Technical Author Salary in Idaho

How much does a Technical Author make in Idaho?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technical Author in Idaho is $89,408 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $43.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $95,297
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $80,252 to $92,490
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $71,915

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Technical Author Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,490	$7,708	$1,779	$44
Average	$89,408	$7,451	$1,719	$43
25th Percentile	$80,252	$6,688	$1,543	$39

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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): $59,677
Early Career (1-2 years): $71,724
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $90,044
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $105,574
Expert (over 8 years): $99,891

Levels	Salary
Technical... Level Technical Author	$59,677
Technical... Level Technical Author	$71,724
Technical... Level Technical Author	$90,044
Technical... Level Technical Author	$105,574
Technical... Level Technical Author	$99,891

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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:

Pocatello: $82,713
Fort Hall: $83,014
Aberdeen: $84,419

Pocatello, ID $82,713 Fort Hall, ID $83,014 Aberdeen, ID $84,419 American Falls, ID $85,871 Arbon, ID $84,422 Arco, ID $86,696 Arimo, ID $84,222 Atomic City, ID $86,749

Bancroft, ID $84,732 Basalt, ID $86,583 Bern, ID $86,967 Blackfoot, ID $85,656 Bloomington, ID $87,164 Challis, ID $86,673 Clayton, ID $86,639 Clifton, ID $87,169

Cobalt, ID $86,510 Conda, ID $87,020 Dayton, ID $87,602 Dingle, ID $86,931 Downey, ID $86,354 Ellis, ID $86,736 Firth, ID $86,338 Franklin, ID $87,980

Geneva, ID $87,110 Georgetown, ID $87,148 Grace, ID $86,559 Holbrook, ID $86,792 Howe, ID $86,560 Inkom, ID $83,249 Lava Hot Springs, ID $84,499 Mccammon, ID $83,579

Mackay, ID $86,652 Malad City, ID $87,221 May, ID $86,669 Montpelier, ID $87,050 Moore, ID $86,770 Moreland, ID $85,046 Paris, ID $87,099 Pingree, ID $85,924

Preston, ID $87,205 Rockland, ID $86,170 Saint Charles, ID $87,031 Shelley, ID $86,769 Soda Springs, ID $87,266 Kamiah, ID $86,938 Garden City, ID $89,714 Athol, ID $91,389

Avery, ID $86,748 Bayview, ID $89,164 Blanchard, ID $93,525 Bonners Ferry, ID $87,134 Bovill, ID $86,877 Calder, ID $86,907 Careywood, ID $90,359 Cataldo, ID $90,497

Clark Fork, ID $87,416 Clarkia, ID $86,774 Cocolalla, ID $90,549 Coeur D Alene, ID $93,000 Coolin, ID $87,871 Oldtown, ID $91,893 Deary, ID $86,871 Desmet, ID $91,241

Dover, ID $89,419 Eastport, ID $87,038 Elk River, ID $86,917 Fernwood, ID $87,625 Genesee, ID $87,482 Harrison, ID $93,528 Harvard, ID $89,085 Hayden, ID $92,736

Hope, ID $86,940 Kellogg, ID $88,010 Kingston, ID $88,657 Kootenai, ID $88,498 Laclede, ID $90,435 Medimont, ID $90,912 Moscow, ID $87,981 Moyie Springs, ID $86,971

Mullan, ID $87,053 Naples, ID $86,924 Nordman, ID $87,392 Osburn, ID $87,419 Pinehurst, ID $88,579 Plummer, ID $93,399 Ponderay, ID $88,455 Porthill, ID $87,374

Post Falls, ID $95,743 Potlatch, ID $90,073 Priest River, ID $89,894 Princeton, ID $88,712 Rathdrum, ID $94,549 Sagle, ID $89,356 Saint Maries, ID $90,254 Sandpoint, ID $87,162

Colburn, ID $87,665 Santa, ID $88,514 Silverton, ID $87,168 Smelterville, ID $88,707 Spirit Lake, ID $93,569 Tensed, ID $91,083 Troy, ID $87,157 Viola, ID $89,108

Wallace, ID $86,966 Murray, ID $86,892 Worley, ID $94,920 Springfield, ID $83,905 Kendrick, ID $86,833 Kooskia, ID $87,101 Lapwai, ID $87,295 Lenore, ID $86,887

Lucile, ID $86,902 Nezperce, ID $86,833 Orofino, ID $86,949 Peck, ID $86,878 Pierce, ID $86,894 Pollock, ID $87,148 Reubens, ID $86,832 Riggins, ID $86,949

Stites, ID $86,891 Weippe, ID $86,880 White Bird, ID $86,851 Winchester, ID $86,907 Atlanta, ID $87,445 Banks, ID $88,478 Bruneau, ID $86,666 Caldwell, ID $88,959

Cambridge, ID $87,171 Cascade, ID $86,763 Council, ID $87,089 Donnelly, ID $87,007 Eagle, ID $89,380 Emmett, ID $88,780 Fruitland, ID $88,243 Garden Valley, ID $88,264

Glenns Ferry, ID $87,113 Grand View, ID $87,561 Greenleaf, ID $88,562 Hammett, ID $87,050 Homedale, ID $88,323 Horseshoe Bend, ID $89,078 Huston, ID $88,641 Idaho City, ID $88,690

Indian Valley, ID $86,985 King Hill, ID $86,788 Kuna, ID $89,376 Lake Fork, ID $87,011 Letha, ID $88,598 Lowman, ID $86,844 Mccall, ID $86,878 Marsing, ID $88,186

Melba, ID $88,638 Meridian, ID $89,551 Mesa, ID $87,087 Middleton, ID $89,049 Midvale, ID $87,391 Mountain Home, ID $88,138 Mountain Home A F B, ID $88,112 Murphy, ID $87,205

Nampa, ID $89,015 New Meadows, ID $87,030 New Plymouth, ID $88,296 Notus, ID $88,574 Ola, ID $87,752 Parma, ID $88,259 Payette, ID $88,095 Placerville, ID $88,790

Star, ID $89,295 Sweet, ID $88,707 Warren, ID $86,882 Weiser, ID $87,504 Wilder, ID $88,406 Yellow Pine, ID $86,526 Boise, ID $89,714 Stanley, ID $86,569

Swanlake, ID $86,923 Thatcher, ID $86,737 Wayan, ID $87,658 Weston, ID $87,744 Fish Haven, ID $87,517 Twin Falls, ID $85,356 Rogerson, ID $86,819 Albion, ID $86,791

Almo, ID $86,820 Bellevue, ID $86,855 Bliss, ID $86,807 Buhl, ID $87,125 Burley, ID $86,978 Carey, ID $86,719 Castleford, ID $87,193 Corral, ID $86,637

Declo, ID $86,825 Dietrich, ID $86,814 Eden, ID $86,581 Fairfield, ID $86,670 Filer, ID $85,454 Gooding, ID $86,944 Hagerman, ID $86,910 Hailey, ID $86,887

Hansen, ID $85,724 Hazelton, ID $86,868 Heyburn, ID $87,035 Hill City, ID $86,765 Jerome, ID $86,940 Ketchum, ID $86,834 Kimberly, ID $85,372 Malta, ID $86,767

Minidoka, ID $86,943 Murtaugh, ID $86,536 Oakley, ID $86,831 Paul, ID $86,854 Picabo, ID $86,746 Richfield, ID $86,832 Rupert, ID $86,944 Shoshone, ID $86,865

Sun Valley, ID $87,051 Wendell, ID $87,035 Idaho Falls, ID $86,870 Ashton, ID $87,005 Chester, ID $87,289 Driggs, ID $87,883 Dubois, ID $86,744 Felt, ID $87,678

Hamer, ID $86,926 Iona, ID $86,856 Irwin, ID $91,005 Island Park, ID $86,903 Lewisville, ID $86,852 Macks Inn, ID $87,245 Menan, ID $86,839 Monteview, ID $86,735

Newdale, ID $87,447 Parker, ID $87,540 Rexburg, ID $86,825 Rigby, ID $86,857 Ririe, ID $87,380 Roberts, ID $86,828 Saint Anthony, ID $87,191 Spencer, ID $86,753

Sugar City, ID $86,812 Swan Valley, ID $87,960 Terreton, ID $86,808 Teton, ID $87,471 Tetonia, ID $87,531 Ucon, ID $86,870 Victor, ID $90,567 Carmen, ID $87,007

Gibbonsville, ID $86,984 Leadore, ID $86,681 Lemhi, ID $86,761 North Fork, ID $86,913 Salmon, ID $86,967 Tendoy, ID $86,852 Shoup, ID $86,509 Lewiston, ID $87,678

Ahsahka, ID $86,914 Cottonwood, ID $86,901 Craigmont, ID $86,801 Culdesac, ID $86,986 Elk City, ID $86,684 Ferdinand, ID $86,852 Grangeville, ID $86,917 Fenn, ID $86,915

Greencreek, ID $86,849 Juliaetta, ID $87,056

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

$80,252

Average $89,408/year

$92,490

$6,688

Average $7,451/month

$7,708

$1,543

Average $1,719/week

$1,779

$39

Average $43/hour

$44

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$92,490	$7,708	$1,779	$44
Average	$89,408	$7,451	$1,719	$43
25th Percentile	$80,252	$6,688	$1,543	$39

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