Technical Writer salaries
819 H-1B & PERM records for "Technical Writer", sourced from U.S. Department of Labor disclosures.
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Source: US Dept of Labor. Represents Base Salary only. Excludes RSUs, signing bonuses, and variable compensation.819
Results Found
$84802
Average Salary
$30000
Minimum
$280000
Maximum
| Employer | Role | Location | Salary | Program | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION | UX CONTENT STRATEGIST (CONTENT DESIGNER) | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $140000 - $155000 | H-1B | Feb 17, 2023 |
| Banner Witcoff, Ltd | Technical Specialist | Chicago, IL | $140000 | Green Card | Aug 10, 2021 |
| SYSDIG, INC. | Senior Technical Writer (Multiple Openings) | San Francisco, CA | $140000 - $150000 | Green Card | Mar 15, 2021 |
| Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. | Senior Manager, Medical Writing | Novato, CA | $140000 | Green Card | Sep 23, 2019 |
| CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. | Technical Writer | San Francisco, CA | $138885 - $148700 | Green Card | Jan 24, 2022 |
| Cisco Systems, Inc. | Technical Writer - CAS-17810-N8H2M6 | San Francisco, CA | $138885 | H-1B | Sep 22, 2021 |
| APPLE INC. | Technical Writer | Cupertino, CA | $137300 - $206000 | Green Card | Dec 23, 2022 |
| MOODYS SHARED SERVICES, INC. | VP - Communications | New York, NY | $136240 | Green Card | Aug 12, 2020 |
| Envision Pharma, Inc. | Senior Scientific Director & Team Lead | Warren, NJ | $135255 | H-1B | Apr 16, 2021 |
| The MathWorks, Inc. | Manager of Engineering Technical Writing | $135000 | Green Card | Aug 4, 2023 | |
| VMWARE, INC. | Technical Proposal Developer | PALO ALTO, CA | $135000 - $145000 | Green Card | Sep 29, 2015 |
| ALCATEL USA, INC. | TECHNICAL WRITER | PLANO, TX | $135000 | Green Card | 2008 |
| COOLEY LLP | Sr. Patent Technical Advisor | Seattle, WA | $133000 | Green Card | Dec 28, 2021 |
| JUNIPER NETWORKS | Information Development Engineering Staff | SUNNYVALE, CA | $132600 | Green Card | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Coupa Software Incorporated | Senior Technical Writer | San Mateo, CA | $132500 | Green Card | Nov 6, 2020 |
| BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY | Senior Medical Writer | Franklin Lakes, NJ | $131000 - $208900 | Green Card | May 19, 2023 |
| Lucid Group USA, Inc. | Technical Writer | $130500 - $174400 | Green Card | Nov 13, 2024 | |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Senior Content Developer | REDMOND, WA | $130080 - $150080 | Green Card | Jul 5, 2017 |
| The MathWorks, Inc. | Technical Writer | $130000 | Green Card | Sep 3, 2024 | |
| Ocular Therapeutix, Inc | Medical and Scientific Publications Manager | Bedford, MA | $130000 | Green Card | Apr 7, 2023 |
| OKTA, INC | Technical Writer | San Francisco, CA | $130000 - $138000 | Green Card | May 31, 2023 |
| ButcherBox OpCo, LLC | UX/Product Copywriter | Watertown, MA | $130000 | H-1B | Oct 24, 2022 |
| NUPROBE USA, INC. | Scientific Writer - Marketing Associate | Houston, TX | $130000 | Green Card | Mar 4, 2022 |
| DRAIOS INC. | Principal Technical Writer (Multiple Openings) | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $130000 - $135000 | Green Card | Oct 19, 2018 |
| GILEAD SCIENCES, INC. | Manager, Medical Writing | FOSTER CITY, CA | $130000 | Green Card | Sep 29, 2017 |
| INFORMATICA LLC | Staff Technical Writer | REDWOOD CITY, CA | $130000 | Green Card | Dec 8, 2015 |
| WORKDAY, INC. | Manager, Technical Writer | Pleasanton, CA | $129400 - $194200 | Green Card | Sep 9, 2021 |
| BECTON DICKINSON AND COMPANY | Publications Manager | San Jose, CA | $129085 | Green Card | Apr 14, 2020 |
| DOLBY LABORATORIES LICENSING CORPORATION | Senior Technical Writer | Sunnyvale, CA | $129000 | Green Card | Jun 25, 2021 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Content Developer | Redmond, WA | $128127 - $148127 | Green Card | May 7, 2020 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Content Developer | Redmond, WA | $128127 - $148127 | Green Card | Apr 28, 2020 |
| Facebook, Inc. | Content Designer | San Francisco, CA | $128000 | H-1B | Feb 3, 2021 |
| SALESFORCE.COM | Staff Technical Writer, Analytics | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $128000 | Green Card | Sep 5, 2016 |
| INTEL CORPORATION | Technical Writer | SANTA CLARA, CA | $127795 - $148200 | Green Card | Feb 10, 2017 |
| FACEBOOK, INC. | Content Strategist | San Francisco, CA | $127380 - $147380 | Green Card | Mar 19, 2021 |
| ABBVIE INC. | Principal Medical Writer | NORTH CHICAGO, IL | $127000 - $133250 | Green Card | May 29, 2018 |
| JUNIPER NETWORKS | Information Developer Engineer | SUNNYVALE, CA | $126402 | Green Card | Apr 19, 2019 |
| GOOGLE LLC | UX Writer | New York, NY | $126000 | Green Card | Aug 23, 2019 |
| ADOBE SYSTEMS INCORPORATED | Technical Writer | SAN JOSE, CA | $125421 | Green Card | Oct 12, 2018 |
| HEALTH INTERACTIONS, INC. | ASSOCIATE SCIENTIFIC DIRECTOR | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $125000 | H-1B | Oct 20, 2010 |
| ROBLOX CORPORATION | Technical Writer | San Mateo, CA | $125000 - $144710 | Green Card | May 9, 2023 |
| Health Science Communications LLC | Senior Medical Director | New York, NY | $125000 | Green Card | Jun 27, 2022 |
| SQUARETRADE | Senior Technical Product Manager | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $125000 - $150000 | Green Card | Oct 17, 2016 |
| REGENERON PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. | Associate Director, Medical Writing | TARRYTOWN, NY | $124900 - $219700 | Green Card | Dec 8, 2017 |
| MICROSOFT CORPORATION | Sr. Content Developer | REDMOND, WA | $124700 - $144700 | Green Card | Jan 25, 2018 |
| WORKDAY, INC. | Translator – Software | Pleasanton, CA | $124000 - $186000 | Green Card | Feb 1, 2021 |
| Arm, Inc. | Senior Information Developer | $123240 | Green Card | Jan 22, 2025 | |
| Seagen Inc. | Senior Medical Writer | $122000 - $166000 | Green Card | Aug 10, 2023 | |
| AUTOMATTIC, INC. | Technical Writer | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $122000 | Green Card | Jun 13, 2017 |
| SALESFORCE.COM | Senior Technical Writer | SAN FRANCISCO, CA | $122000 | Green Card | Oct 7, 2014 |
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