Technical Documentation Specialist Salary in Chicago, IL

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How much does a Technical Documentation Specialist make in Chicago, IL? The average Technical Documentation Specialist salary in Chicago, IL is $63,730 as of March 26, 2024, but the salary range typically falls between $57,689 and $72,057. Salary ranges can vary widely depending on many important factors, including education, certifications, additional skills, the number of years you have spent in your profession. With more online, real-time compensation data than any other website, Salary.com helps you determine your exact pay target.

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Technical Documentation Specialist - 1953794

FM Search - Austin , TX

Technical Documentation Specialist Job Description Primary Role: As a Technical Documentation Specialist within the Product team, your daily responsibility entails translating intricate technical ...

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Technical Documentation Specialist

Prowess Consulting - Bellevue , WA

Who You Are Prowess Consulting is seeking a skilled Technical Documentation Specialist to join our team. This role involves a blend of process documentation content creation, documentation management ...

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7203 Quality Document Control Specialist

Harvest Technical Services, Inc. - Novato , CA

The QA Documentation Control Specialist II is responsible for the maintenance of the cGMP ... Harvest Technical Services is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive ...

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Quality Document Specialist

Healgen Scientific Limited - Houston , TX

The QA Document Specialist will be responsible for maintaining proper documentation practices to ... documentation for batch records and raw material specifications * Draft procedures for technical ...

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Technical Order Management Support Specialist

AEVEX Aerospace - Poway , CA

The Technical Order Management Support Specialist will play a pivotal role in providing essential ... Offer advisory and draft documentation support to the government in the acquisition of new ...

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Loan Documentation Review Specialist

The Citizens Bank - Batesville , AR

You will collaborate closely with your team to address technical exceptions and ensure that all ... To excel as a Loan Documentation Review Specialist, you should possess a set of essential skills

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What does a Technical Documentation Specialist do?

Common responsibilities of a Technical Documentation Specialist

Support the content creation, training materials creation, roll-out of MD Veeva Vault (a new controlled document management system) and the MD Evidence Portal to end users that support Evidence Generation and the Evidence Council.

February 10, 2023

Collaborate with PCM (Pre-Clinical, Clinical and Medical Affairs) associates to help ensure that documents align with the overall functional strategy for evidence and content management.

March 24, 2023

Reviews, analyzes and prepares all information required for ECM's, product releases and Engineering Specifications to assure accuracy and completeness of related documentation.

January 29, 2023

Assist in coordinating the layout and organization of these written materials and support the development and management of a Knowledge Base for End User Support.

February 08, 2023

Acting as technical expert in health record documentation matters providing advice and guidance in relation to issues such as documentation requirements, liability issues, advance directives, informed consent, patient privacy and confidentiality, state reporting and so forth.

March 13, 2023

Manage questions in the client community and internal portals and translate responses into viable help content enhancements.

March 28, 2023

Develops and conducts seminars, workshops, short courses, informational briefings, and conferences concerned with health record documentation, educational and functional training requirements to ensure program objectives are met.

April 04, 2023

Generate requirement summaries based on prior deliverables (Meeting Minutes, RFI Responses, E-Mails, etc).

April 08, 2023

Completed Responses to Online Questionnaire.

April 23, 2023

Create and revise documentation related to company policies and procedures, internal workflow reference guides, and software user manuals for external collaborators.

May 01, 2023

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Average Salary Range for Technical Documentation Specialist in Chicago, IL

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57689

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Average Total Cash Compensation

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58870

73659

64885

What is the average salary for Technical Documentation Specialist in 2024?

These charts show the average base salary (core compensation), as well as the average total cash compensation for the job of Technical Documentation Specialist in Chicago, IL. The base salary for Technical Documentation Specialist ranges from $57,689 to $72,057 with the average base salary of $63,730. The total cash compensation, which includes base, and annual incentives, can vary anywhere from $58,870 to $73,659 with the average total cash compensation of $64,885.

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	Average Salary	Average Salary Range
Base Salary	$63,730	$57,689 - $72,057
Bonus	$1,155	$1,181 - $1,602
Total Pay	$64,885	$58,870 - $73,659

* 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.

Technical Documentation Specialist Salary Near Chicago, IL

CITY, STATE	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Cicero, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,013 - $72,462	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Oak Park, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $58,013 - $72,462	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Oak Lawn, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,947 - $72,380	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Evanston, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,991 - $72,435	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Skokie, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $57,991 - $72,435	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL
CITY, STATE Arlington Heights, IL	AVERAGE SALARY RANGE $56,693 - $70,813	COMPARE TO Chicago, IL

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