DOL Verified Employer

Microsoft Corporation - Technical Writers

Government-verified salary data from 98,888 US Department of Labor filings.

Median Salary
$116,100
25 DOL filings
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WA Approval Rate 81.0% · most recent FY 2025
Median Salary
$116,100
Certified filings
DOL Filings
25
Certified: 80,101
Unique Job Titles
219
SOC occupations
Approval Rate
81.0%
Certified vs filed

Salary Range

Based on 25 certified filings
DOL-Filed Salary Range
$79,110$105,000$116,100$134,463$155,000
Prevailing Wage Premium - a TruthWage exclusive
+61.2%

Microsoft Corporation pays 61.2% above the DOL minimum wage floor for its filed positions.

The prevailing wage is the minimum salary DOL sets as the floor for this occupation and location. A positive premium means the employer pays above that floor. Source: DOL LCA filings.

Salary Trend

FY2012 - FY2025

Salaries by Job Title

50 occupations with DOL-filed salary data
Job TitleFilingsMedian Salaryvs MarketSalary Range
15-1132 42,259 $126,740 N/A
$114,000$114,000$126,740$143,252$143,252
15-1252.00 14,292 $159,810 N/A
$141,150$141,150$159,810$180,710$180,710
15-1132.00 10,437 $144,200 N/A
$130,000$130,000$144,200$162,835$162,835
15-1121 3,210 $125,000 N/A
$110,000$110,000$125,000$142,532$142,532
15-1199 2,265 $124,330 N/A
$110,000$110,000$124,330$141,500$141,500
15-2051.00 1,480 $163,770 N/A
$144,700$144,700$163,770$181,080$181,080
Computer Hardware Engineers 1,431 $133,450 -13.9%
$115,500$115,500$133,450$150,000$150,000
15-1111 1,322 $140,000 N/A
$125,000$125,000$140,000$154,670$154,670
15-1299.08 1,105 $150,482 N/A
$130,000$130,000$150,482$173,124$173,124
15-1299.09 1,082 $169,809 N/A
$152,200$152,200$169,809$189,148$189,148
15-1199.02 1,022 $131,300 N/A
$115,210$115,210$131,300$150,000$150,000
Managers, All Other 959 $116,374 -14.8%
$106,000$106,000$116,374$131,000$131,000
15-1032.00 865 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
15-1031.00 862 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Market Research Analysts and Marketing Specialists 850 $127,900 +66.2%
$115,915$115,915$127,900$142,500$142,500
15-1111.00 814 $149,088 N/A
$136,150$136,150$149,088$167,000$167,000
Mathematicians 793 $132,380 +8.8%
$121,100$121,100$132,380$145,644$145,644
Statisticians 784 $133,500 +29.2%
$123,768$123,768$133,500$145,644$145,644
15-1133 701 $125,000 N/A
$115,000$115,000$125,000$138,778$138,778
Management Analysts 691 $127,269 +25.8%
$115,000$115,000$127,269$145,000$145,000
13-1111.00 629 $154,990 N/A
$134,000$134,000$154,990$178,700$178,700
17-2071.00 628 $162,216 N/A
$141,000$141,000$162,216$183,000$183,000
13-1161.00 605 $152,984 N/A
$131,161$131,161$152,984$175,000$175,000
Nov-99 559 $113,000 N/A
$100,940$100,940$113,000$128,703$128,703
17-2061.00 535 $160,000 N/A
$141,000$141,000$160,000$182,000$182,000
15-1799 459 $105,000 N/A
$92,160$92,160$105,000$117,300$117,300
15-1199.09 456 $159,000 N/A
$137,820$137,820$159,000$177,200$177,200
15-2051.01 448 $162,100 N/A
$143,200$143,200$162,100$179,524$179,524
13-1082.00 418 $154,600 N/A
$137,654$137,654$154,600$173,500$173,500
Marketing Managers 401 $128,440 -20.2%
$113,000$113,000$128,440$150,728$150,728
15-1142 389 $107,163 N/A
$96,050$96,050$107,163$118,240$118,240
Financial Managers 357 $116,000 -28.3%
$112,500$112,500$116,000$125,000$125,000
Financial and Investment Analysts 348 $118,000 +16.4%
$105,000$105,000$118,000$127,550$127,550
Sales Engineers 335 $126,037 +3.7%
$108,960$108,960$126,037$142,290$142,290
41-9031.00 296 $166,192 N/A
$144,585$144,585$166,192$181,920$181,920
15-1211.00 265 $125,008 N/A
$115,500$115,500$125,008$148,000$148,000
15-1199.08 197 $139,695 N/A
$123,000$123,000$139,695$157,000$157,000
15-1051.00 192 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Electronics Engineers, Except Computer 183 $135,000 +5.8%
$104,340$104,340$135,000$153,400$153,400
11-9199.99 152 N/A N/A
Insufficient data for salary range.
Graphic Designers 149 $133,565 +117.9%
$120,000$120,000$133,565$150,800$150,800
27-1014.00 143 $150,500 N/A
$132,300$132,300$150,500$165,180$165,180
13-2051.00 138 $128,005 N/A
$119,000$119,000$128,005$135,000$135,000
17-2112.00 131 $160,250 N/A
$138,500$138,500$160,250$175,562$175,562
Logisticians 131 $129,600 +60.2%
$111,400$111,400$129,600$140,000$140,000
15-1241.00 125 $178,086 N/A
$153,405$153,405$178,086$195,000$195,000
27-1021.00 120 $167,771 N/A
$154,440$154,440$167,771$181,539$181,539
15-1212.00 114 $180,000 N/A
$157,212$157,212$180,000$192,040$192,040
11-2021.00 102 $163,055 N/A
$159,880$159,880$163,055$198,619$198,619
Computer and Information Systems Managers 100 $179,500 +4.9%
$139,400$139,400$179,500$187,200$187,200

Individual DOL Filings for Technical Writers at Microsoft Corporation

DateSalaryPrevailing WageLevelLocationEducationStatusSource
Oct 2020 $128,127 $75,504 - Redmond WA Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Oct 2020 $163,300 $101,379 - Redmond WA Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Aug 2020 $154,237 $101,379 - Redmond WA Bachelor's Certified PERM
May 2020 $128,127 $75,504 - Redmond WA Bachelor's Withdrawn PERM
Dec 2019 $180,675 $100,485 - New York NE Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Jul 2019 $131,148 $75,504 - Bellevue WA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2018 $116,100 $57,470 - BELLEVUE WA N/A Certified LCA
Nov 2017 $134,780 $71,198 - REDMOND WA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2017 $130,080 $58,635 - Redmond WA Bachelor's Certified PERM
Aug 2017 $155,000 $83,886 - REDMOND WA N/A Certified LCA
Jul 2017 $111,680 $93,891 - Redmond WA Bachelor's Certified PERM
Apr 2017 $111,680 $70,387 - REDMOND WA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2017 $115,000 $82,139 - Redmond WA Master's Certified-Expired PERM
Oct 2015 $111,720 $99,050 - Redmond WA Bachelor's Certified-Expired PERM
Dec 2013 $134,463 $99,050 - REDMOND WA N/A Certified LCA
Jan 2013 $105,000 $72,010 - REDMOND WA N/A Certified LCA
Oct 2012 $87,316 $72,010 - REDMOND WA N/A Certified LCA
Aug 2012 $102,902 $94,827 - Redmond WA N/A Certified-Expired PERM
May 2012 $114,080 $83,013 - REDMOND WA N/A Certified LCA
Mar 2012 $90,000 $71,178 - REDMOND WA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2011 $79,110 $71,178 - REDMOND WA N/A Certified LCA
Dec 2011 $116,833 $95,534 - SAN FRANCISCO CA N/A Certified LCA

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Source: US Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification (OFLC) public disclosure files (PERM Form ETA-9089 and LCA Form ETA-9035), and US Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS). Salary figures represent employer filings and government survey estimates, not individual worker pay.

Data covers DOL filings from 2011 to 2025.