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Technical Writer Salary in Canada

Real anonymous compensation data from 22 Technical Writer professionals in Canada.

The average Technical Writer total compensation in Canada ranges from C$59K to C$83K per year. View the base salary, shares, and bonus breakdowns from real anonymous submissions.

Last updated: 4/12/2026 · Based on 22 submissions

Typical total compensation / year

C$73KRange: C$59K – C$83K

Base salary

C$73K

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Submissions (22)

ServiceNow
Technical Writer

ServiceNow· Montreal, Canada

C$171K

total comp

Senior12 yrs expofficeCommunity Submission
Autodesk
Technical Writer

Autodesk· Canada

C$131K

total comp

Community Submission
Autodesk
Technical Writer & Visual Content Creator

Autodesk· Vancouver, Canada

C$130K

total comp

Mid5 yrs expremoteCommunity Submission
Oracle
Consulting User Assistance Developer

Oracle· Toronto, Canada

C$111K

total comp

Staff25 yrs expremoteCommunity Submission
Shopify
Technical Writer

Shopify· Ottawa, ON, Canada

C$100K

total comp

6 yrs expCommunity Submission
Oracle
Principal Technical Writer

Oracle· Toronto, Canada

C$83K

total comp

Senior12 yrs expremoteCommunity Submission
Shopify
Technical Writer

Shopify· Ottawa, Canada

C$81K

total comp

Principal8 yrs expremoteCommunity Submission
DigitalOcean
Technical Writer

DigitalOcean· Ottawa, Canada

C$76K

total comp

Mid20 yrs expremoteCommunity Submission
DigitalOcean
Technical Writer

DigitalOcean· Canada

C$74K

total comp

Community Submission
SAP
Technical Writer

SAP· Vancouver, Canada

C$74K

total comp

Mid7 yrs expofficeCommunity Submission
SAP
Technical Writer

SAP· Canada

C$73K

total comp

Community Submission
Motorola Solutions
Technical Writer

Motorola Solutions· Vancouver, Canada

C$66K

total comp

Mid6 yrs expremoteCommunity Submission
Shopify
Technical Writer

Shopify· Ottawa, Canada

C$66K

total comp

Staff6 yrs expremoteCommunity Submission
Motorola Solutions
Technical Writer

Motorola Solutions· Canada

C$65K

total comp

Community Submission
IBM
Technical Writer

IBM· Markham, Canada

C$64K

total comp

Entry1 yr exphybridCommunity Submission
Samsung
Technical Writer

Samsung· Vancouver, Canada

C$60K

total comp

Mid4 yrs exphybridCommunity Submission
Samsung
Technical Writer

Samsung· Canada

C$59K

total comp

Community Submission
Fortinet
Technical Writer

Fortinet· Canada

C$51K

total comp

Community Submission
Fortinet
Networking Engineer

Fortinet· Ottawa, Canada

C$50K

total comp

Entry8 yrs exphybridCommunity Submission
RBC
Technical Writer

RBC· Canada

C$45K

total comp

Community Submission
Lightspeed Commerce
Technical Writer

Lightspeed Commerce· Canada

C$43K

total comp

Community Submission
KPMG
Technical Writer

KPMG· Canada

C$42K

total comp

Community Submission