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Technical Writer Career Market Report 2026

588 active jobs. 267 companies. Median salary $82K. Data from Greenhouse, Lever, Workday, Ashby, SmartRecruiters, Workable, and 14 additional ATS sources. Last computed: 2026-06-01.

588
Active Job Openings
267
Companies Hiring
$82K
Median Salary (US)
78%
With Salary Data

About This Report

The Technical Writer market data on this page is updated daily from 800,000+ active job postings across 20 ATS platforms.

Greenhouse Lever Workday Ashby SmartRecruiters Workable + 14 more ATS sources

Salary: Extracted via NLP. Only USD $5K-$3M included. Skills: Named entity recognition, noise-filtered (generic soft skills excluded). Experience: Inferred from title + description. Coverage: 78% of positions include salary data.

Key Findings

Median salary: $82K in the US

Middle 50% of salaries range from $55K to $146K.

Remote roles pay 111% above the US national median

Remote-first employers competing nationally for talent. The premium reflects company quality (remote-first firms tend to be well-funded), not a work-mode bonus.

AI/LLM is the most-demanded skill at 28%

Adobe Creative Suite demand rose +17.2pp — fastest-growing skill

Integratedresources leads hiring with 36 open positions

Biggest salary jump: Lead → Staff (+$90K, +96%)

Salary increase: +$90K · Sample: Lead → Staff

AI automation risk: medium-high (score 70/100)

Score: 70/100 · AI/LLM demand: 28% of postings

Week-over-week changes reflect dataset expansion, not market surge

Recent growth in tracked postings is from adding new data sources, not a one-week hiring boom. Interpret trend data with this in mind.

Salary by Experience Level

LevelJobsP25MedianP90
Mid-Level17$10K$65K$120K
Senior17$63K$83K$161K
Junior14$32K$64K$105K
Lead6$40K$95K$143K
Staff3$165K$185K$185K

What jumps out

Lead → Staff: +$90K (96%) — the biggest single-step increase. The salary curve is back-loaded: the largest raises come at transitions where scope changes from executing tasks to owning outcomes, or from owning outcomes to shaping architecture across teams.

Salary by Country

CountryJobsMedianCurrency
United States58$76KUSD
Remote8$160KUSD

Work Mode

ModeShare
On-Site4.6%
Remote9.9%
Hybrid3.9%

~80% of postings do not specify work mode. Figures show only positions where it is explicitly stated.

Top Skills in Demand

AI/LLM
28%
Editing
26%
Adobe Creative Suite
17%
Project Management
17%
HTML/CSS
12%
Vendor Management
6%
Python
6%
TypeScript
5%
JavaScript
5%
Program Management
5%

Skills on the Rise

Adobe Creative Suite ↑+17.2ppVendor Management ↑+6.3ppEditing ↑+6.0ppTypeScript ↑+5.4ppJavaScript ↑+5.2pp

Declining in Demand

Agile ↓-16.4ppJournalism ↓-16.0ppAttention to Detail ↓-16.0ppSustainability ↓-9.8ppExcel ↓-9.8pp

Top Companies Hiring

CompanyOpeningsShare
Integratedresources366.1%
Collabera356.0%
Prosidianconsulting335.6%
Cgsfederal162.7%
Andurilindustries101.7%
Procomconsultantsgroup101.7%
Medtronic91.5%
Mindlance91.5%

Top Countries by Job Volume

CountryJobs
United States307
Remote54
India39
Canada11
United Kingdom7
Philippines7
Germany5
France4

Education Requirements

LevelSharePositions
Associate Degree45.3%208
Master's Degree20.5%94
Bachelor's Degree17.4%80
PhD / Doctorate0.4%2
High School / GED0.2%1

Certifications

All certifications below 1% threshold. Certifications carry minimal weight in this profession's hiring decisions.

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