103, against $83,927 here.

Employment share

Technical Writers accounts for 0.03% of wage-and-salary employment in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX (1,030 of 4,049,800). Nationally the occupation is 0.03% of employment (45,500 of 155,495,730). The local share is 0.87 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.

Highest-paying jobs in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX · Technical Writers by metro · How to read these percentiles · Median and mean · When a wage is not published · How the figures are made · Compare this wage after prices

Questions this page answers

How much do Technical Writers make in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX?

In the May 2025 OEWS estimates, released May 15, 2026, the median annual wage for Technical Writers in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is $86,520. The 10th percentile is $51,530 and the 90th percentile is $125,790. Employment is 1,030.

How does that compare with the national median for Technical Writers?

The local median is 4.3% lower than the national median of $90,390.

What is Technical Writers pay in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX after local prices?

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX is 103.090, with the United States at 100. In those national prices, the May 2025 median of $86,520 is $83,927. The wage is May 2025 and the parity is 2024.

How does Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX compare with nearby metros for Technical Writers?

Oklahoma City, OK is the closest metropolitan area within 200 miles with a published annual median, 181 miles away, at $71,210. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks 2nd of 3 metros within 200 miles on that median. Distances use Census Bureau internal points.