Technical Author Salary in Iowa

How much does a Technical Author make in Iowa?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technical Author in Iowa is $91,659 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $44.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $97,696
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $82,272 to $94,819
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $73,726

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Technical Author Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,819	$7,902	$1,823	$46
Average	$91,659	$7,638	$1,763	$44
25th Percentile	$82,272	$6,856	$1,582	$40

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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): $61,180
Early Career (1-2 years): $73,529
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $92,310
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $108,231
Expert (over 8 years): $102,405

Levels	Salary
Technical... Level Technical Author	$61,180
Technical... Level Technical Author	$73,529
Technical... Level Technical Author	$92,310
Technical... Level Technical Author	$108,231
Technical... Level Technical Author	$102,405

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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:

West Bend: $89,320
Melvin: $89,059
Milford: $89,438

West Bend, IA $89,320 Melvin, IA $89,059 Milford, IA $89,438 Ocheyedan, IA $89,218 Okoboji, IA $89,772 Royal, IA $89,337 Ruthven, IA $89,342 Spirit Lake, IA $89,688

Superior, IA $89,765 Terril, IA $89,270 Wallingford, IA $89,394 Webb, IA $89,253 Carroll, IA $89,415 Arcadia, IA $89,273 Arthur, IA $89,193 Aspinwall, IA $89,783

Auburn, IA $89,235 Breda, IA $89,258 Charter Oak, IA $89,232 Dedham, IA $89,425 Deloit, IA $89,331 Denison, IA $89,543 Glidden, IA $89,549 Halbur, IA $89,555

Ida Grove, IA $89,176 Irwin, IA $89,756 Kirkman, IA $89,690 Kiron, IA $89,208 Lake City, IA $89,315 Lake View, IA $89,336 Lanesboro, IA $89,684 Lidderdale, IA $89,443

Lohrville, IA $89,426 Manilla, IA $89,596 Manning, IA $89,535 Odebolt, IA $89,275 Ralston, IA $89,961 Ricketts, IA $89,507 Schleswig, IA $89,259 Scranton, IA $89,928

Templeton, IA $89,369 Vail, IA $89,297 Wall Lake, IA $89,300 Westside, IA $89,254 Council Bluffs, IA $91,017 Carter Lake, IA $91,017 Arion, IA $89,411 Avoca, IA $90,322

Blencoe, IA $89,211 Carson, IA $90,558 Crescent, IA $91,013 Defiance, IA $89,700 Dow City, IA $89,603 Dunlap, IA $89,653 Earling, IA $89,807 Elk Horn, IA $89,926

Elliott, IA $89,871 Emerson, IA $90,368 Glenwood, IA $90,763 Griswold, IA $90,050 Hancock, IA $90,445 Harlan, IA $90,059 Hastings, IA $90,449 Henderson, IA $90,512

Honey Creek, IA $90,970 Kimballton, IA $89,815 Lewis, IA $89,963 Little Sioux, IA $89,658 Logan, IA $90,552 Mc Clelland, IA $90,887 Macedonia, IA $90,621 Magnolia, IA $90,476

Malvern, IA $90,509 Marne, IA $89,907 Minden, IA $90,691 Mineola, IA $90,899 Missouri Valley, IA $90,727 Modale, IA $90,506 Mondamin, IA $90,150 Moorhead, IA $89,302

Van Meter, IA $93,007 Van Wert, IA $90,288 Waukee, IA $93,286 Weldon, IA $90,418 West Des Moines, IA $93,723 What Cheer, IA $89,848 Whitten, IA $89,982 Williams, IA $89,476

Williamson, IA $91,365 Winterset, IA $92,193 Wiota, IA $89,663 Woodburn, IA $91,588 Woodward, IA $92,500 Yale, IA $90,930 Zearing, IA $90,307 Des Moines, IA $93,938

Urbandale, IA $93,767 Windsor Heights, IA $93,896 Clive, IA $93,575 Pleasant Hill, IA $93,771 Mason City, IA $89,542 Alexander, IA $89,235 Belmond, IA $89,360 Britt, IA $89,310

Buffalo Center, IA $89,412 Carpenter, IA $90,309 Chapin, IA $89,698 Clear Lake, IA $89,449 Corwith, IA $89,196 Coulter, IA $89,689 Crystal Lake, IA $89,691 Dougherty, IA $89,152

Fertile, IA $89,384 Floyd, IA $89,580 Forest City, IA $89,393 Garner, IA $89,355 Goodell, IA $89,200 Grafton, IA $89,396 Hampton, IA $89,447 Hanlontown, IA $89,275

Joice, IA $89,342 Kanawha, IA $89,234 Kensett, IA $89,271 Klemme, IA $89,278 Lake Mills, IA $89,581 Lakota, IA $89,344 Latimer, IA $89,338 Leland, IA $89,384

Sioux Center, IA $88,826 Neola, IA $90,772 Oakland, IA $90,522 Mount Ayr, IA $89,259 Nodaway, IA $89,412 Orient, IA $90,204 Prescott, IA $89,399 Redding, IA $89,068

Shannon City, IA $89,805 Sharpsburg, IA $89,055 Tingley, IA $89,789 Villisca, IA $89,665 Akron, IA $87,782 Alta, IA $89,364 Alton, IA $88,812 Anthon, IA $87,779

Aurelia, IA $89,143 Battle Creek, IA $88,967 Bronson, IA $87,170 Brunsville, IA $87,687 Calumet, IA $89,574 Castana, IA $88,887 Chatsworth, IA $88,009 Cherokee, IA $89,029

Cleghorn, IA $88,670 Climbing Hill, IA $87,488 Correctionville, IA $87,990 Cushing, IA $88,628 Danbury, IA $88,809 Galva, IA $89,072 Granville, IA $88,796 Hawarden, IA $88,609

Hinton, IA $87,127 Holstein, IA $88,869 Hornick, IA $87,883 Ireton, IA $88,470 Kingsley, IA $87,615 Larrabee, IA $89,051 Lawton, IA $87,089 Le Mars, IA $87,732

Linn Grove, IA $89,246 Mapleton, IA $89,055 Marcus, IA $88,555 Maurice, IA $88,549 Meriden, IA $88,865 Merrill, IA $87,305 Moville, IA $87,426 Onawa, IA $89,080

Orange City, IA $88,948 Oto, IA $88,115 Oyens, IA $87,945 Paullina, IA $89,027 Peterson, IA $89,247 Pierson, IA $87,918 Quimby, IA $88,622 Remsen, IA $88,073

Rodney, IA $88,319 Salix, IA $87,270 Schaller, IA $89,278 Sergeant Bluff, IA $86,995 Sloan, IA $87,735 Smithland, IA $88,211 Sutherland, IA $89,284 Ute, IA $89,241

Washta, IA $88,446 Westfield, IA $87,337 Whiting, IA $88,205 Sioux City, IA $86,889 Sheldon, IA $88,986 Alvord, IA $87,849 Archer, IA $89,012 Ashton, IA $88,834

Boyden, IA $88,709 Doon, IA $88,077 George, IA $88,638 Hospers, IA $88,980 Hull, IA $88,651 Inwood, IA $87,740 Larchwood, IA $87,525 Lester, IA $87,766

Little Rock, IA $88,772 Matlock, IA $88,998 Primghar, IA $89,280 Rock Rapids, IA $88,098 Rock Valley, IA $88,044 Sanborn, IA $89,127 Sibley, IA $89,078 Spencer, IA $89,516

Massena, IA $89,528 Gifford, IA $89,769 Lenox, IA $89,346 Ackworth, IA $92,938 Adair, IA $89,898 Adel, IA $92,676 Albion, IA $89,853 Alden, IA $89,501

Alleman, IA $93,181 Allerton, IA $89,573 Altoona, IA $93,605 Ames, IA $92,069 Anita, IA $89,540 Ankeny, IA $93,545 Atlantic, IA $90,024 Audubon, IA $89,553

Bagley, IA $90,474 Barnes City, IA $89,775 Baxter, IA $92,250 Bayard, IA $90,217 Beaver, IA $91,184 Berwick, IA $93,770 Bevington, IA $92,965 Blairsburg, IA $89,347

Bondurant, IA $93,356 Boone, IA $91,661 Booneville, IA $93,159 Bouton, IA $92,361 Boxholm, IA $90,776 Bradford, IA $89,801 Brayton, IA $89,680 Buckeye, IA $89,575

Bussey, IA $90,722 Cambridge, IA $92,727 Carlisle, IA $93,475 Casey, IA $90,306 Chariton, IA $90,961 Churdan, IA $89,772 Clemons, IA $89,984 Clio, IA $89,466

Colfax, IA $92,756 Collins, IA $92,342 Colo, IA $91,341 Columbia, IA $91,610 Coon Rapids, IA $89,787 Cooper, IA $90,776 Corydon, IA $89,900 Cumming, IA $93,400

Melcher Dallas, IA $92,069 Dallas Center, IA $92,948 Dana, IA $90,428 Davis City, IA $89,354 Dawson, IA $91,747 Decatur, IA $89,587 Derby, IA $90,628 De Soto, IA $92,693

Dexter, IA $91,846 Dows, IA $89,265 Earlham, IA $92,288 Elkhart, IA $93,183 Ellston, IA $89,996 Ellsworth, IA $90,167 Exira, IA $89,600 Ferguson, IA $90,419

Galt, IA $89,180 Garden City, IA $90,440 Garden Grove, IA $90,065 Gibson, IA $89,856 Gilbert, IA $91,647 Gilman, IA $90,104 Grand Junction, IA $90,753 Grand River, IA $89,959

Granger, IA $93,123 Gray, IA $89,741 Grimes, IA $93,401 Grinnell, IA $90,329 Guthrie Center, IA $90,274 Hamilton, IA $90,815 Pacific Junction, IA $90,749 Hamlin, IA $89,467

Little Cedar, IA $90,190 Mc Intire, IA $90,806 Manly, IA $89,347 Meservey, IA $89,228 Nora Springs, IA $89,485 Northwood, IA $89,855 Orchard, IA $89,531 Osage, IA $89,631

Plymouth, IA $89,313 Rake, IA $89,696 Riceville, IA $90,251 Rock Falls, IA $89,486 Rockford, IA $89,393 Rockwell, IA $89,332 Rowan, IA $89,210 Rudd, IA $89,506

Saint Ansgar, IA $90,096 Scarville, IA $89,508 Sheffield, IA $89,301 Stacyville, IA $90,613 Swaledale, IA $89,271 Thompson, IA $89,405 Thornton, IA $89,241 Titonka, IA $89,279

Toeterville, IA $90,427 Ventura, IA $89,326 Wesley, IA $89,229 Woden, IA $89,224 Fort Dodge, IA $89,673 Albert City, IA $89,323 Algona, IA $89,444 Armstrong, IA $89,393

Ayrshire, IA $89,257 Badger, IA $89,349 Bancroft, IA $89,319 Barnum, IA $89,260 Bode, IA $89,272 Bradgate, IA $89,221 Burnside, IA $90,170 Burt, IA $89,258

Callender, IA $89,646 Clare, IA $89,237 Clarion, IA $89,335 Curlew, IA $89,193 Cylinder, IA $89,186 Dakota City, IA $89,809 Dayton, IA $90,327 Dolliver, IA $89,392

Duncombe, IA $89,647 Eagle Grove, IA $89,393 Early, IA $89,283 Emmetsburg, IA $89,408 Farnhamville, IA $89,669 Fenton, IA $89,248 Fonda, IA $89,268 Gilmore City, IA $89,253

Goldfield, IA $89,272 Gowrie, IA $89,924 Harcourt, IA $90,186 Hardy, IA $89,189 Havelock, IA $89,223 Humboldt, IA $89,423 Jolley, IA $89,154 Knierim, IA $89,504

Laurens, IA $89,376 Ledyard, IA $89,448 Lehigh, IA $89,984 Livermore, IA $89,276 Lone Rock, IA $89,231 Lu Verne, IA $89,203 Lytton, IA $89,253 Mallard, IA $89,257

Manson, IA $89,348 Marathon, IA $89,307 Moorland, IA $89,362 Nemaha, IA $89,218 Newell, IA $89,331 Otho, IA $89,842 Ottosen, IA $89,194 Palmer, IA $89,215

Plover, IA $89,544 Pocahontas, IA $89,364 Pomeroy, IA $89,289 Rembrandt, IA $89,303 Renwick, IA $89,242 Ringsted, IA $89,271 Rockwell City, IA $89,317 Rolfe, IA $89,262

Rutland, IA $89,241 Sac City, IA $89,339 Sioux Rapids, IA $89,357 Somers, IA $89,244 Storm Lake, IA $89,529 Swea City, IA $89,419 Thor, IA $89,245 Truesdale, IA $89,715

Varina, IA $89,682 Vincent, IA $89,234 Webster City, IA $89,887 Luana, IA $89,285 Mc Gregor, IA $89,429 Marquette, IA $89,709 Monona, IA $89,424 New Albin, IA $89,897

Ossian, IA $89,330 Postville, IA $89,397 Protivin, IA $89,616 Randalia, IA $89,289 Ridgeway, IA $89,399 Saint Lucas, IA $89,718 Spillville, IA $89,768 Wadena, IA $89,355

Waterville, IA $89,479 Waucoma, IA $89,310 Waukon, IA $89,623 West Union, IA $89,439 Ainsworth, IA $89,770 Alburnett, IA $91,237 Amana, IA $91,119 Anamosa, IA $90,796

Atkins, IA $91,298 Baldwin, IA $89,683 Belle Plaine, IA $90,136 Blairstown, IA $90,634 Brandon, IA $89,740 Brooklyn, IA $90,018 Center Junction, IA $90,226 Center Point, IA $90,955

Central City, IA $91,045 Chelsea, IA $89,807 Clarence, IA $90,001 Clutier, IA $89,747 Coggon, IA $90,635 Prairieburg, IA $90,770 Conroy, IA $90,794 Guernsey, IA $90,068

Deep River, IA $89,969 Delhi, IA $90,048 Dysart, IA $89,642 Elberon, IA $89,781 Ely, IA $91,537 Fairfax, IA $91,488 Garrison, IA $89,869 Harper, IA $89,925

Hartford, IA $93,180 Harvey, IA $91,064 Haverhill, IA $90,345 Hubbard, IA $89,887 Humeston, IA $90,234 Huxley, IA $92,784 Indianola, IA $93,016 Iowa Falls, IA $89,660

Ira, IA $92,490 Jamaica, IA $90,911 Jefferson, IA $90,530 Jewell, IA $90,365 Johnston, IA $93,590 Kamrar, IA $89,904 Kellerton, IA $89,469 Kelley, IA $92,503

Kellogg, IA $90,708 Keswick, IA $89,958 Killduff, IA $91,731 Knoxville, IA $91,944 Hartwick, IA $89,957 Mount Pleasant, IA $89,608 Rome, IA $89,408 Mount Union, IA $89,487

New London, IA $89,599 Oakville, IA $89,611 Olds, IA $89,990 Pilot Grove, IA $89,709 Salem, IA $89,427 Sperry, IA $89,616 Stockport, IA $89,346 Swedesburg, IA $89,680

Wapello, IA $89,783 Wayland, IA $89,597 West Burlington, IA $89,816 West Point, IA $89,432 Saint Paul, IA $89,710 Wever, IA $89,457 Winfield, IA $89,642 Yarmouth, IA $89,494

Andover, IA $89,807 Atalissa, IA $89,992 Bennett, IA $90,024 Bettendorf, IA $90,101 Blue Grass, IA $90,188 Bryant, IA $89,781 Buffalo, IA $90,161 Calamus, IA $90,047

Camanche, IA $89,942 Charlotte, IA $89,851 Clinton, IA $89,861 Columbus City, IA $90,216 Columbus Junction, IA $89,780 Conesville, IA $89,830 De Witt, IA $89,985 Dixon, IA $90,127

Donahue, IA $90,172 Durant, IA $90,093 Eldridge, IA $90,254 Fruitland, IA $89,901 Goose Lake, IA $89,824 Grand Mound, IA $90,014 Grandview, IA $89,840 Le Claire, IA $90,032

Letts, IA $89,798 Lone Tree, IA $90,014 Long Grove, IA $90,129 Low Moor, IA $89,935 Mc Causland, IA $90,038 Montpelier, IA $90,123 Moscow, IA $90,000 Muscatine, IA $89,966

New Liberty, IA $90,070 Nichols, IA $89,873 Pleasant Valley, IA $90,011 Princeton, IA $90,027 Stockton, IA $90,148 Teeds Grove, IA $89,776 Tipton, IA $90,061 Walcott, IA $90,253

Welton, IA $89,933 West Liberty, IA $89,989 Wheatland, IA $89,990 Wilton, IA $90,033 Davenport, IA $90,902 Hiawatha, IA $91,601 Hills, IA $90,413 Homestead, IA $91,003

Hopkinton, IA $90,433 Iowa City, IA $90,555 Coralville, IA $90,934 Kalona, IA $90,361 Keota, IA $89,956 Keystone, IA $90,103 Ladora, IA $90,346 Langworthy, IA $90,501

Lisbon, IA $91,029 Lost Nation, IA $89,914 Lowden, IA $89,989 Luzerne, IA $90,372 Marengo, IA $90,620 Marion, IA $91,481 Martelle, IA $91,054 Mechanicsville, IA $90,671

Middle Amana, IA $91,089 Millersburg, IA $90,703 Monmouth, IA $89,706 Monticello, IA $90,385 Morley, IA $90,740 Mount Auburn, IA $89,733 Mount Vernon, IA $91,346 Newhall, IA $91,028

North English, IA $90,285 North Liberty, IA $91,210 Norway, IA $91,237 Oakdale, IA $90,946 Olin, IA $90,406 Onslow, IA $89,841 Oxford, IA $90,981 Oxford Junction, IA $89,869

Palo, IA $91,393 Parnell, IA $90,683 Quasqueton, IA $89,956 Riverside, IA $90,143 Robins, IA $91,541 Rowley, IA $89,911 Ryan, IA $90,382 Shellsburg, IA $91,092

Solon, IA $91,164 South Amana, IA $90,896 South English, IA $90,135 Springville, IA $91,235 Stanwood, IA $90,273 Swisher, IA $91,371 Tama, IA $89,924 Morning Sun, IA $89,649

Lacona, IA $92,115 Lamoni, IA $89,400 Laurel, IA $90,469 Le Grand, IA $90,323 Leighton, IA $90,672 Leon, IA $89,907 Liberty Center, IA $92,318 Linden, IA $91,862

Lineville, IA $89,343 Liscomb, IA $89,803 Lorimor, IA $90,957 Lovilia, IA $90,656 Lucas, IA $91,724 Luther, IA $92,236 Lynnville, IA $90,738 Mc Callsburg, IA $90,402

Macksburg, IA $90,793 Madrid, IA $92,577 Malcom, IA $89,785 Marshalltown, IA $90,097 Martensdale, IA $93,118 Maxwell, IA $92,760 Melbourne, IA $90,991 Menlo, IA $90,591

Millerton, IA $90,444 Milo, IA $92,618 Minburn, IA $92,477 Mingo, IA $92,667 Mitchellville, IA $93,221 Monroe, IA $92,408 Montezuma, IA $90,001 Montour, IA $89,846

Murray, IA $90,774 Nevada, IA $91,973 New Providence, IA $89,775 New Sharon, IA $90,274 Newton, IA $92,068 New Virginia, IA $92,305 Norwalk, IA $93,535 Ogden, IA $91,069

Osceola, IA $91,094 Otley, IA $92,135 Panora, IA $91,100 Paton, IA $90,186 Patterson, IA $92,736 Pella, IA $91,244 Perry, IA $92,023 Peru, IA $92,020

Pilot Mound, IA $90,595 Pleasantville, IA $92,648 Polk City, IA $93,175 Popejoy, IA $89,650 Prairie City, IA $92,888 Prole, IA $93,081 Radcliffe, IA $89,996 Randall, IA $90,844

Reasnor, IA $91,901 Redfield, IA $92,044 Rhodes, IA $92,086 Rippey, IA $90,910 Roland, IA $90,747 Runnells, IA $93,324 Russell, IA $90,471 Saint Anthony, IA $90,060

Saint Charles, IA $92,688 Saint Marys, IA $92,817 Searsboro, IA $90,343 Sheldahl, IA $92,855 Slater, IA $92,947 Stanhope, IA $90,409 State Center, IA $90,506 Story City, IA $90,813

Stratford, IA $90,427 Stuart, IA $90,980 Sully, IA $91,002 Swan, IA $92,991 Thayer, IA $90,427 Thornburg, IA $90,253 Tracy, IA $90,829 Truro, IA $92,065

Union, IA $89,764 Whittemore, IA $89,302 Woolstock, IA $89,256 Ackley, IA $89,455 Allison, IA $89,271 Alta Vista, IA $89,552 Aplington, IA $89,280 Aredale, IA $89,222

Arlington, IA $89,428 Aurora, IA $89,545 Austinville, IA $89,278 Beaman, IA $89,594 Bristow, IA $89,260 Buckingham, IA $89,450 Cedar Falls, IA $89,226 Charles City, IA $89,638

Clarksville, IA $89,268 Colwell, IA $89,941 Conrad, IA $89,597 Denver, IA $89,325 Dewar, IA $89,442 Dike, IA $89,310 Dumont, IA $89,325 Dunkerton, IA $89,408

Eldora, IA $89,736 Elma, IA $89,460 Fairbank, IA $89,402 Fredericksburg, IA $89,325 Frederika, IA $89,245 Garwin, IA $89,819 Geneva, IA $89,286 Gilbertville, IA $89,472

Gladbrook, IA $89,568 Greene, IA $89,293 Grundy Center, IA $89,409 Hazleton, IA $89,488 Holland, IA $89,299 Hudson, IA $89,418 Independence, IA $89,611 Ionia, IA $89,296

Janesville, IA $89,273 Jesup, IA $89,474 Kesley, IA $89,274 Lamont, IA $89,574 La Porte City, IA $89,498 Lincoln, IA $89,489 Marble Rock, IA $89,300 Masonville, IA $90,134

Maynard, IA $89,407 Morrison, IA $89,361 Nashua, IA $89,237 New Hampton, IA $89,606 New Hartford, IA $89,276 North Washington, IA $89,626 Oelwein, IA $89,429 Oran, IA $89,383

Toddville, IA $91,406 Toledo, IA $89,755 Troy Mills, IA $90,587 Urbana, IA $90,491 Van Horne, IA $90,578 Victor, IA $90,173 Vining, IA $90,116 Vinton, IA $90,295

Viola, IA $91,247 Walford, IA $91,350 Walker, IA $90,439 Washington, IA $89,929 Watkins, IA $91,001 Webster, IA $89,988 Wellman, IA $90,227 West Branch, IA $90,368

West Chester, IA $89,941 Williamsburg, IA $90,702 Wyoming, IA $89,914 Cedar Rapids, IA $91,639 Ottumwa, IA $89,634 Agency, IA $89,547 Albia, IA $90,167 Batavia, IA $89,396

Beacon, IA $90,628 Birmingham, IA $89,390 Blakesburg, IA $89,518 Bloomfield, IA $89,375 West Grove, IA $89,287 Brighton, IA $89,564 Cantril, IA $89,279 Cedar, IA $89,733

Centerville, IA $89,446 Chillicothe, IA $89,969 Cincinnati, IA $89,276 Delta, IA $89,607 Douds, IA $89,349 Drakesville, IA $89,348 Eddyville, IA $90,011 Eldon, IA $89,479

Exline, IA $89,285 Fairfield, IA $89,592 Floris, IA $89,369 Fremont, IA $89,694 Hayesville, IA $89,951 Hedrick, IA $89,408 Keosauqua, IA $89,387 Kirkville, IA $89,837

Libertyville, IA $89,446 Martinsburg, IA $89,788 Melrose, IA $90,276 Milton, IA $89,344 Moravia, IA $89,716 Moulton, IA $89,280 Mount Sterling, IA $89,186 Mystic, IA $89,741

Ollie, IA $89,630 Oskaloosa, IA $90,407 Packwood, IA $89,399 Plano, IA $89,744 Promise City, IA $89,841 Pulaski, IA $89,347 Richland, IA $89,658 Rose Hill, IA $89,721

Selma, IA $89,326 Seymour, IA $89,453 Sigourney, IA $89,882 Udell, IA $89,234 Unionville, IA $89,263 University Park, IA $90,555 Burlington, IA $89,852 Argyle, IA $89,339

Bonaparte, IA $89,369 Crawfordsville, IA $89,633 Danville, IA $89,551 Denmark, IA $89,757 Donnellson, IA $89,416 Farmington, IA $89,346 Fort Madison, IA $89,672 Hillsboro, IA $89,332

Houghton, IA $89,743 Keokuk, IA $89,665 Lockridge, IA $89,413 Mediapolis, IA $89,723 Middletown, IA $89,471 Montrose, IA $89,483 Lime Springs, IA $90,245 Panama, IA $90,179

Persia, IA $90,528 Pisgah, IA $89,882 Portsmouth, IA $90,346 Red Oak, IA $90,117 Shelby, IA $90,446 Silver City, IA $90,794 Soldier, IA $89,257 Stanton, IA $89,810

Treynor, IA $90,840 Underwood, IA $90,949 Walnut, IA $90,117 Westphalia, IA $90,085 Woodbine, IA $90,278 Shenandoah, IA $89,906 Blanchard, IA $89,379 Braddyville, IA $89,226

Clarinda, IA $89,599 Coin, IA $89,492 College Springs, IA $89,680 Essex, IA $89,820 Farragut, IA $89,779 Hamburg, IA $89,642 Imogene, IA $90,110 New Market, IA $89,356

Northboro, IA $89,479 Percival, IA $89,994 Randolph, IA $90,157 Riverton, IA $89,720 Shambaugh, IA $89,812 Sidney, IA $90,050 Tabor, IA $90,341 Thurman, IA $90,257

Yorktown, IA $89,906 Dubuque, IA $89,926 Tiffin, IA $91,002 Andrew, IA $90,185 Bellevue, IA $89,750 Bernard, IA $89,640 Cascade, IA $89,950 Colesburg, IA $89,537

Delaware, IA $90,241 Delmar, IA $89,882 Dundee, IA $89,621 Durango, IA $89,599 Dyersville, IA $89,965 Earlville, IA $89,866 Edgewood, IA $89,589 Elkader, IA $89,358

Elkport, IA $89,367 Epworth, IA $89,812 Farley, IA $89,866 Farmersburg, IA $89,292 Garber, IA $89,367 Garnavillo, IA $89,381 Greeley, IA $89,623 Guttenberg, IA $89,493

Holy Cross, IA $89,538 La Motte, IA $89,656 Luxemburg, IA $89,967 Manchester, IA $89,984 Maquoketa, IA $89,845 Miles, IA $89,683 New Vienna, IA $89,617 North Buena Vista, IA $89,511

Peosta, IA $89,794 Preston, IA $89,781 Sabula, IA $89,754 Saint Donatus, IA $89,937 Saint Olaf, IA $89,245 Sherrill, IA $89,483 Spragueville, IA $89,642 Springbrook, IA $89,956

Strawberry Point, IA $89,520 Volga, IA $89,363 Worthington, IA $89,920 Zwingle, IA $89,577 Decorah, IA $89,808 Calmar, IA $89,359 Castalia, IA $89,235 Chester, IA $90,819

Clermont, IA $89,362 Cresco, IA $89,823 Dorchester, IA $89,839 Elgin, IA $89,345 Fayette, IA $89,440 Fort Atkinson, IA $89,333 Harpers Ferry, IA $89,466 Hawkeye, IA $89,309

Highlandville, IA $90,068 Lansing, IA $89,735 Lawler, IA $89,355 Parkersburg, IA $89,285 Plainfield, IA $89,259 Raymond, IA $89,473 Readlyn, IA $89,351 Reinbeck, IA $89,370

Shell Rock, IA $89,277 Stanley, IA $89,502 Steamboat Rock, IA $89,584 Stout, IA $89,289 Sumner, IA $89,269 Traer, IA $89,539 Tripoli, IA $89,281 Waverly, IA $89,279

Wellsburg, IA $89,422 Westgate, IA $89,375 Winthrop, IA $89,846 Waterloo, IA $89,513 Evansdale, IA $89,489 Creston, IA $90,126 Afton, IA $90,385 Arispe, IA $90,387

Bedford, IA $89,117 Benton, IA $89,057 Blockton, IA $88,998 Bridgewater, IA $89,370 Carbon, IA $89,776 Clearfield, IA $89,124 Corning, IA $89,467 Cromwell, IA $90,141

Cumberland, IA $89,685 Diagonal, IA $89,373 Fontanelle, IA $89,865 Grant, IA $90,157 Gravity, IA $89,201 Greenfield, IA $90,467 Arnolds Park, IA $89,817 Dickens, IA $89,254

Estherville, IA $89,531 Everly, IA $89,302 Fostoria, IA $89,760 Gillett Grove, IA $89,560 Graettinger, IA $89,322 Greenville, IA $89,287 Gruver, IA $89,492 Harris, IA $89,320

Hartley, IA $89,321 Lake Park, IA $89,441

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

$82,272

Average $91,659/year

$94,819

$6,856

Average $7,638/month

$7,902

$1,582

Average $1,763/week

$1,823

$40

Average $44/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$94,819	$7,902	$1,823	$46
Average	$91,659	$7,638	$1,763	$44
25th Percentile	$82,272	$6,856	$1,582	$40

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