Technical Writer salary in Dallas, TX

Based on 19 certified H-1B filings in the Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX metro area, FY2025–FY2026. Includes Arlington, Irving, Plano, Saginaw, Desoto.

Also listed as: Technical Writer Technical

Median salary$69,576
Middle 50%$53k–$86.9k
vs. national median−30%comparison median $100,000
Filings19FY2025–FY2026 · latest two fiscal years

Salary range

Box: middle 50% of filings. Whiskers: 10th–90th percentile. 99% of filings are between $52,761 and $150,378.
PercentileSalary
10th$53,000
25th$53,000
50th (median)$69,576
75th$86,871
90th$115,171

Cost of living

Dallas's median Technical Writer salary of $69,576 is worth about $67,500 at national average prices.

Source: BEA Regional Price Parities, 2024 (U.S. = 100; Dallas = 103.1).

Compared with all workers here

All Technical Writers in the Dallas, TX area earned a median of $86,520 in May 2025 (1,030 employed). The H-1B median here is $69,576, 20% lower.

Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS metropolitan area estimates. BLS wages include some incentive pay; H-1B figures are base salary.

Top employers filing

EmployerMedianFilings
Bayarde Servicestoo few4
Automation Anywheretoo few2

Employers with at least 2 filings here. Median shown at 10+ filings.

By experience level

Wage levelMedianFilings
Entry-level · Level I too few 4
Mid-level · Level II – 0
Senior · Level III – 0
Expert · Level IV too few 2

Median shown when a level has at least 10 filings.