Technical Author Salary in Maine

How much does a Technical Author make in Maine?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technical Author in Maine is $93,383 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $45.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $99,533
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $83,819 to $96,602
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,112

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Technical Author Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,602	$8,050	$1,858	$46
Average	$93,383	$7,782	$1,796	$45
25th Percentile	$83,819	$6,985	$1,612	$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): $62,330
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,912
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,047
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $110,267
Expert (over 8 years): $104,331

Levels	Salary
Technical... Level Technical Author	$62,330
Technical... Level Technical Author	$74,912
Technical... Level Technical Author	$94,047
Technical... Level Technical Author	$110,267
Technical... Level Technical Author	$104,331

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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:

Freedom: $91,904
Harmony: $91,864
Hartland: $91,983

Freedom, ME $91,904 Harmony, ME $91,864 Hartland, ME $91,983 Hinckley, ME $92,070 Jackman, ME $91,625 Kingfield, ME $92,147 Liberty, ME $92,072 Madison, ME $92,270

Monroe, ME $91,771 Morrill, ME $91,930 Newport, ME $91,783 New Portland, ME $92,290 New Sharon, ME $92,178 New Vineyard, ME $92,234 Norridgewock, ME $92,236 North Anson, ME $92,291

North Vassalboro, ME $92,456 Oakland, ME $92,267 Oquossoc, ME $91,958 Palmyra, ME $91,842 Phillips, ME $91,996 Pittsfield, ME $91,991 Plymouth, ME $91,795 Rangeley, ME $92,018

Portland, ME $96,409 Falmouth, ME $96,191 South Portland, ME $96,409 Cape Elizabeth, ME $96,218 Peaks Island, ME $96,310 Cumberland Foreside, ME $96,096 Auburn, ME $94,369 Andover, ME $91,992

Bethel, ME $92,147 Bryant Pond, ME $92,490 Buckfield, ME $92,903 Canton, ME $92,320 Durham, ME $94,966 Danville, ME $94,654 Dixfield, ME $92,129 Dryden, ME $92,235

East Andover, ME $92,020 East Dixfield, ME $92,278 East Livermore, ME $92,823 East Poland, ME $94,481 Stoneham, ME $92,532 East Wilton, ME $92,451 Greene, ME $93,646 Hanover, ME $92,069

Hebron, ME $93,561 Jay, ME $92,297 Lewiston, ME $94,318 Lisbon, ME $94,617 Lisbon Falls, ME $94,472 Livermore, ME $92,671 Livermore Falls, ME $92,611 Greenwood, ME $92,613

Mechanic Falls, ME $94,200 Mexico, ME $92,219 Minot, ME $93,849 Monmouth, ME $93,348 New Gloucester, ME $95,029 Newry, ME $91,897 North Jay, ME $92,252 Leeds, ME $93,122

North Monmouth, ME $93,211 North Turner, ME $93,057 North Waterford, ME $92,961 Norway, ME $93,259 Oxford, ME $93,759 Paris, ME $93,444 Poland, ME $94,496 Roxbury, ME $91,929

Rumford, ME $92,165 Sabattus, ME $93,906 South Paris, ME $93,316 Turner, ME $93,318 Wayne, ME $92,894 Weld, ME $91,997 West Bethel, ME $92,073 Bowdoin, ME $93,893

West Minot, ME $93,714 West Paris, ME $92,944 Peru, ME $92,357 West Poland, ME $94,425 Sumner, ME $92,648 Wilton, ME $92,239 Augusta, ME $92,497 Coopers Mills, ME $92,622

Dresden, ME $93,384 East Winthrop, ME $92,784 Farmingdale, ME $93,040 Gardiner, ME $93,208 Randolph, ME $93,040 Hallowell, ME $92,923 Jefferson, ME $92,304 Kents Hill, ME $92,494

Litchfield, ME $93,484 Manchester, ME $92,676 Mount Vernon, ME $92,271 Whitefield, ME $92,675 Palermo, ME $92,151 Sebasco Estates, ME $94,875 Readfield, ME $92,650 Saint Albans, ME $91,912

South Bristol, ME $93,452 Squirrel Island, ME $93,762 Trevett, ME $93,828 Waldoboro, ME $92,286 Walpole, ME $93,302 Washington, ME $92,055 West Boothbay Harbor, ME $93,929 Southport, ME $94,137

Wiscasset, ME $93,662 Woolwich, ME $93,884 Ellsworth, ME $91,681 Addison, ME $91,569 Gouldsboro, ME $91,650 Bar Harbor, ME $91,823 Beals, ME $91,671 Bernard, ME $91,855

Birch Harbor, ME $91,738 Blue Hill, ME $91,778 Brooklin, ME $91,780 Brooksville, ME $91,778 Calais, ME $91,535 Cherryfield, ME $91,431 Columbia Falls, ME $91,426 Corea, ME $91,655

Cranberry Isles, ME $91,675 Cutler, ME $91,433 Deer Isle, ME $91,865 Dennysville, ME $91,346 East Blue Hill, ME $91,782 East Machias, ME $91,433 Eastport, ME $91,704 Franklin, ME $91,661

Frenchboro, ME $91,624 Grand Lake Stream, ME $91,291 Hancock, ME $91,797 Harborside, ME $91,762 Harrington, ME $91,630 Hulls Cove, ME $91,825 Isle Au Haut, ME $91,624 Islesford, ME $91,815

Jonesboro, ME $91,507 Jonesport, ME $91,591 Little Deer Isle, ME $91,853 Lubec, ME $91,478 Bass Harbor, ME $91,857 Machias, ME $91,525 Machiasport, ME $91,569 Meddybemps, ME $91,290

Milbridge, ME $91,666 Mount Desert, ME $91,754 Northeast Harbor, ME $91,815 Sullivan, ME $91,673 Pembroke, ME $91,432 Perry, ME $91,515 Princeton, ME $91,285 Prospect Harbor, ME $91,748

Robbinston, ME $91,412 Salsbury Cove, ME $91,836 Sargentville, ME $91,805 Seal Cove, ME $91,758 Seal Harbor, ME $91,789 Sedgwick, ME $91,795 Sorrento, ME $91,758 Southwest Harbor, ME $91,839

Steuben, ME $91,615 Stonington, ME $91,873 Sunset, ME $91,556 Surry, ME $91,777 Swans Island, ME $91,695 Wesley, ME $91,171 Whiting, ME $91,407 Winter Harbor, ME $91,668

Baileyville, ME $91,379 Houlton, ME $91,188 Ashland, ME $91,056 Benedicta, ME $90,855 Blaine, ME $91,165 Bridgewater, ME $90,950 Caribou, ME $91,353 Clayton Lake, ME $91,187

Crouseville, ME $91,247 Eagle Lake, ME $91,159 Easton, ME $91,260 Estcourt Station, ME $91,225 Fort Fairfield, ME $91,307 Fort Kent, ME $91,347 Fort Kent Mills, ME $91,270 Frenchville, ME $91,373

Grand Isle, ME $91,248 Island Falls, ME $90,865 Limestone, ME $91,281 Madawaska, ME $91,525 Mapleton, ME $91,138 Richmond, ME $93,536 South China, ME $92,244 South Gardiner, ME $93,321

Vienna, ME $92,104 Windsor, ME $92,192 Winthrop, ME $93,045 Bangor, ME $91,745 Abbot, ME $91,761 Aurora, ME $91,262 Bradford, ME $91,703 Bradley, ME $91,706

Brewer, ME $91,740 Brookton, ME $90,954 Brownville, ME $91,439 Brownville Junction, ME $92,003 Bucksport, ME $91,733 Burlington, ME $91,406 Greenbush, ME $91,616 Carmel, ME $91,748

Castine, ME $91,938 Charleston, ME $91,720 Danforth, ME $91,105 Dover Foxcroft, ME $91,773 Corinth, ME $91,736 Eddington, ME $91,715 Holden, ME $91,723 East Millinocket, ME $91,340

East Orland, ME $91,724 Etna, ME $91,768 Exeter, ME $91,752 Frankfort, ME $91,750 Greenville, ME $91,221 Greenville Junction, ME $91,520 Guilford, ME $91,736 Hampden, ME $91,746

Howland, ME $91,527 Hudson, ME $91,729 Kenduskeag, ME $91,739 Kingman, ME $91,009 Lagrange, ME $91,635 Lambert Lake, ME $91,116 Lee, ME $91,385 Levant, ME $91,744

Lincoln, ME $91,378 Mattawamkeag, ME $91,080 Medway, ME $91,104 Milford, ME $91,691 Millinocket, ME $90,967 Milo, ME $91,612 Monson, ME $91,751 Olamon, ME $91,642

Old Town, ME $91,706 Orono, ME $91,730 Orient, ME $91,017 Orland, ME $91,725 Orrington, ME $91,735 Passadumkeag, ME $91,590 Penobscot, ME $91,727 Rockwood, ME $91,362

Sangerville, ME $91,816 Sebec, ME $91,669 Shirley Mills, ME $91,695 Springfield, ME $91,145 Stetson, ME $91,758 Stillwater, ME $91,733 Topsfield, ME $91,031 Vanceboro, ME $91,110

Waite, ME $91,157 West Enfield, ME $91,568 Winn, ME $91,203 Winterport, ME $91,746 Wytopitlock, ME $90,881 Bath, ME $94,535 Alna, ME $93,029 Boothbay, ME $93,661

Boothbay Harbor, ME $93,873 Bristol, ME $93,095 Chamberlain, ME $93,254 Damariscotta, ME $93,037 East Boothbay, ME $93,729 Friendship, ME $92,498 Georgetown, ME $94,415 Isle Of Springs, ME $93,664

Bremen, ME $92,838 Newcastle, ME $93,075 New Harbor, ME $93,402 Nobleboro, ME $92,705 Edgecomb, ME $93,391 Pemaquid, ME $93,311 Phippsburg, ME $94,795 Cushing, ME $92,195

Round Pond, ME $93,078 Sandy Point, ME $91,743 Searsmont, ME $91,961 Searsport, ME $91,758 Shawmut, ME $92,355 Skowhegan, ME $92,153 Smithfield, ME $92,202 Solon, ME $92,153

Stockton Springs, ME $91,743 Stratton, ME $92,076 Strong, ME $92,156 Temple, ME $92,120 West Forks, ME $91,589 Thorndike, ME $91,838 Troy, ME $91,811 Unity, ME $91,926

Vassalboro, ME $92,208 West Farmington, ME $92,477 Berwick, ME $98,011 Cape Neddick, ME $98,758 Eliot, ME $100,066 Kittery, ME $100,356 Kittery Point, ME $99,601 North Berwick, ME $97,255

Ogunquit, ME $98,138 South Berwick, ME $98,998 York, ME $99,563 York Beach, ME $99,086 York Harbor, ME $99,589 Acton, ME $94,479 Alfred, ME $95,818 Bailey Island, ME $95,426

Bar Mills, ME $95,665 Biddeford, ME $95,697 Biddeford Pool, ME $95,698 Bowdoinham, ME $93,827 Bridgton, ME $93,667 Brownfield, ME $93,585 Brunswick, ME $94,935 Bustins Island, ME $95,606

Cape Porpoise, ME $96,126 Casco, ME $94,781 Center Lovell, ME $92,976 Chebeague Island, ME $95,815 Cliff Island, ME $96,024 Cornish, ME $94,663 Cumberland Center, ME $95,915 Denmark, ME $93,570

East Baldwin, ME $94,904 Lebanon, ME $96,485 East Parsonsfield, ME $94,164 Sebago, ME $94,662 East Waterboro, ME $95,383 Freeport, ME $95,431 Fryeburg, ME $93,101 Gorham, ME $95,831

Gray, ME $95,247 Harrison, ME $93,154 Hiram, ME $94,369 Hollis Center, ME $95,502 Kennebunk, ME $96,197 Kennebunkport, ME $95,834 Parsonsfield, ME $94,161 Limerick, ME $95,034

Limington, ME $95,009 Long Island, ME $96,187 Lovell, ME $92,842 Moody, ME $97,379 Naples, ME $94,387 Newfield, ME $94,879 North Bridgton, ME $93,715 North Waterboro, ME $95,217

Windham, ME $95,735 Ocean Park, ME $95,771 Old Orchard Beach, ME $95,835 Orrs Island, ME $95,345 Porter, ME $93,844 Pownal, ME $95,283 Scarborough, ME $96,158 Raymond, ME $95,081

Saco, ME $95,777 Sanford, ME $96,265 Sebago Lake, ME $95,008 Shapleigh, ME $95,372 South Casco, ME $95,136 South Freeport, ME $95,383 Harpswell, ME $95,327 South Windham, ME $95,913

Springvale, ME $95,704 Standish, ME $95,405 Steep Falls, ME $95,200 Topsham, ME $94,609 Waterboro, ME $95,561 Waterford, ME $93,052 Wells, ME $97,191 West Baldwin, ME $94,736

Westbrook, ME $96,184 Buxton, ME $95,671 West Kennebunk, ME $96,148 West Newfield, ME $94,413 Yarmouth, ME $95,826 North Yarmouth, ME $95,626 Mars Hill, ME $91,255 Monticello, ME $91,071

New Limerick, ME $91,131 New Sweden, ME $91,253 Oakfield, ME $91,036 Oxbow, ME $90,665 Patten, ME $90,724 Perham, ME $91,190 Portage, ME $91,142 Presque Isle, ME $91,375

Saint Agatha, ME $91,330 Saint David, ME $91,311 Saint Francis, ME $91,188 Sheridan, ME $91,081 Sherman, ME $90,945 Stacyville, ME $90,832 Sinclair, ME $91,160 Smyrna Mills, ME $90,888

Wallagrass, ME $91,261 Stockholm, ME $91,173 Van Buren, ME $91,286 Washburn, ME $91,251 Westfield, ME $91,125 Rockland, ME $92,144 Camden, ME $92,136 Glen Cove, ME $92,105

Hope, ME $92,101 Islesboro, ME $91,865 Lincolnville, ME $91,940 Lincolnville Center, ME $91,943 Matinicus, ME $91,788 Monhegan, ME $92,768 North Haven, ME $91,851 Owls Head, ME $91,976

Port Clyde, ME $92,491 Rockport, ME $92,114 South Thomaston, ME $91,978 Spruce Head, ME $92,031 Tenants Harbor, ME $92,298 Thomaston, ME $92,044 Union, ME $92,096 Vinalhaven, ME $91,851

Warren, ME $92,000 West Rockport, ME $92,124 Waterville, ME $92,327 Albion, ME $92,181 Anson, ME $92,244 Athens, ME $91,987 Belfast, ME $91,941 Belgrade, ME $92,152

Belgrade Lakes, ME $92,057 Bingham, ME $91,978 Brooks, ME $91,790 Burnham, ME $91,881 Cambridge, ME $91,861 Canaan, ME $92,013 Caratunk, ME $91,804 China Village, ME $92,432

Clinton, ME $92,044 Corinna, ME $91,790 Detroit, ME $91,820 Dexter, ME $91,911 Dixmont, ME $91,777 East Newport, ME $91,787 East Vassalboro, ME $92,263 Eustis, ME $91,705

Fairfield, ME $92,200 Farmington, ME $92,274 Garland, ME $91,742 Farmington Falls, ME $92,424

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

$83,819

Average $93,383/year

$96,602

$6,985

Average $7,782/month

$8,050

$1,612

Average $1,796/week

$1,858

$40

Average $45/hour

$46

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$96,602	$8,050	$1,858	$46
Average	$93,383	$7,782	$1,796	$45
25th Percentile	$83,819	$6,985	$1,612	$40

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