How much do Technical Writers make in Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN?

Percentile spread

For Technical Writers, the published 10th percentile is $57,320 and the 90th percentile is $104,830. The difference is $47,510, which is 53.2% 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 $60,910 to the 75th at $99,240, covers $38,330.

The mean annual wage is $85,870, which sits below the median of $89,260. Median and mean measure different points in the same distribution.

National and state comparison

The Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN median is 1.3% lower than the national median of $90,390 for Technical Writers. In 2024 national prices the local median is $95,902, which is 6.1% higher than that same national median. The national figure is already in national prices because the United States parity is 100.

It is 10.1% higher than the Kentucky median of $81,070.

Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN covers more than one state. The state comparison uses Kentucky, the primary state on the BLS area record.

Price-adjusted pay

The 2024 all-items regional price parity for Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN is 93.074, with the United States at 100. The Bureau of Economic Analysis released those parities on February 19, 2026. Dividing the May 2025 median of $89,260 by that parity and multiplying by 100 puts Technical Writers at $95,902 in national prices. The wage year and the price year are different. Compare this wage after prices.

Nearby metros

8 other metropolitan areas within 200 miles publish a annual median for Technical Writers. Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN ranks 2nd of 9 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).).

• Lexington-Fayette, KY is 69 miles away, with a median of $68,900 and employment of 50. That median is 22.8% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $74,175, against $95,902 here.
• Cincinnati, OH-KY-IN is 89 miles away, with a median of $79,140 and employment of 370. That median is 11.3% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $82,982, against $95,902 here.
• Indianapolis-Carmel-Greenwood, IN is 111 miles away, with a median of $82,970 and employment of 240. That median is 7% lower than the median here. In 2024 national prices it is $86,702, against $95,902 here.