Technical Author Salary in Michigan

How much does a Technical Author make in Michigan?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technical Author in Michigan is $94,321 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): $100,534
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,662 to $97,573
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,867

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Technical Author Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,573	$8,131	$1,876	$47
Average	$94,321	$7,860	$1,814	$45
25th Percentile	$84,662	$7,055	$1,628	$41

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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): $62,957
Early Career (1-2 years): $75,665
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,992
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,375
Expert (over 8 years): $105,380

Levels	Salary
Technical... Level Technical Author	$62,957
Technical... Level Technical Author	$75,665
Technical... Level Technical Author	$94,992
Technical... Level Technical Author	$111,375
Technical... Level Technical Author	$105,380

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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:

Davison: $90,929
Decker: $89,839
Deckerville: $89,511

Davison, MI $90,929 Decker, MI $89,839 Deckerville, MI $89,511 Dryden, MI $92,286 Durand, MI $91,535 Fenton, MI $92,210 Filion, MI $89,453 Flushing, MI $90,621

Forestville, MI $89,639 Fostoria, MI $90,269 Gaines, MI $91,465 Genesee, MI $90,679 Goodrich, MI $91,088 Grand Blanc, MI $90,912 Hadley, MI $91,263 Harbor Beach, MI $89,509

Holly, MI $92,142 Imlay City, MI $91,211 Kinde, MI $89,444 Lapeer, MI $90,788 Lennon, MI $90,980 Lexington, MI $90,200 Linden, MI $91,326 Marlette, MI $90,120

Melvin, MI $90,493 Metamora, MI $91,682 Minden City, MI $89,458 Montrose, MI $90,076 Mount Morris, MI $90,544 New Lothrop, MI $90,426 North Branch, MI $90,463 Ortonville, MI $92,343

Otisville, MI $90,603 Otter Lake, MI $90,371 Palms, MI $89,443 Peck, MI $90,084 Port Austin, MI $89,467 Port Hope, MI $89,433 Port Sanilac, MI $89,679 Ruth, MI $89,455

Sandusky, MI $89,814 Snover, MI $89,759 Swartz Creek, MI $90,910 Ubly, MI $89,610 Vernon, MI $91,407 Flint, MI $90,979 Burton, MI $91,001 Mikado, MI $89,278

Haslett, MI $92,509 Henderson, MI $90,705 Holt, MI $92,614 Howell, MI $93,303 Hubbardston, MI $91,095 Ionia, MI $91,302 Ithaca, MI $90,316 Laingsburg, MI $92,240

Lake Odessa, MI $91,500 Lakeview, MI $90,481 Lyons, MI $91,603 Mcbrides, MI $90,612 Maple Rapids, MI $91,320 Mason, MI $92,458 Middleton, MI $90,822 Morrice, MI $92,017

Muir, MI $91,241 Mulliken, MI $92,084 North Star, MI $90,447 Orleans, MI $91,108 Ovid, MI $91,801 Owosso, MI $91,374 Palo, MI $91,006 Perrinton, MI $91,031

Perry, MI $92,201 Pewamo, MI $91,602 Pompeii, MI $90,840 Portland, MI $91,820 Potterville, MI $92,450 Riverdale, MI $90,061 Rosebush, MI $89,724 Saint Johns, MI $91,843

Saint Louis, MI $90,051 Shepherd, MI $89,987 Sheridan, MI $90,837 Sidney, MI $90,827 Six Lakes, MI $90,357 Smyrna, MI $91,232 Stanton, MI $90,578 Sumner, MI $90,308

Sunfield, MI $91,916 Vestaburg, MI $90,178 Webberville, MI $92,364 Weidman, MI $89,806 Westphalia, MI $91,974 Williamston, MI $92,363 Winn, MI $90,107 Woodland, MI $91,595

Lansing, MI $92,715 Kalamazoo, MI $92,232 Portage, MI $92,114 Allegan, MI $91,080 Athens, MI $92,820 Augusta, MI $93,420 Bangor, MI $91,350 Battle Creek, MI $93,756

Bedford, MI $93,754 Bellevue, MI $93,170 Benton Harbor, MI $92,377 Bloomingdale, MI $90,865 Breedsville, MI $91,123 Bronson, MI $90,849 Burlington, MI $93,067 Burr Oak, MI $91,208

Cassopolis, MI $91,320 Centreville, MI $91,382 Ceresco, MI $93,470 Climax, MI $93,314 Cloverdale, MI $91,812 Coldwater, MI $91,298 Coloma, MI $92,109 Hagar Shores, MI $92,210

Colon, MI $91,698 Comstock, MI $92,545 Constantine, MI $91,518 Covert, MI $91,779 Decatur, MI $91,204 Marshall, MI $93,125 Martin, MI $91,513 Mattawan, MI $91,240

Mendon, MI $91,651 Nashville, MI $92,445 Nazareth, MI $92,390 Nottawa, MI $91,385 Olivet, MI $92,620 Oshtemo, MI $91,657 Otsego, MI $91,297 Paw Paw, MI $91,139

Plainwell, MI $91,835 Quincy, MI $91,320 Richland, MI $92,777 Riverside, MI $92,244 Saint Joseph, MI $92,231 Schoolcraft, MI $91,366 Scotts, MI $92,717 Delton, MI $92,469

Sherwood, MI $92,050 Dowagiac, MI $91,268 Dowling, MI $93,003 East Leroy, MI $93,263 Fulton, MI $92,815 Galesburg, MI $93,089 Gobles, MI $90,997 Grand Junction, MI $91,007

Hartford, MI $91,817 Hastings, MI $91,784 Hickory Corners, MI $92,973 Jones, MI $91,608 Kendall, MI $91,028 Lacota, MI $91,042 Lawrence, MI $91,358 Lawton, MI $91,167

Leonidas, MI $92,088 South Haven, MI $91,130 Sturgis, MI $91,262 Tekonsha, MI $92,648 Three Rivers, MI $91,379 Union City, MI $92,410 Vandalia, MI $91,459 Vermontville, MI $91,998

Vicksburg, MI $92,157 Watervliet, MI $92,008 White Pigeon, MI $91,634 Baroda, MI $91,525 Berrien Center, MI $91,128 Berrien Springs, MI $91,432 Bridgman, MI $91,494 Buchanan, MI $90,305

Eau Claire, MI $91,936 Edwardsburg, MI $91,627 Galien, MI $90,302 Harbert, MI $91,271 Lakeside, MI $91,352 New Buffalo, MI $91,551 New Troy, MI $91,020 Niles, MI $89,984

Sawyer, MI $91,189 Sodus, MI $92,169 Stevensville, MI $91,920 Three Oaks, MI $90,918 Union Pier, MI $91,361 Union, MI $92,113 Jackson, MI $92,278 Addison, MI $91,655

Adrian, MI $92,500 Albion, MI $92,313 Allen, MI $91,260 Blissfield, MI $92,415 Britton, MI $93,758 Brooklyn, MI $93,044 Camden, MI $90,530 Cement City, MI $92,250

Clarklake, MI $92,349 Clayton, MI $92,125 Clinton, MI $94,376 Concord, MI $91,967 Deerfield, MI $92,830 Frontier, MI $90,568 Grass Lake, MI $93,518 Hanover, MI $91,428

Hillsdale, MI $90,887 Homer, MI $92,411 Horton, MI $91,428 Hudson, MI $91,237 Jasper, MI $92,255 Jerome, MI $91,470 Jonesville, MI $91,280 Leslie, MI $92,380

Litchfield, MI $92,027 Manitou Beach, MI $92,299 Michigan Center, MI $92,611 Montgomery, MI $90,546 Morenci, MI $91,818 Moscow, MI $91,163 Mosherville, MI $91,754 Saint Clair, MI $92,143

Saint Clair Shores, MI $95,423 Warren, MI $95,359 Munith, MI $92,601 Napoleon, MI $93,053 Washington, MI $94,080 Ray, MI $93,828 Yale, MI $90,946 Allen Park, MI $95,602

Ann Arbor, MI $95,770 Azalia, MI $93,924 Belleville, MI $94,969 Brighton, MI $93,968 Bridgewater, MI $95,209 Carleton, MI $93,639 Chelsea, MI $94,530 Dearborn, MI $95,782

Melvindale, MI $95,776 Dearborn Heights, MI $95,435 Dexter, MI $95,108 Dundee, MI $93,276 Erie, MI $92,329 Flat Rock, MI $94,376 Garden City, MI $95,153 Gregory, MI $93,379

Grosse Ile, MI $94,970 Hamburg, MI $94,872 Ida, MI $92,552 Inkster, MI $95,222 Lakeland, MI $94,715 Lambertville, MI $92,330 La Salle, MI $92,381 Lincoln Park, MI $95,632

Livonia, MI $94,987 Luna Pier, MI $92,329 Manchester, MI $94,416 Maybee, MI $93,835 Milan, MI $94,940 Monroe, MI $92,663 New Boston, MI $94,247 New Hudson, MI $94,536

Newport, MI $93,168 Northville, MI $94,744 Pinckney, MI $94,270 Plymouth, MI $95,133 Rockwood, MI $94,335 Romulus, MI $94,773 Salem, MI $95,139 Saline, MI $95,310

Samaria, MI $92,328 South Lyon, MI $95,013 South Rockwood, MI $93,817 Taylor, MI $95,229 Temperance, MI $92,326 Trenton, MI $94,819 Wayne, MI $94,839 Westland, MI $94,960

Canton, MI $95,032 Whitmore Lake, MI $95,267 Whittaker, MI $95,221 Willis, MI $94,977 Wyandotte, MI $95,517 Riverview, MI $95,142 Lake Linden, MI $89,598 Southgate, MI $95,347

Ypsilanti, MI $95,782 Detroit, MI $95,787 Highland Park, MI $95,784 Marcellus, MI $91,299 Shaftsburg, MI $92,295 Davisburg, MI $92,799 Hamtramck, MI $95,785 River Rouge, MI $95,780

Ferndale, MI $95,700 Harper Woods, MI $95,649 Ecorse, MI $95,774 Grosse Pointe, MI $95,781 Oak Park, MI $95,547 Redford, MI $95,418 Bloomfield Hills, MI $94,838 Rochester, MI $94,113

Sterling Heights, MI $95,093 Utica, MI $94,450 Keego Harbor, MI $94,293 Auburn Hills, MI $94,263 West Bloomfield, MI $94,499 Waterford, MI $93,919 Drayton Plains, MI $93,680 Farmington, MI $94,545

Pontiac, MI $94,080 Clarkston, MI $93,305 Lanse, MI $89,598 Marenisco, MI $89,436 Mass City, MI $89,474 Mohawk, MI $89,484 Nisula, MI $89,396 Ontonagon, MI $89,487

Painesdale, MI $89,685 Pelkie, MI $89,534 Ramsay, MI $89,937 Rockland, MI $89,476 Sidnaw, MI $89,387 Skanee, MI $89,439 South Range, MI $89,807 Stambaugh, MI $89,978

Toivola, MI $89,420 Trout Creek, MI $89,364 Wakefield, MI $89,578 Watersmeet, MI $89,583 Watton, MI $89,433 White Pine, MI $89,582 Algonac, MI $93,645 Allenton, MI $92,757

Almont, MI $92,454 Anchorville, MI $93,765 Armada, MI $93,245 Avoca, MI $91,133 Troy, MI $94,960 Birmingham, MI $95,035 Capac, MI $91,534 Center Line, MI $95,628

Clawson, MI $95,212 Eastpointe, MI $95,567 Emmett, MI $91,519 Fair Haven, MI $93,605 Franklin, MI $95,006 Fraser, MI $95,168 Goodells, MI $91,874 Harsens Island, MI $93,997

Hazel Park, MI $95,737 Jeddo, MI $90,773 Southfield, MI $95,171 Clinton Township, MI $94,977 Marine City, MI $93,301 Marysville, MI $91,906 Memphis, MI $92,040 Macomb, MI $94,286

Mount Clemens, MI $94,726 Harrison Township, MI $94,629 New Baltimore, MI $94,071 New Haven, MI $93,773 North Street, MI $91,275 East China, MI $92,894 Fort Gratiot, MI $91,010 Port Huron, MI $91,566

Richmond, MI $93,112 Columbus, MI $92,847 Casco, MI $93,325 Romeo, MI $93,384 Roseville, MI $95,319 Royal Oak, MI $95,509 Pleasant Ridge, MI $95,606 Huntington Woods, MI $95,495

Madison Heights, MI $95,451 Saginaw, MI $89,762 Alger, MI $89,402 Auburn, MI $89,731 Beaverton, MI $89,662 Bentley, MI $89,504 Brant, MI $90,163 Breckenridge, MI $90,045

Chesaning, MI $90,025 Clare, MI $89,632 Coleman, MI $89,696 Comins, MI $89,056 Edenville, MI $89,773 Fairview, MI $89,185 Farwell, MI $89,568 Freeland, MI $89,748

Gladwin, MI $89,472 Harrison, MI $89,415 Hemlock, MI $89,783 Higgins Lake, MI $89,534 Hope, MI $89,550 Houghton Lake, MI $89,413 Houghton Lake Heights, MI $89,626 Kawkawlin, MI $89,669

Lake, MI $89,515 Lake George, MI $89,518 Linwood, MI $89,626 Lupton, MI $89,286 Luzerne, MI $89,080 Merrill, MI $89,868 Midland, MI $89,773 North Adams, MI $91,206

Marne, MI $91,402 Mears, MI $89,635 Montague, MI $89,355 Muskegon, MI $88,996 New Era, MI $89,475 Nunica, MI $89,531 Pentwater, MI $89,687 Pullman, MI $90,767

Ravenna, MI $89,864 Rothbury, MI $89,471 Saugatuck, MI $90,583 Scottville, MI $89,648 Shelby, MI $89,559 Spring Lake, MI $89,063 Twin Lake, MI $89,254 Walhalla, MI $89,786

Walkerville, MI $89,618 West Olive, MI $90,012 Whitehall, MI $89,189 Sylvan Beach, MI $89,184 Zeeland, MI $90,993 Grand Rapids, MI $91,572 Wyoming, MI $91,570 Saranac, MI $91,308

Mio, MI $89,175 Oakley, MI $90,503 Pinconning, MI $89,577 Prudenville, MI $89,379 Rhodes, MI $89,544 Roscommon, MI $89,246 Rose City, MI $89,229 Saint Charles, MI $89,842

Saint Helen, MI $89,261 Sanford, MI $89,728 Standish, MI $89,595 Sterling, MI $89,491 West Branch, MI $89,318 Wheeler, MI $90,015 Akron, MI $89,665 Au Gres, MI $89,551

Barton City, MI $89,151 Bay City, MI $89,738 University Center, MI $89,749 Bay Port, MI $89,563 Black River, MI $89,268 Bridgeport, MI $89,760 Caro, MI $89,642 Carrollton, MI $89,763

Caseville, MI $89,561 Cass City, MI $89,737 Clifford, MI $90,232 Curran, MI $89,020 Deford, MI $89,844 East Tawas, MI $89,410 Elkton, MI $89,578 Essexville, MI $89,703

Fairgrove, MI $89,686 Frankenmuth, MI $89,756 Gagetown, MI $89,664 Gilford, MI $89,700 Glennie, MI $89,206 Greenbush, MI $89,448 Hale, MI $89,338 Harrisville, MI $89,348

Kingston, MI $89,966 Lincoln, MI $89,306 Long Lake, MI $89,279 Mayville, MI $90,079 Berkley, MI $95,365 Smiths Creek, MI $91,731 Cadillac, MI $89,529 Acme, MI $89,444

Alba, MI $89,339 Alden, MI $89,339 Arcadia, MI $89,483 Bear Lake, MI $89,487 Bellaire, MI $89,360 Benzonia, MI $89,523 Beulah, MI $89,533 Boon, MI $89,415

Brethren, MI $89,434 Buckley, MI $89,456 Cedar, MI $89,468 Central Lake, MI $89,372 Chase, MI $89,545 Copemish, MI $89,409 Eastlake, MI $89,778 Eastport, MI $89,455

Elberta, MI $89,713 Elk Rapids, MI $89,589 Empire, MI $89,426 Evart, MI $89,539 Falmouth, MI $89,279 Fife Lake, MI $89,299 Filer City, MI $89,770 Frankfort, MI $89,569

Glen Arbor, MI $89,470 Grawn, MI $89,553 Harrietta, MI $89,364 Hersey, MI $89,697 Honor, MI $89,434 Idlewild, MI $89,646 Interlochen, MI $89,551 Irons, MI $89,444

Kaleva, MI $89,499 Kalkaska, MI $89,271 Kewadin, MI $89,425 Kingsley, MI $89,447 Lake Ann, MI $89,564 Lake City, MI $89,345 Lake Leelanau, MI $89,482 Leland, MI $89,522

Leroy, MI $89,461 Luther, MI $89,400 Trout Lake, MI $89,288 Vanderbilt, MI $89,148 Walloon Lake, MI $89,456 Waters, MI $89,211 Wolverine, MI $89,219 Iron Mountain, MI $89,774

Kingsford, MI $89,993 Allouez, MI $89,543 Au Train, MI $89,616 Bark River, MI $89,605 Big Bay, MI $89,433 Carney, MI $89,541 Champion, MI $89,542 Channing, MI $89,483

Chatham, MI $89,610 Cooks, MI $89,471 Cornell, MI $89,510 Arnold, MI $89,524 Curtis, MI $89,444 Daggett, MI $89,547 Deerton, MI $89,522 Eben Junction, MI $89,622

Rumely, MI $89,564 Engadine, MI $89,402 Escanaba, MI $89,817 Felch, MI $89,520 Little Lake, MI $89,659 Foster City, MI $89,520 Garden, MI $89,493 Germfask, MI $89,449

Gladstone, MI $89,777 Gould City, MI $89,332 Grand Marais, MI $89,374 Gulliver, MI $89,364 Gwinn, MI $89,718 Harris, MI $89,502 Hermansville, MI $89,605 Ingalls, MI $89,772

Ishpeming, MI $89,739 Loretto, MI $89,920 Mc Millan, MI $89,425 Manistique, MI $89,519 Marquette, MI $89,857 Menominee, MI $90,080 Michigamme, MI $89,466 Munising, MI $89,653

Nadeau, MI $89,812 Nahma, MI $89,619 National Mine, MI $89,747 Negaunee, MI $89,741 Newberry, MI $89,391 Norway, MI $89,740 Palmer, MI $89,713 Perkins, MI $89,572

Perronville, MI $89,325 Powers, MI $89,621 Quinnesec, MI $89,892 Ralph, MI $89,322 Rapid River, MI $89,516 Republic, MI $89,528 Rock, MI $89,519 Sagola, MI $89,551

Seney, MI $89,209 Shingleton, MI $89,381 Skandia, MI $89,650 Spalding, MI $89,743 Stephenson, MI $89,682 Trenary, MI $89,559 Vulcan, MI $89,588 Wallace, MI $89,838

Wells, MI $89,929 Wetmore, MI $89,451 Wilson, MI $89,632 Ahmeek, MI $89,861 Alpha, MI $89,837 Amasa, MI $89,385 Atlantic Mine, MI $89,637 Baraga, MI $89,644

Bergland, MI $89,510 Bessemer, MI $89,761 Bruce Crossing, MI $89,478 Calumet, MI $89,742 Caspian, MI $89,978 Chassell, MI $89,633 Copper City, MI $89,763 Copper Harbor, MI $89,454

Covington, MI $89,364 Crystal Falls, MI $89,592 Dodgeville, MI $89,920 Dollar Bay, MI $89,849 Ewen, MI $89,449 Gaastra, MI $89,699 Greenland, MI $89,532 Hancock, MI $89,778

Houghton, MI $89,864 Hubbell, MI $89,913 Iron River, MI $89,615 Ironwood, MI $89,719 Kearsarge, MI $89,791 Norvell, MI $93,444 Onondaga, MI $92,270 Onsted, MI $92,887

Osseo, MI $90,774 Ottawa Lake, MI $92,283 Palmyra, MI $92,615 Parma, MI $92,040 Petersburg, MI $92,577 Pittsford, MI $90,923 Pleasant Lake, MI $92,461 Reading, MI $90,793

Riga, MI $92,337 Rives Junction, MI $92,303 Sand Creek, MI $92,219 Somerset, MI $91,640 Somerset Center, MI $91,591 Spring Arbor, MI $91,751 Springport, MI $92,187 Stockbridge, MI $92,646

Tecumseh, MI $93,775 Tipton, MI $93,397 Waldron, MI $90,824 Weston, MI $92,201 Ada, MI $91,502 Alto, MI $91,398 Bailey, MI $90,284 Baldwin, MI $89,616

Barryton, MI $89,755 Belmont, MI $91,497 Big Rapids, MI $90,041 Bitely, MI $89,642 Blanchard, MI $90,034 Bradley, MI $91,385 Brohman, MI $89,716 Burnips, MI $91,252

Byron Center, MI $91,423 Caledonia, MI $91,434 Cannonsburg, MI $91,428 Casnovia, MI $90,646 Cedar Springs, MI $91,078 Chippewa Lake, MI $89,956 Mancelona, MI $89,261 Manistee, MI $89,597

Manton, MI $89,401 Maple City, MI $89,448 Marion, MI $89,385 Mayfield, MI $89,445 Merritt, MI $89,207 Mesick, MI $89,444 Northport, MI $89,434 Old Mission, MI $89,613

Omena, MI $89,468 Onekama, MI $89,595 Rapid City, MI $89,406 Reed City, MI $89,658 Sears, MI $89,513 South Boardman, MI $89,332 Suttons Bay, MI $89,499 Thompsonville, MI $89,431

Traverse City, MI $89,627 Tustin, MI $89,430 Wellston, MI $89,438 Williamsburg, MI $89,424 Mackinaw City, MI $89,442 Afton, MI $89,196 Alanson, MI $89,409 Alpena, MI $89,422

Atlanta, MI $89,117 Barbeau, MI $89,357 Bay Shore, MI $89,439 Boyne City, MI $89,407 Boyne Falls, MI $89,233 Brimley, MI $89,429 Brutus, MI $89,345 Burt Lake, MI $89,437

Carp Lake, MI $89,325 Cedarville, MI $89,380 Charlevoix, MI $89,445 Cheboygan, MI $89,381 Conway, MI $89,501 Cross Village, MI $89,438 Dafter, MI $89,418 De Tour Village, MI $89,347

Drummond Island, MI $89,299 East Jordan, MI $89,352 Eckerman, MI $89,237 Ellsworth, MI $89,364 Elmira, MI $89,195 Frederic, MI $89,068 Gaylord, MI $89,245 Goetzville, MI $89,306

Good Hart, MI $89,436 Grayling, MI $89,095 Harbor Springs, MI $89,416 Hawks, MI $89,168 Herron, MI $89,259 Hessel, MI $89,348 Hillman, MI $89,174 Hubbard Lake, MI $89,234

Hulbert, MI $89,252 Indian River, MI $89,364 Johannesburg, MI $89,034 Tower, MI $89,220 Comstock Park, MI $91,526 Kinross, MI $89,429 Lachine, MI $89,186 Levering, MI $89,323

Lewiston, MI $89,048 Mackinac Island, MI $89,529 Millersburg, MI $89,196 Moran, MI $89,284 Mullett Lake, MI $89,383 Naubinway, MI $89,275 Oden, MI $89,681 Onaway, MI $89,216

Ossineke, MI $89,369 Paradise, MI $89,283 Pellston, MI $89,351 Petoskey, MI $89,449 Pickford, MI $89,402 Pointe Aux Pins, MI $89,168 Posen, MI $89,230 Presque Isle, MI $89,330

Rogers City, MI $89,321 Rudyard, MI $89,324 Saint Ignace, MI $89,463 Beaver Island, MI $89,331 Sault Sainte Marie, MI $89,587 Kincheloe, MI $90,003 Topinabee, MI $89,552 Macatawa, MI $90,366

Coral, MI $90,700 Dorr, MI $91,290 Freeport, MI $91,450 Gowen, MI $90,917 Grant, MI $90,198 Hopkins, MI $91,275 Howard City, MI $90,575 Kent City, MI $90,850

Lowell, MI $91,367 Mecosta, MI $90,049 Middleville, MI $91,452 Moline, MI $91,378 Morley, MI $90,254 Newaygo, MI $90,271 Paris, MI $89,774 Pierson, MI $90,782

Remus, MI $89,922 Rockford, MI $91,329 Rodney, MI $89,917 Sand Lake, MI $90,870 Shelbyville, MI $91,498 Sparta, MI $91,272 Stanwood, MI $90,183 Trufant, MI $90,801

Wayland, MI $91,370 White Cloud, MI $89,964 Allendale, MI $90,963 Branch, MI $89,483 Conklin, MI $90,895 Coopersville, MI $90,669 Custer, MI $89,584 Douglas, MI $90,567

Fennville, MI $90,795 Ferrysburg, MI $89,072 Fountain, MI $89,584 Free Soil, MI $89,461 Fremont, MI $89,819 Fruitport, MI $89,135 Glenn, MI $90,675 Grand Haven, MI $89,573

Grandville, MI $91,519 Hamilton, MI $90,986 Hart, MI $89,663 Hesperia, MI $89,704 Holland, MI $90,636 Holton, MI $89,504 Hudsonville, MI $91,292 Jamestown, MI $91,340

Jenison, MI $91,456 Lamont, MI $91,190 Ludington, MI $89,732 Mc Bain, MI $89,404 Hartland, MI $93,195 Highland, MI $93,163 Lake Orion, MI $93,722 Oakland, MI $93,806

Lakeville, MI $93,343 Leonard, MI $93,139 Oxford, MI $93,043 Novi, MI $94,476 Milford, MI $93,892 Commerce Township, MI $93,826 White Lake, MI $93,288 Union Lake, MI $93,962

Walled Lake, MI $94,103 Wixom, MI $94,222 Applegate, MI $89,771 Argyle, MI $89,740 Atlas, MI $91,035 Attica, MI $90,954 Bad Axe, MI $89,615 Bancroft, MI $91,839

Birch Run, MI $89,828 Brown City, MI $90,262 Burt, MI $89,785 Byron, MI $91,950 Carsonville, MI $89,538 Clio, MI $90,274 Columbiaville, MI $90,679 Croswell, MI $90,153

Millington, MI $90,092 Munger, MI $89,746 National City, MI $89,370 Omer, MI $89,487 Oscoda, MI $89,438 Owendale, MI $89,657 Pigeon, MI $89,674 Prescott, MI $89,415

Reese, MI $89,745 Richville, MI $89,752 Sebewaing, MI $89,692 Silverwood, MI $90,200 South Branch, MI $89,184 Spruce, MI $89,271 Tawas City, MI $89,424 Turner, MI $89,354

Twining, MI $89,428 Unionville, MI $89,625 Vassar, MI $89,892 Whittemore, MI $89,355 Alma, MI $90,262 Mount Pleasant, MI $90,323 Okemos, MI $92,577 Ashley, MI $90,715

Bannister, MI $90,748 Bath, MI $92,527 Belding, MI $91,204 Carson City, MI $90,807 Cedar Lake, MI $90,201 Charlotte, MI $92,265 Clarksville, MI $91,385 Cohoctah, MI $92,042

Corunna, MI $90,949 Crystal, MI $90,406 Dansville, MI $92,449 Dewitt, MI $92,473 Dimondale, MI $92,558 Eagle, MI $92,309 East Lansing, MI $92,673 Eaton Rapids, MI $92,317

Edmore, MI $90,251 Elm Hall, MI $90,115 Elsie, MI $91,151 Elwell, MI $90,005 Eureka, MI $91,273 Fenwick, MI $90,964 Fowler, MI $91,657 Fowlerville, MI $92,360

Grand Ledge, MI $92,418 Greenville, MI $91,010

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

$84,662

Average $94,321/year

$97,573

$7,055

Average $7,860/month

$8,131

$1,628

Average $1,814/week

$1,876

$41

Average $45/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,573	$8,131	$1,876	$47
Average	$94,321	$7,860	$1,814	$45
25th Percentile	$84,662	$7,055	$1,628	$41

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