Provided is a method and apparatus for distributed transmission power control in a wireless network. The method and apparatus for distributed transmission power control may substantially maximize a minimum value of a transmission rate of each transmitter by controlling a transmission power of each transmitter. The transmission power may be controlled so that transmission rates of transmitters are substantially identical to each other. If the transmission rate is less than a requested transmission rate, the method and apparatus may change a resource of a transmitter that uses a substantially maximum power.