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title: "2008 WritersUA Salary Survey Published: $76K Is Average"
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# 2008 WritersUA Salary Survey Published: $76K Is Average

I read on [Holly Harkness's blog](http://dontcallmetina.wordpress.com/2008/01/29/more-money-tech-comm-salaries-are-up-in-the-us/) that the 2008 WritersUA Salary Survey has just been published. Holly writes,

> The good news is that salaries in the United States now average $76,044, up over $2000 from last year. The bad news is the gender gap in compensation is alive and well. Men average $4000 more per year than women. WritersUA reports that **the gap** **is growing, not shrinking**.

For survey details, see the [WritersUA salary survey home page](http://www.writersua.com/surveys/salary08/index.html). Here's their graph of salary by location.

[![Salary by location](https://s3.us-west-1.wasabisys.com/idbwmedia.com/images/ss_location1.gif)](http://www.writersua.com/surveys/salary08/salary_location.htm)

The market is great right now for technical communicators.