2026 Survey now open
What is this?
This annual survey, run by the Write the Docs community, gathers data about salaries for people working in documentation and related fields around the world.
Browse previous survey results↗
We hope this data helps our community determine appropriate salary ranges, provides a benchmark for negotiations, and informs employment-related decision-making.
Who’s behind it?
Write the Docs↗ is a global community of people who care about documentation. We currently:
Who can participate?
We encourage everyone working in areas related to documentation to complete this survey — no matter what country you live in, what level of experience you have, or what industry you’re in.
The questions are for people of all employment types: full-time or part-time, permanent or contract, employee or freelance.
If you participated in a previous survey but your salary hasn’t changed, please still complete this year’s — median salaries are calculated using the current year’s data only.
What else do I need to know?
All responses are completely anonymous. Most questions are required, but some have an “I’d prefer not to answer” option. We don’t publish statistics for any demographic with fewer than 10 respondents.
Data gathered is used by the Write the Docs team for our report only, and is not shared with any third party.
Results will be made available — for everyone, for free — as soon as processing is complete.
Ready? Let’s go!
Those who took the survey in previous years may notice it’s now shorter.
Estimated time to complete the entire survey is 10–15 minutes.
While it’s possible to complete the survey on mobile, the experience is better on larger screens.