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First, good luck with your new career! Second, salary
can vary significantly with location. For example,
using Victoria, Canada as an index:
Victoria wage: 1.00
Vancouver wage: 1.25
Toronto wage: 1.50?
So I'm told. I do know that TWs make significantly
more in Vancouver than Victoria, even though we're
less than 50 km apart. I know one who worked in Van,
charging CDN$50-75/hour (less for nonprofits). She
worked a job out of San Francisco for awhile at
$75/hour as a senior writer doing primarily analysis
and facilitation. In Victoria, she struggles to get
$45/hour. Another guy in Vic makes $65K as a senior
tech writer. One in Phoenix, AZ: USD$30/hour as an
experienced TW.
In addition, big companies often pay more, at least
initially, in my experience.
A fair starting wage...in Vic, probably 35-40K, but
I'm guessing based upon my current wages.
>
> Hello everyone. I'm in need of some advice. I have a
> possible job
> opportunity (through a contracting company) for a
> position that would
> involve creating or modifying equipment spec sheets.
> This will be my
> first position as a technical writer and I'm not
> real sure what salary
> I should ask for. Anyone have any thoughts?
> Some of the salary surveys I've seen seem to
> indicate around $40,000.
> Does that seem reasonable?
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