H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Technical Writer

Occupation profile for Technical Writer covers 130 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $83,678.

FY2026 certified median
$83,678
Total filings
130
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$72,821–$91,811
Top employer
Google LLC
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202442$90,000$71,119$102,335
FY202552$79,165$65,300$100,000
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)36$83,678$72,821$91,811

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Technical WriterFY2024 $90,000; FY2025 $79,165; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,678$0$30,000$60,000$90,000FY2024$90,000FY2025$79,165FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$83,678Certified median offer, Technical WriterFY2024 $90,000; FY2025 $79,165; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $83,678$0$30k$60k$90kFY2024$90,000FY2025$79,165FY2026*$83,678
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. Google LLC17 filings
  2. L&T Technology Services Limited12 filings
  3. Calfee, Halter & Griswold LLP3 filings
  4. The MathWorks, Inc.3 filings
  5. United Consulting Hub Inc3 filings
  6. BCVS2 filings
  7. Central Business Solutions Inc2 filings
  8. Cyient, Inc.2 filings
  9. Ivory Systems, Inc.2 filings
  10. Lam Research Corporation2 filings

Top cities

  1. New York8 filings
  2. Sunnyvale7 filings
  3. Hagerstown4 filings
  4. Jersey City4 filings
  5. Fremont3 filings
  6. San Francisco3 filings
  7. Tampa3 filings
  8. Cleveland3 filings
  9. Sterling3 filings
  10. Phoenix2 filings

Filings by employer and title

  1. Google LLC · Technical Writer17 filings
  2. L&T Technology Services Limited · Technical Writer12 filings

Prevailing wages by area and occupation

The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

Annual prevailing wage levels
Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562027-3042$69,202$90,022$110,864$131,685
2026-27San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CAArea 4186027-3042$83,262$110,282$137,280$164,299
2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194027-3042$84,323$112,008$139,693$167,378
2026-27Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WVArea 4790027-3042$74,485$90,314$106,122$121,950
2026-27Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TXArea 1910027-3042$57,554$72,966$88,400$103,813
2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446027-3042$77,022$96,013$115,024$134,014
2026-27Hagerstown-Martinsburg, MD-WVArea 2518027-3042$73,674$89,565$105,477$121,368
2026-27Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Roswell, GAArea 1206027-3042$58,947$71,365$83,762$96,179
2026-27Cleveland, OHArea 1741027-3042$54,496$67,330$80,184$93,018
2026-27Houston-Pasadena-The Woodlands, TXArea 2642027-3042$58,968$74,963$90,958$106,954