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Technical Writer salary in California

A real-employer view of Technical Writer pay, clustered from DOL OFLC certified filings. Variants like Senior, Lead, and II/III titles fold into this cluster — the wage range below reflects all of them.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 4, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Technical Writer in California: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 24 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $108,212. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level I — entry6$91,215
Level II — qualified6$91,052
Level III — experienced7$142,586
Level IV — fully competent1$108,951

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Technical Writer in California. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
Google LLCTechnical Writer5$170,000
Sigma Computing, Inc.Technical Writer3$100,000
Lucid Group USA, Inc.Sr. Technical Writer1$132,496
Snowflake Inc.Technical Writer1$132,496
Mytra, Inc.SENIOR TECHNICAL WRITER1$107,474
CEPHEIDStaff Technical Writer1$165,000
VAStek IncTechnical Writer1$86,986
Random Walk Lab Inc.Technical Writer1$82,430
The MathWorks, Inc.Senior Technical Writer1$105,900
Cyient, Inc.Technical Writer1$56,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • Sr. Technical Writer at Lucid Group USA, Inc.
    $132,496
    NewarkDecided Dec 23, 2025I-200-25350-487898
  • Technical Writer at Snowflake Inc.
    $132,496
    Menlo ParkDecided Dec 12, 2025I-200-25339-460855
  • SENIOR TECHNICAL WRITER at Mytra, Inc.
    $107,474
    BrisbaneDecided Nov 26, 2025I-200-25323-422593
  • Staff Technical Writer at CEPHEID
    $165,000
    Santa ClaraDecided Sep 8, 2025I-200-25244-279254
  • Technical Writer at VAStek Inc
    $86,986
    Chula VistaWage Level IIDecided Aug 20, 2025I-200-25225-239875
  • Technical Writer at Random Walk Lab Inc.
    $82,430
    San MateoWage Level IDecided Aug 13, 2025I-200-25218-225105
  • Senior Technical Writer at The MathWorks, Inc.
    $105,900
    CarlsbadWage Level IIIDecided Jun 18, 2025I-200-25162-078776
  • Technical Writer at Cyient, Inc.
    $56,000
    SacramentoWage Level IDecided Jun 13, 2025I-200-25157-061147

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.