Senior Technical Writer Salary

Updated: 24 May 2012

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	National Salary Data (? XAll compensation data shown are gross, national 10th to 90th percentile ranges. Pay can vary greatly by location. To view local data, take the PayScale survey. )	C$0	C$50K	C$100K	C$150K
Salary	C$50,584 - C$91,424
Bonus	C$0.00 - C$8,198
Profit Sharing	C$484.79 - C$9,967
Total Pay (? XTotal Pay combines base annual salary or hourly wage, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job. It does not include equity (stock) compensation, cash value of retirement benefits, or the value of other non-cash benefits (e.g. healthcare). )	C$51,826 - C$104,589
Country: Canada \| Currency: CAD \| Updated: 24 May 2012 \| Individuals Reporting: 173

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Job Listings for Senior Technical Writer Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Feb 15	Senior Technical Writer	excelITR	Ottawa, Ontario
	Senior Technical Writer Location: Downtown Ottawa Start Date: One to Two weeks Position Type: Temporary... experience as aTechnical Writer Good writing and... Indeed
Feb 23	Senior Technical Writer	Bombardier	Montréal, Québec
	The Service Bulletin Writer's duties includes the... of five (5) years experience as a technical writer and have a technical background of eight years (8... Indeed
Feb 25	Contract-Senior Technical Writer -1yr	Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.	Markham, Ontario
	be able to write, edit, and structure technical content at a senior level of understanding of the subject... of experience as a Technical Writer - You must have a... Indeed
Feb 17	Tax - SR&ED Technical Writer, Senior Associate	PWC	Vancouver, British Columbia
	N/A - candidate identified - do not post PricewaterhouseCoopers is committed to building a diverse workforce representative of the communities we serve. We... Indeed

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Companies and Industries for Senior Technical Writer Salaries

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Research In Motion Limited (RIM)	Not enough data
Nuance Communications, Inc.	Not enough data
Oracle Corp.	Not enough data
Pengrowth Energy Trust	Not enough data
Sagem Morpho, Inc.	Not enough data

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Popular Industries

Salary Range


Software Development	C$51,649 - C$81,443
Software Applications	C$53,793 - C$84,025
Financial Services	C$50,969 - C$80,876
Telecommunications	C$52,067 - C$83,859
Computer Hardware/Software	C$51,856 - C$83,332

Key Statistics for Senior Technical Writer Salaries and Jobs

Gender

	Female 54%			Male 46%
Salary:	C$56,579 - C$77,148			C$58,770 - C$75,848

Years of Experience

1-4 years

5-9 years

18%

10-19 years

55%

20 years or more

23%

Top Degrees

Salary Range


Bachelor's Degree	C$52,093 - C$92,296
Bachelor of Arts (BA), English	C$56,500 - C$75,000
Master of Arts (MA), English	Not enough data
Bachelor of Arts (BA), History	Not enough data
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Philosophy	Not enough data

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