Highest paying countries for Technical Writers
Dreaming of international or remote work as a Technical Writer? The ranking below shows the ten countries with the highest estimated salaries for this role. Salaries can vary significantly based on country, industry and individual experience.
- 1 Switzerland $125,770$10,481 / mo
- 2 Iceland $107,118$8,927 / mo
- 3 Luxembourg $103,122$8,593 / mo
- 4 Bermuda $95,160$7,930 / mo
- 5 United States $79,300$6,608 / mo
- 6 Vatican City $79,300$6,608 / mo
- 7 Singapore $78,983$6,582 / mo
- 8 Cayman Islands $71,370$5,948 / mo
- 9 Hong Kong $69,253$5,771 / mo
- 10 Jersey $67,405$5,617 / mo
The highest estimated salaries are found in Switzerland
The top 3 countries for Technical Writer professionals are Switzerland, Iceland and Luxembourg, with estimated annual salaries of $125,770, $107,118 and $103,122.
Technical Writer salaries by continent
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We compare 54 countries in Africa. The lowest estimate is in Niger at $2,109 per year.
- Equatorial Guinea $31,617$2,635 / mo
- Gabon $26,351$2,196 / mo
- South Africa $25,075$2,090 / mo
- Namibia $21,078$1,756 / mo
- Botswana $17,565$1,464 / mo
- Angola $14,052$1,171 / mo
- Zambia $13,172$1,098 / mo
- Seychelles $12,292$1,024 / mo
- Ghana $11,419$952 / mo
- Comoros $11,419$952 / mo
- Sao Tome and Principe $11,419$952 / mo
- Mauritius $10,935$911 / mo
- Malawi $10,896$908 / mo
- Congo $10,008$834 / mo
- Cabo Verde $9,746$812 / mo
- Rwanda $9,659$805 / mo
- Lesotho $8,786$732 / mo
- Uganda $8,604$717 / mo
- Burkina Faso $8,430$702 / mo
- Tanzania $8,081$673 / mo
- Ivory Coast $7,906$659 / mo
- Senegal $7,906$659 / mo
- Djibouti $7,906$659 / mo
- Morocco $7,319$610 / mo
- Central African Republic $7,200$600 / mo
- Cameroon $7,026$585 / mo
- Kenya $6,614$551 / mo
- Mozambique $6,503$542 / mo
- Nigeria $5,797$483 / mo
- Zimbabwe $5,797$483 / mo
- Libya $5,670$472 / mo
- Mali $5,622$469 / mo
- Burundi $5,622$469 / mo
- Tunisia $5,472$456 / mo
- Madagascar $5,266$439 / mo
- Guinea $5,266$439 / mo
- Togo $5,266$439 / mo
- Eritrea $5,266$439 / mo
- Eswatini $5,266$439 / mo
- Chad $5,091$424 / mo
- Somalia $4,917$410 / mo
- Sudan $4,829$402 / mo
- Liberia $4,568$381 / mo
- Ethiopia $4,393$366 / mo
- South Sudan $4,393$366 / mo
- Algeria $4,044$337 / mo
- Benin $3,513$293 / mo
- Mauritania $3,513$293 / mo
- DR Congo $3,164$264 / mo
- Sierra Leone $2,633$219 / mo
- Gambia $2,633$219 / mo
- Guinea-Bissau $2,633$219 / mo
- Egypt $2,569$214 / mo
- Niger $2,109$176 / mo
We compare 36 countries in Asia. The lowest estimate is in Palau at $1,753 per year.
- Singapore $78,983$6,582 / mo
- Hong Kong $69,253$5,771 / mo
- Israel $46,692$3,891 / mo
- South Korea $45,272$3,773 / mo
- Japan $40,308$3,359 / mo
- Maldives $38,643$3,220 / mo
- China $16,970$1,414 / mo
- Malaysia $16,962$1,414 / mo
- Jordan $11,348$946 / mo
- India $11,094$925 / mo
- Turkmenistan $10,539$878 / mo
- Mongolia $10,539$878 / mo
- Armenia $10,499$875 / mo
- Thailand $10,452$871 / mo
- Kazakhstan $10,230$852 / mo
- Russia $9,873$823 / mo
- Iraq $9,088$757 / mo
- Vietnam $8,184$682 / mo
- Azerbaijan $7,700$642 / mo
- Uzbekistan $7,692$641 / mo
- Timor-Leste $7,026$585 / mo
- Bhutan $7,026$585 / mo
- Philippines $6,741$562 / mo
- Indonesia $5,733$478 / mo
- Palau $5,670$472 / mo
- Tajikistan $5,266$439 / mo
- Kyrgyzstan $5,266$439 / mo
- Iran $4,663$389 / mo
- Laos $4,393$366 / mo
- Bangladesh $4,219$352 / mo
- Nepal $3,783$315 / mo
- Sri Lanka $3,497$291 / mo
- Cambodia $3,426$285 / mo
- Pakistan $3,164$264 / mo
- Myanmar $2,633$219 / mo
- Palau $1,753$146 / mo
We compare 46 countries in Europe. The lowest estimate is in Ukraine at $6,923 per year.
- Switzerland $125,770$10,481 / mo
- Iceland $107,118$8,927 / mo
- Luxembourg $103,122$8,593 / mo
- Vatican City $79,300$6,608 / mo
- Jersey $67,405$5,617 / mo
- Denmark $66,564$5,547 / mo
- Guernsey $63,440$5,287 / mo
- Netherlands $63,392$5,283 / mo
- Norway $59,673$4,973 / mo
- Ireland $56,866$4,739 / mo
- United Kingdom $55,954$4,663 / mo
- Germany $55,637$4,636 / mo
- Belgium $53,948$4,496 / mo
- Monaco $52,695$4,391 / mo
- Sweden $52,156$4,346 / mo
- Finland $50,649$4,221 / mo
- Liechtenstein $49,166$4,097 / mo
- Austria $46,446$3,871 / mo
- France $45,566$3,797 / mo
- San Marino $43,908$3,659 / mo
- Spain $33,766$2,814 / mo
- Cyprus $31,974$2,664 / mo
- Italy $31,458$2,622 / mo
- Slovenia $29,293$2,441 / mo
- Estonia $28,564$2,380 / mo
- Poland $27,295$2,275 / mo
- Croatia $24,710$2,059 / mo
- Lithuania $24,575$2,048 / mo
- Slovakia $22,172$1,848 / mo
- Latvia $21,435$1,786 / mo
- Malta $21,078$1,756 / mo
- Portugal $20,158$1,680 / mo
- Hungary $18,318$1,527 / mo
- Greece $18,302$1,525 / mo
- Bulgaria $18,001$1,500 / mo
- Andorra $17,565$1,464 / mo
- Montenegro $16,677$1,390 / mo
- Romania $16,494$1,375 / mo
- Serbia $13,885$1,157 / mo
- Bosnia and Herzegovina $12,783$1,065 / mo
- Albania $11,261$938 / mo
- North Macedonia $10,928$911 / mo
- Moldova $10,444$870 / mo
- Belarus $9,112$759 / mo
- Georgia $8,588$716 / mo
- Ukraine $6,923$577 / mo
We compare 27 countries in North America. The lowest estimate is in Guatemala at $6,479 per year.
- Bermuda $95,160$7,930 / mo
- United States $79,300$6,608 / mo
- Cayman Islands $71,370$5,948 / mo
- Turks and Caicos Islands $59,475$4,956 / mo
- Canada $51,236$4,270 / mo
- Puerto Rico $31,617$2,635 / mo
- Antigua and Barbuda $26,351$2,196 / mo
- Bahamas $24,575$2,048 / mo
- Barbados $21,078$1,756 / mo
- Dominica $16,677$1,390 / mo
- Costa Rica $16,597$1,383 / mo
- Belize $15,804$1,317 / mo
- Saint Kitts and Nevis $15,804$1,317 / mo
- Trinidad and Tobago $14,932$1,244 / mo
- Panama $14,100$1,175 / mo
- Cuba $14,052$1,171 / mo
- Guyana $12,292$1,024 / mo
- Saint Lucia $12,292$1,024 / mo
- Mexico $12,204$1,017 / mo
- Jamaica $11,419$952 / mo
- Grenada $11,419$952 / mo
- Honduras $10,539$878 / mo
- Nicaragua $9,659$805 / mo
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines $8,786$732 / mo
- Haiti $7,026$585 / mo
- El Salvador $7,026$585 / mo
- Guatemala $6,479$540 / mo
We compare 11 countries in South America. The lowest estimate is in Venezuela at $3,267 per year.
- Uruguay $19,167$1,597 / mo
- Paraguay $12,529$1,044 / mo
- Chile $12,339$1,028 / mo
- Suriname $10,301$858 / mo
- Ecuador $8,818$735 / mo
- Argentina $8,073$673 / mo
- Brazil $7,375$615 / mo
- Peru $7,248$604 / mo
- Bolivia $7,066$589 / mo
- Colombia $6,479$540 / mo
- Venezuela $3,267$272 / mo
We compare 13 countries in Oceania. The lowest estimate is in Nauru at $2,633 per year.
- Australia $66,223$5,519 / mo
- New Zealand $54,566$4,547 / mo
- Brunei $52,695$4,391 / mo
- Fiji $12,292$1,024 / mo
- Tonga $12,292$1,024 / mo
- Papua New Guinea $10,539$878 / mo
- Solomon Islands $8,786$732 / mo
- Vanuatu $7,906$659 / mo
- Samoa $7,026$585 / mo
- Kiribati $6,146$512 / mo
- Marshall Islands $5,266$439 / mo
- Tuvalu $5,266$439 / mo
- Nauru $2,633$219 / mo
Methodology: how these estimates are calculated
All figures are estimates. We start from the average annual salary of Technical Writers in the United States ($79,300) and multiply it by a country-specific salary factor. The factor reflects the general wage level of each country compared with the U.S. and is based on public data such as:
The results show general differences in pay levels between countries. They do not account for differences in the role itself, taxes or individual negotiations.