Document Writer Salary in Tacoma, Washington

How much does a Document Writer make in Tacoma, WA?

As of April 01, 2025, the average annual salary for a Document Writer in Tacoma, WA is $71,814. Salary.com reports that pay typically ranges from $64,722 to $79,654, with most professionals earning between $58,266 and $86,792.

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Requires flexibility to quickly adapt to changing work environment and schedules.

February 24, 2023

Organize material and complete writing assignments according to agency standards regarding order, clarity, conciseness, style, and terminology.

June 01, 2022

Compose or edit documents or web content produced by others for clarity, conciseness, tone, grammar, punctuation and spelling.

January 06, 2023

Report on task progress.

January 11, 2023

Provide monthly summaries to the state leads and BUILD regarding the state and community activities, including meetings, interviews, beneficiary voice visits, etc.

February 06, 2023

Prepare and maintain operations documentation, user guides and manuals and technical publications.

March 15, 2023

Attends meetings with internal and external teams.

April 26, 2023

Development, documentation development, configuration identification, configuration control, configuration accounting and/or configuration verification.

April 27, 2023

Assists in setting up and operating end user support program for major applications in support of specific projects/cases.

May 17, 2023

Communicate with approximately four activities in order to attain information to complete JCIDS documentation, statements of need, CFT charters and CBAs.

May 18, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Document Writer in Tacoma, WA

Average Base Salary

Core compensation

64722

79654

71814

Average Total Cash Compensation

Includes base and annual incentives

65707

81937

73260

What is the average salary for Document Writer in 2025?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Document Writer in Tacoma, WA. The base salary for Document Writer ranges from $64,722 to $79,654 with the average base salary of $71,814. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $65,707 to $81,937 with the average total cash compensation of $73,260.

View Average Salary for Document Writer as table

	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$71,814	$64,722 - $79,654
Bonus	$1,446	$985 - $2,283
Total Pay	$73,260	$65,707 - $81,937

* Base Salary represents gross income before taxes and deductions. It does not include additional pay such as benefits, bonuses, profit sharing or commissions.

* Total Pay combines base salary, bonuses, profit sharing, tips, commissions, overtime pay and other forms of cash earnings, as applicable for this job.

Document Writer Salary Near Tacoma, WA

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA
CITY, STATE Lakewood, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,722 - $79,654	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA 0%
CITY, STATE Auburn, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,722 - $79,654	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA 0%
CITY, STATE Federal Way, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,722 - $79,654	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA 0%
CITY, STATE Lacey, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $63,447 - $78,085	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA
CITY, STATE Renton, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $66,080 - $81,326	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA
CITY, STATE Kent, WA	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $64,596 - $79,499	COMPARE TO Tacoma, WA

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About Tacoma, Washington

Tacoma (/təˈkoʊmə/ tə-KOH-mə) is a mid-sized urban port city and the county seat of Pierce County, Washington, United States. The city is on Washington's Puget Sound, 32 miles (51 km) southwest of Seattle (of which it is the largest satellite city), 31 miles (50 km) northeast of the state capital, Olympia, and 58 miles (93 km) northwest of Mount Rainier National Park. The population was 198,397, according to the 2010 census. Tacoma is the second-largest city in the Puget Sound area and the third largest in the state. Tacoma also serves as the center of business activity for the South Sound re...

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