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These salaries (below) may sound great but I have a brother who lives in
Silicon Valley, and the cost of living there makes this a moderate income
only.
In contrast, although real estate is shooting up, you can still get a nice
house in Austin for around $100,000-200,000(a fixer-upper for less
than $100,000), and senior writers are getting paid around
60K to 80K, with stock options and some signing bonuses. I
understand I would have to pay several times more than this for a house
in Silicon Valley.
Kay Robart
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> 5. Salaries for senior technical writers in Silicon Valley are now in the
> $80,000+range, sometimes with signing bonuses, stock options, and other
> benefits. I know of some technical writers who are making over $100,000 in
> salary alone. [The mind boggles, I know.]
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