How much can you make as a technical writer?

Right now, the average aalary of Technical Writing Job in the USD (May 13, 2015) is…

low end 45k

middle earners 90k

high end        135k

Here’s a fuller breakdown:

Engineering Technical Writer $54,000
IT Report Writer $69,000
IT Technical Writer $74,000
Senior Proposal Writer $80,000
Technical Proposal Writer $69,000
Technical Writer $123,000
Technical Writer Contract $61,000
Technical Writer Editor $64,000
Technical Writer Illustrator $39,000
Technical Writer Scientific $61,000
Technical Writer Senior $64,000

You can get the full details at: http://www.indeed.com/salary/Technical-Writer.html