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Technical Writers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA

Occupation in a metropolitan area · SOC 27-3042 · CBSA 42660

Occupation
Technical Writers (SOC 27-3042)
Metropolitan area
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
Applications FY2020–FY2026
103
Median offered wage
$121,194
Certified (last three years)
100.0%
Median wage$121,194certified LCAs FY2023–26
Year by year
Data as at 30 Jun 2026
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Applications year by year

LCA and PERM applications for Technical Writers with a worksite in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA metropolitan area, since FY2020.

Technical Writers in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: applications by fiscal year

1020FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026*
1020FY2020FY2022FY2024FY2026*
Data table
FY202015
FY202114
FY202219
FY202312
FY20248
FY202520
FY2026*15
Fiscal yearLCAPERM
FY2026*141
FY2025182
FY202471
FY202393
FY2022172
FY2021113
FY2020105
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Employers

Largest sponsors of this occupation in this area.

Applications by employer
  1. Microsoft Corporation60
  2. Amazon Development Center U.S., Inc.20
  3. Amazon.com Services, Inc.11
  4. Google LLC7
  5. Amazon Web Services, Inc.7
  6. Amazon.com Services LLC7
  7. Amazon Corporate LLC5
  8. Facebook, Inc.5
  9. Seagen Inc.5
  10. Emritsolutions LLC4
  11. Wipro Limited4
  12. Moxie Software Cim Corp.3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

Pay

Offered annual wages on certified labor condition applications, FY2023–FY2026.

Offered annual wage, 10th to 90th percentile (certified LCAs)

Median $121,194; middle half $96,600 to $150,000 · median prevailing wage $104,988 (marker) · 48 applications.

$80k$115k$150k$185k$220k
$80k$115k$150k$185k$220k
Prevailing wage level
  1. Level I5
  2. Level II15
  3. Level III10
  4. Level IV16
Job titles
  1. Technical Writer-technical II10
  2. Technical Writing7
  3. Technical Writer5
  4. Tech Writer-tech III4
  5. Content Design4
  6. Associate Director, Medical4
  7. Technical Writer-technical I4
  8. Senior Technical Writer3
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC — Labor Condition Application disclosure dataData as at 30 Jun 2026

Across the United States

Nationwide, Technical Writers appears on 1,774 LCA and PERM applications since FY2020 from 699 employers in 112 metropolitan areas; Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA accounts for 5.81% of them, and its median offered wage is 26.5% above the national median of $95,784.

Applications nationwide, FY2020–FY2026
1,774
Metropolitan areas with filings
112
Employers nationwide
699
National median offered wage (certified LCAs, FY2023–FY2026)
$95,784
Share in Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA
5.81%
Metropolitan areas with the most applications for Technical Writers
  1. New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ266
  2. San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA197
  3. Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH179
  4. San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA161
  5. Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA103
  6. Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV85
  7. Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA81
  8. Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX47
  9. Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN40
  10. Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD36
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification — disclosure data FY2008–FY2026 Q3Data as at 30 Jun 2026

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