Technical Author Salary in Massachusetts

How much does a Technical Author make in Massachusetts?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technical Author in Massachusetts is $104,234 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): $111,099
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $93,560 to $107,828
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $83,841

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Technical Author Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,828	$8,986	$2,074	$52
Average	$104,234	$8,686	$2,005	$50
25th Percentile	$93,560	$7,797	$1,799	$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): $69,573
Early Career (1-2 years): $83,618
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $104,975
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $123,081
Expert (over 8 years): $116,455

Levels	Salary
Technical... Level Technical Author	$69,573
Technical... Level Technical Author	$83,618
Technical... Level Technical Author	$104,975
Technical... Level Technical Author	$123,081
Technical... Level Technical Author	$116,455

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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:

Agawam: $98,801
Amherst: $99,523
Barre: $100,517

Agawam, MA $98,801 Amherst, MA $99,523 Barre, MA $100,517 Belchertown, MA $99,430 Blandford, MA $99,244 Bondsville, MA $99,447 Brimfield, MA $99,986 Chester, MA $98,832

Chesterfield, MA $98,845 Chicopee, MA $98,788 Cummington, MA $98,578 Easthampton, MA $99,021 East Longmeadow, MA $98,859 East Otis, MA $99,261 Feeding Hills, MA $98,855 Gilbertville, MA $100,245

Goshen, MA $98,836 Granby, MA $99,049 Granville, MA $99,578 Hadley, MA $99,259 Hampden, MA $99,062 Hardwick, MA $100,301 Hatfield, MA $99,278 Haydenville, MA $99,156

Holyoke, MA $98,878 Huntington, MA $98,967 Leeds, MA $99,032 Leverett, MA $99,647 Ludlow, MA $98,970 Monson, MA $99,453 North Amherst, MA $99,456 Northampton, MA $99,100

Florence, MA $99,040 North Hatfield, MA $99,232 Oakham, MA $100,479 Palmer, MA $99,570 Plainfield, MA $98,546 Russell, MA $99,229 Shutesbury, MA $99,801 Southampton, MA $98,966

South Barre, MA $100,477 South Hadley, MA $98,994 Southwick, MA $99,208 Thorndike, MA $99,441 Three Rivers, MA $99,305 Wales, MA $99,897 Ware, MA $99,905 Warren, MA $100,065

West Chesterfield, MA $98,833 Westfield, MA $98,998 West Hatfield, MA $99,178 West Springfield, MA $98,794 West Warren, MA $99,917 Whately, MA $99,237 Wheelwright, MA $100,413 Wilbraham, MA $99,018

Williamsburg, MA $98,951 Woronoco, MA $99,128 Worthington, MA $98,629 Springfield, MA $98,784 Longmeadow, MA $98,819 Indian Orchard, MA $98,828 Pittsfield, MA $98,258 Adams, MA $98,155

Ashley Falls, MA $99,475 Becket, MA $98,533 Berkshire, MA $98,248 Cheshire, MA $98,218 Dalton, MA $98,258 Glendale, MA $98,290 Great Barrington, MA $98,922 Hinsdale, MA $98,335

Housatonic, MA $98,306 Lanesboro, MA $98,180 Lee, MA $98,360 Lenox, MA $98,238 Lenox Dale, MA $98,253 Middlefield, MA $98,417 Mill River, MA $99,232 Monterey, MA $98,905

North Adams, MA $98,105 North Egremont, MA $98,807 Otis, MA $98,993 Richmond, MA $98,152 Sandisfield, MA $99,501 Savoy, MA $98,334 Sheffield, MA $99,315 South Egremont, MA $99,122

Southfield, MA $99,549 South Lee, MA $98,447 Stockbridge, MA $98,240 Tyringham, MA $98,647 West Stockbridge, MA $98,173 Williamstown, MA $97,805 Windsor, MA $98,318 Greenfield, MA $99,389

Ashfield, MA $98,786 Athol, MA $100,561 Bernardston, MA $99,560 Buckland, MA $98,795 Charlemont, MA $98,596 Colrain, MA $99,202 Conway, MA $99,135 Deerfield, MA $99,363

Drury, MA $98,394 Erving, MA $99,909 Heath, MA $98,716 Lake Pleasant, MA $99,714 Millers Falls, MA $99,803 Monroe Bridge, MA $98,245 Montague, MA $99,672 Gill, MA $99,727

New Salem, MA $100,080 Northfield, MA $99,794 Orange, MA $100,224 Petersham, MA $100,494 Rowe, MA $98,444 Royalston, MA $100,297 Shelburne Falls, MA $99,090 South Deerfield, MA $99,306

Sunderland, MA $99,549 Turners Falls, MA $99,661 Warwick, MA $99,848 Wendell, MA $99,941 Wendell Depot, MA $99,975 Fitchburg, MA $101,247 Ashburnham, MA $100,937 Ashby, MA $101,223

Ayer, MA $102,124 Devens, MA $101,893 Baldwinville, MA $100,652 East Templeton, MA $100,760 Gardner, MA $100,871 Westminster, MA $100,880 Groton, MA $102,204 Harvard, MA $102,012

Hubbardston, MA $100,777 Leominster, MA $101,269 Littleton, MA $102,374 Lunenburg, MA $101,590 Pepperell, MA $102,185 Shirley, MA $101,879 Still River, MA $101,759 Templeton, MA $100,756

Townsend, MA $101,813 West Groton, MA $102,017 West Townsend, MA $101,578 Winchendon, MA $100,580 Winchendon Springs, MA $100,671 Auburn, MA $100,365 North Dartmouth, MA $100,959 South Dartmouth, MA $100,966

North Attleboro, MA $100,461 Plainville, MA $101,154 Attleboro Falls, MA $100,604 North Dighton, MA $100,824 Norton, MA $102,178 Raynham, MA $102,721 Raynham Center, MA $102,616 Rehoboth, MA $99,794

Rochester, MA $101,203 Seekonk, MA $99,335 Swansea, MA $99,978 Berkley, MA $101,304 Taunton, MA $101,907 Westport, MA $100,926 Westport Point, MA $100,915 Berlin, MA $101,084

Cataumet, MA $101,426 Blackstone, MA $100,692 Boylston, MA $100,531 Brookfield, MA $100,319 Charlton, MA $100,443 Charlton City, MA $100,447 Charlton Depot, MA $100,447 Clinton, MA $100,951

East Brookfield, MA $100,401 Douglas, MA $100,574 East Princeton, MA $100,779 Fiskdale, MA $100,276 Grafton, MA $100,480 Holden, MA $100,386 Holland, MA $100,111 Jefferson, MA $100,472

Lancaster, MA $101,430 Leicester, MA $100,373 Linwood, MA $100,733 Manchaug, MA $100,499 Millbury, MA $100,372 Millville, MA $100,624 New Braintree, MA $100,374 Northborough, MA $100,684

Northbridge, MA $100,702 North Brookfield, MA $100,406 North Grafton, MA $100,420 North Oxford, MA $100,412 North Uxbridge, MA $100,644 Oxford, MA $100,461 Princeton, MA $100,767 Rochdale, MA $100,381

Rutland, MA $100,533 Shrewsbury, MA $100,386 Southbridge, MA $100,423 South Grafton, MA $100,542 South Lancaster, MA $101,191 Spencer, MA $100,408 Sterling, MA $100,894 Sturbridge, MA $100,351

Upton, MA $100,823 Uxbridge, MA $100,675 Webster, MA $100,537 Dudley, MA $100,503 Westborough, MA $100,765 West Boylston, MA $100,490 West Brookfield, MA $100,211 West Millbury, MA $100,383

Whitinsville, MA $100,671 Sutton, MA $100,487 Worcester, MA $100,346 East Walpole, MA $103,488 Cherry Valley, MA $100,357 Paxton, MA $100,390 Framingham, MA $102,685 Village Of Nagog Woods, MA $102,518

Boxborough, MA $102,190 Acton, MA $102,514 Ashland, MA $102,061 Bedford, MA $102,938 Hanscom Afb, MA $103,499 Bolton, MA $101,608 Carlisle, MA $102,620 Concord, MA $102,878

Fayville, MA $101,873 Holliston, MA $102,034 Hopedale, MA $101,183 Hopkinton, MA $101,303 Hudson, MA $101,755 Marlborough, MA $101,589 Maynard, MA $102,482 Mendon, MA $101,001

Milford, MA $101,348 Natick, MA $103,946 Sherborn, MA $103,236 Southborough, MA $101,576 Foxboro, MA $102,667 Franklin, MA $101,571 Greenbush, MA $103,656 Green Harbor, MA $103,096

Hingham, MA $104,334 Hull, MA $105,384 Humarock, MA $103,225 Mansfield, MA $102,513 Marshfield, MA $103,151 Marshfield Hills, MA $103,323 Medfield, MA $103,440 Medway, MA $102,016

Millis, MA $102,775 Minot, MA $103,656 Norfolk, MA $102,477 North Marshfield, MA $103,096 North Scituate, MA $103,831 Norwell, MA $103,552 Norwood, MA $104,078 Ocean Bluff, MA $103,096

Scituate, MA $103,756 Sharon, MA $103,216 Sheldonville, MA $101,590 South Walpole, MA $102,842 Stoughton, MA $103,295 Walpole, MA $103,241 Westwood, MA $104,683 Wrentham, MA $101,572

Boston, MA $106,427 Roxbury, MA $106,420 Roxbury Crossing, MA $106,422 Dorchester, MA $106,391 Dorchester Center, MA $106,315 Mattapan, MA $106,249 Charlestown, MA $106,414 Jamaica Plain, MA $106,376

Roslindale, MA $106,229 West Roxbury, MA $106,073 Allston, MA $106,396 Brighton, MA $106,343 Hyde Park, MA $105,907 Readville, MA $105,845 Cambridge, MA $106,357 Somerville, MA $106,406

Malden, MA $106,197 Everett, MA $106,345 Chelsea, MA $106,357 Revere, MA $106,193 Winthrop, MA $106,287 Medford, MA $106,243 West Medford, MA $106,157 Quincy, MA $105,553

Melrose, MA $105,862 Stoneham, MA $105,375 Braintree, MA $104,442 Milton, MA $105,720 Milton Village, MA $106,062 Weymouth, MA $104,298 East Weymouth, MA $104,414 South Weymouth, MA $103,554

North Weymouth, MA $105,315 East Boston, MA $106,426 Brockton, MA $103,248 Avon, MA $103,294 Bridgewater, MA $103,017 Bryantville, MA $103,093 Carver, MA $102,037 Duxbury, MA $102,813

East Bridgewater, MA $103,211 Easton, MA $103,227 Elmwood, MA $103,166 Halifax, MA $102,998 Hanover, MA $103,337 Hanson, MA $103,143 Holbrook, MA $103,340 Middleboro, MA $101,910

Manomet, MA $102,210 Lakeville, MA $101,606 Monponsett, MA $103,033 Abington, MA $103,298 North Carver, MA $102,329 North Easton, MA $103,247 North Pembroke, MA $103,168 Pembroke, MA $103,124

Plymouth, MA $102,074 Kingston, MA $102,723 South Carver, MA $101,903 Plympton, MA $102,681 Randolph, MA $103,713 Rockland, MA $103,345 South Easton, MA $103,169 West Bridgewater, MA $103,241

White Horse Beach, MA $102,269 Whitman, MA $103,260 Lexington, MA $104,543 Brookline, MA $106,375 Brookline Village, MA $106,389 Waltham, MA $105,183 North Waltham, MA $105,769 New Town, MA $106,099

Babson Park, MA $105,156 Newton, MA $106,184 Newton Center, MA $106,112 Newtonville, MA $106,041 Newton Highlands, MA $106,020 Newton Lower Falls, MA $105,541 Newton Upper Falls, MA $105,898 West Newton, MA $105,871

Auburndale, MA $105,662 Chestnut Hill, MA $106,303 Waban, MA $105,827 Watertown, MA $106,274 Arlington, MA $106,012 Arlington Heights, MA $105,959 Belmont, MA $106,083 Waverley, MA $106,180

Wellesley Hills, MA $105,155 Wellesley, MA $104,778 Needham, MA $105,358 Weston, MA $104,725 Needham Heights, MA $105,725 Nonantum, MA $106,099 Buzzards Bay, MA $101,670 Lincoln, MA $103,911

Stow, MA $102,123 Sudbury, MA $102,950 Wayland, MA $103,819 Woodville, MA $101,224 Woburn, MA $104,429 Burlington, MA $103,475 Andover, MA $101,387 Billerica, MA $102,608

Chelmsford, MA $102,677 Dracut, MA $102,499 Dunstable, MA $102,456 Haverhill, MA $101,291 Georgetown, MA $101,456 Groveland, MA $101,356 Lawrence, MA $101,169 Methuen, MA $101,187

North Andover, MA $101,291 Lowell, MA $102,691 Merrimac, MA $101,240 North Billerica, MA $102,650 North Chelmsford, MA $102,664 North Reading, MA $102,296 Nutting Lake, MA $102,657 Pinehurst, MA $102,772

Reading, MA $103,291 Tewksbury, MA $102,299 Tyngsboro, MA $102,556 Wakefield, MA $104,558 West Boxford, MA $101,476 Westford, MA $102,563 Wilmington, MA $102,388 Winchester, MA $105,585

Lynn, MA $105,452 Saugus, MA $105,586 Swampscott, MA $104,943 Nahant, MA $105,766 Amesbury, MA $101,183 Beverly, MA $103,073 Boxford, MA $101,433 Byfield, MA $101,522

Danvers, MA $102,873 Essex, MA $102,281 Gloucester, MA $102,392 Hamilton, MA $102,479 Hathorne, MA $102,528 Chilmark, MA $101,286 East Falmouth, MA $101,474 East Sandwich, MA $101,905

East Wareham, MA $101,647 Edgartown, MA $101,603 Falmouth, MA $101,331 Woods Hole, MA $101,128 Menemsha, MA $101,322 Monument Beach, MA $101,497 Nantucket, MA $102,184 North Falmouth, MA $101,367

Oak Bluffs, MA $101,501 Onset, MA $101,522 Pocasset, MA $101,459 Sagamore, MA $101,815 Sagamore Beach, MA $101,864 Sandwich, MA $101,827 Siasconset, MA $102,078 Silver Beach, MA $101,322

Vineyard Haven, MA $101,400 Wareham, MA $101,437 West Chop, MA $101,429 West Falmouth, MA $101,303 West Tisbury, MA $101,373 West Wareham, MA $101,393 Hyannis, MA $102,258 Barnstable, MA $102,035

Brewster, MA $102,176 Centerville, MA $102,000 Chatham, MA $102,245 Cotuit, MA $101,795 Ipswich, MA $101,916 Cummaquid, MA $102,066 Lynnfield, MA $103,655 Manchester, MA $102,901

Marblehead, MA $104,114 Middleton, MA $102,079 Newburyport, MA $101,322 Newbury, MA $101,506 Salisbury, MA $101,107 Peabody, MA $103,809 Prides Crossing, MA $103,137 Rockport, MA $102,185

Rowley, MA $101,680 Salem, MA $103,775 South Hamilton, MA $102,315 Topsfield, MA $101,987 Wenham, MA $102,568 West Newbury, MA $101,355 Accord, MA $103,622 Bellingham, MA $101,154

Brant Rock, MA $102,888 Canton, MA $103,778 Cohasset, MA $104,315 Dedham, MA $105,549 Dover, MA $104,240 East Mansfield, MA $102,917 Dennis, MA $102,151 Dennis Port, MA $102,352

East Dennis, MA $102,075 Eastham, MA $102,037 East Orleans, MA $101,658 Forestdale, MA $101,691 Harwich, MA $102,262 Harwich Port, MA $102,309 Hyannis Port, MA $102,069 Marstons Mills, MA $101,887

Mashpee, MA $101,662 North Chatham, MA $102,225 North Eastham, MA $102,036 North Truro, MA $101,857 Orleans, MA $102,127 Osterville, MA $101,898 Provincetown, MA $102,014 South Chatham, MA $102,269

South Dennis, MA $102,268 South Harwich, MA $102,283 South Orleans, MA $102,160 South Wellfleet, MA $101,822 South Yarmouth, MA $102,325 Truro, MA $101,780 Wellfleet, MA $101,902 West Barnstable, MA $102,018

West Chatham, MA $102,260 West Dennis, MA $102,286 West Harwich, MA $102,311 West Hyannisport, MA $102,130 West Yarmouth, MA $102,243 Yarmouth Port, MA $102,195 Assonet, MA $101,053 Attleboro, MA $100,152

Chartley, MA $102,271 Cuttyhunk, MA $101,081 Dartmouth, MA $100,961 Dighton, MA $100,494 East Freetown, MA $101,073 East Taunton, MA $101,835 Fairhaven, MA $100,963 Fall River, MA $100,788

Somerset, MA $100,297 Marion, MA $101,184 Mattapoisett, MA $101,014 New Bedford, MA $100,959 Acushnet, MA $100,993

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

$93,560

Average $104,234/year

$107,828

$7,797

Average $8,686/month

$8,986

$1,799

Average $2,005/week

$2,074

$45

Average $50/hour

$52

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$107,828	$8,986	$2,074	$52
Average	$104,234	$8,686	$2,005	$50
25th Percentile	$93,560	$7,797	$1,799	$45

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