Technical writer salary ranges in open job postings

What employers are offering right now, taken from the pay ranges they publish in their own postings (updated Oct 27, 2026). These are posted ranges for open roles, not survey data, and only roles that state a yearly US-dollar range are counted.

Content design & UX writing

3 open US-dollar roles state a yearly range. Typical posted range: $180,000–$220,000 (median of the lows and of the highs). Lowest posted: $83,000. Highest posted: $240,000.

• Staff Conversational Designer, Deepgram: $180,000–$240,000
• Content Designer I, Illumio: $83,000–$95,000
• Conversation Designer, Decagon: $180,000–$220,000

Instructional design

2 open US-dollar roles state a yearly range. Typical posted range: $114,000–$189,000 (median of the lows and of the highs). Lowest posted: $110,000. Highest posted: $189,000.

• Learning Experience Designer, Amplitude: $114,000–$189,000
• Math Learning Designer, Brilliant: $110,000–$180,000