Technical Author Salary in Alaska

How much does a Technical Author make in Alaska?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technical Author in Alaska is $103,679 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $50.

However, a Technical Author's salary can vary significantly. Here’s a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $110,507
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $93,061 to $107,253
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $83,394

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Technical Author Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,253	$8,938	$2,063	$52
Average	$103,679	$8,640	$1,994	$50
25th Percentile	$93,061	$7,755	$1,790	$45

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Key Factors That Influence Technical Author Salaries

A Technical Author's salary isn't a fixed number. It's shaped by several important factors. Below, we'll explore how your years of experience, geographic location and company size can directly affect your earning potential.

How Experience Level Affects Technical Author Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of a Technical Author's salary. As you build your skills and take on more complex tasks, your compensation generally increases. Here's how the average salary grows at different career stages:

Entry-Level (less than 1 year): $69,203
Early Career (1-2 years): $83,172
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $104,416
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $122,425
Expert (over 8 years): $115,835

Levels	Salary
Technical... Level Technical Author	$69,203
Technical... Level Technical Author	$83,172
Technical... Level Technical Author	$104,416
Technical... Level Technical Author	$122,425
Technical... Level Technical Author	$115,835

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How Do Technical Author Salaries Vary from State to State?

Your salary can change significantly depending on where you work. States with a higher cost of living and strong industrial sectors often pay more to attract Technical Authors. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $106,044.
California: $105,642.
Massachusetts: $104,234.

District of Columbia $106,044 California $105,642 Massachusetts $104,234 Washington $103,851 New Jersey $103,813 Alaska $103,679 Connecticut $102,357 New York $101,821

Hawaii $100,106 Rhode Island $99,302 Maryland $98,756 Minnesota $98,009 Colorado $97,721 Illinois $97,625 Oregon $97,262 Delaware $96,993

New Hampshire $96,825 Virginia $96,447 Pennsylvania $95,346 Nevada $94,790 North Dakota $94,609 Michigan $94,321 Wisconsin $94,216 Vermont $94,005

Texas $93,421 Maine $93,383 Arizona $93,325 Ohio $93,258 Georgia $92,377 Indiana $91,936 Wyoming $91,850 Utah $91,716

Iowa $91,659 Kansas $91,199 Louisiana $91,065 North Carolina $91,017 Missouri $90,998 Florida $90,624 Montana $90,423 Nebraska $90,232

Kentucky $90,126 South Carolina $89,743 Tennessee $89,504 Idaho $89,408 New Mexico $88,709 Oklahoma $88,555 Alabama $87,990 South Dakota $87,042

Arkansas $86,525 West Virginia $86,247 Mississippi $85,414

Top Paying Cities for Technical Authors

Salaries can also vary between different cities. Major metropolitan areas or cities with a high demand for technicians often offer more competitive pay. Here are a few examples of average annual salaries in different U.S. cities:

Anchorage: $104,713
Jber: $104,711
Indian: $104,203

Anchorage, AK $104,713 Jber, AK $104,711 Indian, AK $104,203 Kongiganak, AK $103,090 Adak, AK $102,914 Atka, AK $102,927 Chignik Lake, AK $102,902 Port Heiden, AK $102,866

Port Lions, AK $103,014 Akiachak, AK $103,069 Akiak, AK $103,112 Akutan, AK $103,023 Alakanuk, AK $102,994 Aleknagik, AK $102,927 Anchor Point, AK $102,969 Aniak, AK $102,664

Anvik, AK $102,932 Bethel, AK $103,090 Chefornak, AK $103,069 Chevak, AK $102,860 Chignik, AK $102,942 Chignik Lagoon, AK $102,916 Chitina, AK $102,631 Chugiak, AK $104,014

Clam Gulch, AK $102,778 Clarks Point, AK $102,943 Cold Bay, AK $102,850 Cooper Landing, AK $102,854 Copper Center, AK $102,751 Cordova, AK $102,815 Crooked Creek, AK $102,819 Dillingham, AK $102,747

Eagle River, AK $104,328 Eek, AK $103,168 Egegik, AK $102,841 Ekwok, AK $102,927 Emmonak, AK $102,967 False Pass, AK $103,011 Marshall, AK $103,081 Gakona, AK $102,751

Girdwood, AK $102,839 Glennallen, AK $102,747 Goodnews Bay, AK $102,828 Grayling, AK $102,982 Saint George Island, AK $102,861 Holy Cross, AK $102,923 Homer, AK $102,949 Hooper Bay, AK $103,103

Hope, AK $104,061 Iliamna, AK $102,927 Kalskag, AK $103,044 Karluk, AK $102,786 Kasigluk, AK $103,037 Kasilof, AK $103,000 Kenai, AK $102,929 King Cove, AK $103,008

King Salmon, AK $102,762 Kipnuk, AK $103,015 Kodiak, AK $102,886 Kotlik, AK $103,113 Kwethluk, AK $103,059 Kwigillingok, AK $102,974 Wasilla, AK $104,471 Larsen Bay, AK $102,861

Levelock, AK $102,902 Lower Kalskag, AK $103,114 Mc Grath, AK $102,659 Manokotak, AK $102,923 Mekoryuk, AK $103,005 Moose Pass, AK $102,728 Mountain Village, AK $102,997 Naknek, AK $102,919

Napakiak, AK $103,054 Nikiski, AK $102,538 New Stuyahok, AK $102,971 Toksook Bay, AK $102,993 Nikolski, AK $102,759 Ninilchik, AK $102,885 Nondalton, AK $102,659 Nunapitchuk, AK $103,063

Old Harbor, AK $102,965 Ouzinkie, AK $102,934 Palmer, AK $102,961 Pedro Bay, AK $102,726 Perryville, AK $102,936 Pilot Point, AK $102,807 Pilot Station, AK $103,142 Platinum, AK $102,834

Big Lake, AK $104,282 Port Alsworth, AK $102,938 Quinhagak, AK $103,117 Red Devil, AK $102,701 Russian Mission, AK $102,798 Saint Marys, AK $102,976 Saint Michael, AK $102,996 Saint Paul Island, AK $102,948

Sand Point, AK $102,889 Scammon Bay, AK $103,206 Seldovia, AK $102,899 Seward, AK $102,861 Shageluk, AK $102,948 Nunam Iqua, AK $102,876 Skwentna, AK $102,601 Sleetmute, AK $102,825

Soldotna, AK $103,046 South Naknek, AK $102,811 Stebbins, AK $102,984 Sterling, AK $103,015 Sutton, AK $102,819 Takotna, AK $102,873 Talkeetna, AK $102,849 Tatitlek, AK $102,960

Togiak, AK $102,834 Tuluksak, AK $103,094 Tuntutuliak, AK $103,118 Tununak, AK $102,928 Tyonek, AK $102,789 Trapper Creek, AK $102,772 Unalakleet, AK $102,781 Unalaska, AK $103,046

Valdez, AK $102,884 Willow, AK $102,807 Yakutat, AK $102,887 Nightmute, AK $102,887 Nikolai, AK $102,622 Dutch Harbor, AK $103,233 Whittier, AK $102,910 Houston, AK $104,039

Fairbanks, AK $103,013 Eielson Afb, AK $105,288 Fort Wainwright, AK $105,288 Clear, AK $102,789 North Pole, AK $105,288 Salcha, AK $105,288 Two Rivers, AK $105,288 Allakaket, AK $102,902

Anaktuvuk Pass, AK $103,061 Arctic Village, AK $102,872 Barrow, AK $103,122 Beaver, AK $102,707 Ester, AK $105,288 Bettles Field, AK $102,711 Buckland, AK $103,196 Cantwell, AK $102,683

Central, AK $102,600 Fort Greely, AK $102,770 Chicken, AK $102,660 Circle, AK $102,817 Prudhoe Bay, AK $102,907 Deering, AK $103,017 Delta Junction, AK $102,819 Eagle, AK $102,605

Elim, AK $102,713 Fort Yukon, AK $102,667 Galena, AK $103,001 Gambell, AK $103,045 Healy, AK $102,759 Anderson, AK $102,924 Hughes, AK $103,003 Huslia, AK $102,983

Kaktovik, AK $103,031 Kaltag, AK $102,932 Kiana, AK $103,147 Kivalina, AK $103,124 Kobuk, AK $102,960 Kotzebue, AK $102,815 Koyuk, AK $103,045 Koyukuk, AK $102,978

Denali National Park, AK $102,835 Manley Hot Springs, AK $102,704 Lake Minchumina, AK $102,674 Minto, AK $103,034 Point Lay, AK $102,962 Nenana, AK $102,728 Noatak, AK $103,017 Nome, AK $102,873

Noorvik, AK $103,184 Northway, AK $102,738 Nulato, AK $103,006 Point Hope, AK $102,882 Rampart, AK $102,942 Ruby, AK $102,610 Savoonga, AK $103,090 Selawik, AK $103,054

Shaktoolik, AK $103,109 Shishmaref, AK $102,722 Shungnak, AK $103,013 Stevens Village, AK $102,889 Tanacross, AK $102,858 Tanana, AK $103,005 Teller, AK $103,098 Tok, AK $102,858

Venetie, AK $102,693 Wainwright, AK $103,045 Wales, AK $103,054 White Mountain, AK $103,124 Brevig Mission, AK $103,102 Ambler, AK $103,001 Chalkyitsik, AK $102,927 Nuiqsut, AK $103,042

Atqasuk, AK $102,931 Juneau, AK $105,575 Angoon, AK $102,778 Auke Bay, AK $105,575 Douglas, AK $105,575 Elfin Cove, AK $102,720 Gustavus, AK $102,920 Haines, AK $102,806

Hoonah, AK $104,379 Kake, AK $102,864 Pelican, AK $102,823 Petersburg, AK $102,833 Sitka, AK $102,889 Port Alexander, AK $102,991 Skagway, AK $102,883 Tenakee Springs, AK $102,700

Ketchikan, AK $102,931 Meyers Chuck, AK $102,793 Coffman Cove, AK $102,893 Thorne Bay, AK $102,951 Craig, AK $102,808 Hydaburg, AK $102,890 Hyder, AK $102,897 Klawock, AK $102,969

Metlakatla, AK $102,957 Point Baker, AK $102,952 Ward Cove, AK $102,931 Wrangell, AK $102,818

Technical Author Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how a Technical Author's annual salary breaks down can help with budgeting. Below, you can see the average hourly rate, weekly pay, and monthly pay for this role. Use the buttons to switch between different pay periods.

Last Updated on May 01, 2026

$93,061

Average $103,679/year

$107,253

$7,755

Average $8,640/month

$8,938

$1,790

Average $1,994/week

$2,063

$45

Average $50/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,253	$8,938	$2,063	$52
Average	$103,679	$8,640	$1,994	$50
25th Percentile	$93,061	$7,755	$1,790	$45

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