A Bachelorâs degree in journalism is a four-year program, although at some universities it is possible to complete the program in three years.
Those in the lowest 10 percent earning bracket had salaries of $28,610 or less. Writers and authors in the highest 10 percent earning bracket had average salaries of $109,440 or more. Industries that paid the highest average salaries were advertising and motion pictures. Average salaries for writers and authors working in these industries were $62,000 or higher.
The average salary for a Technical Writer is $54,358 per year. Most people with this job move on to other positions after 20 years in this career.ost of the time, technical writers work in offices full-time as salaried employees. They usually write instruction manuals and other documents in a way that will communicate complex, technical information in nontechnical language.