Technical Author Salary in Mississippi

How much does a Technical Author make in Mississippi?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technical Author in Mississippi is $85,414 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $41.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $91,040
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $76,667 to $88,359
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $68,703

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Technical Author Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,359	$7,363	$1,699	$42
Average	$85,414	$7,118	$1,643	$41
25th Percentile	$76,667	$6,389	$1,474	$37

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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): $57,011
Early Career (1-2 years): $68,520
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $86,021
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $100,858
Expert (over 8 years): $95,428

Levels	Salary
Technical... Level Technical Author	$57,011
Technical... Level Technical Author	$68,520
Technical... Level Technical Author	$86,021
Technical... Level Technical Author	$100,858
Technical... Level Technical Author	$95,428

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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:

Hillsboro: $83,818
Holly Bluff: $83,099
Kosciusko: $83,077

Hillsboro, MS $83,818 Holly Bluff, MS $83,099 Kosciusko, MS $83,077 Lake, MS $83,541 Lena, MS $83,870 Lexington, MS $82,930 Lorman, MS $83,137 Louise, MS $83,977

Ludlow, MS $84,054 Mc Adams, MS $83,002 Mc Cool, MS $82,909 Madden, MS $83,326 Madison, MS $84,818 Magee, MS $83,922 Mayersville, MS $83,597 Mendenhall, MS $84,220

Midnight, MS $83,979 Mize, MS $83,581 Morton, MS $84,249 Mount Olive, MS $83,586 Natchez, MS $83,352 Newhebron, MS $83,820 Pattison, MS $83,536 Pelahatchie, MS $84,517

Pickens, MS $83,597 Piney Woods, MS $84,656 Pinola, MS $84,169 Port Gibson, MS $83,521 Puckett, MS $84,331 Pulaski, MS $83,848 Raleigh, MS $83,623 Raymond, MS $84,787

Redwood, MS $83,642 Ridgeland, MS $85,036 Rolling Fork, MS $83,656 Sallis, MS $83,145 Sandhill, MS $84,712 Satartia, MS $84,068 Sharon, MS $84,156 Sibley, MS $83,554

Silver City, MS $83,512 Star, MS $84,772 Taylorsville, MS $83,369 Tchula, MS $83,000 Terry, MS $84,813 Thomastown, MS $83,333 Tinsley, MS $83,995 Tougaloo, MS $85,096

Utica, MS $84,318 Vaiden, MS $82,763 Valley Park, MS $83,257 Vaughan, MS $83,765 Vicksburg, MS $83,928 Walnut Grove, MS $83,485 Washington, MS $83,316 Wesson, MS $83,886

West, MS $82,752 Whitfield, MS $85,088 Yazoo City, MS $83,646 Jackson, MS $85,155 Pearl, MS $85,149 Richland, MS $85,155 Flowood, MS $85,131 Byram, MS $85,051

Lula, MS $84,716 Lyon, MS $83,139 Marks, MS $83,701 Michigan City, MS $85,346 Mount Pleasant, MS $87,397 Myrtle, MS $83,803 Nesbit, MS $88,843 New Albany, MS $83,654

Olive Branch, MS $88,712 Oxford, MS $83,942 Pope, MS $83,415 Potts Camp, MS $84,724 Red Banks, MS $87,354 Ripley, MS $83,545 Robinsonville, MS $87,643 Sarah, MS $86,389

Sardis, MS $84,876 Senatobia, MS $86,498 Sherard, MS $82,959 Sledge, MS $84,575 Southaven, MS $89,363 Taylor, MS $83,813 Tiplersville, MS $83,691 Tula, MS $83,344

Tunica, MS $86,618 University, MS $84,535 Victoria, MS $87,246 Walls, MS $89,170 Walnut, MS $83,721 Waterford, MS $85,034 Greenville, MS $85,146 Alligator, MS $82,695

Anguilla, MS $84,259 Arcola, MS $85,146 Avon, MS $85,146 Benoit, MS $84,350 Beulah, MS $83,571 Boyle, MS $83,972 Chatham, MS $84,999 Cleveland, MS $83,667

Doddsville, MS $83,205 Drew, MS $82,761 Parchman, MS $82,850 Dublin, MS $82,547 Duncan, MS $82,650 Glen Allan, MS $84,745 Grace, MS $84,539 Gunnison, MS $82,892

Hollandale, MS $85,146 Holly Ridge, MS $84,406 Indianola, MS $84,462 Inverness, MS $84,297 Isola, MS $84,487 Leland, MS $85,146 Merigold, MS $83,216 Metcalfe, MS $85,146

Moorhead, MS $83,645 Mound Bayou, MS $83,140 Pace, MS $83,631 Panther Burn, MS $84,775 Rena Lara, MS $82,670 Rome, MS $82,686 Rosedale, MS $83,432 Ruleville, MS $83,159

Scott, MS $84,640 Shaw, MS $84,226 Shelby, MS $82,942 Stoneville, MS $85,146 Sunflower, MS $83,488 Wayside, MS $85,146 Winstonville, MS $83,369 Winterville, MS $85,146

Tupelo, MS $84,037 Algoma, MS $83,805 Amory, MS $82,618 Baldwyn, MS $83,599 Becker, MS $82,406 Belden, MS $83,891 Belmont, MS $83,270 Blue Springs, MS $83,655

Booneville, MS $83,549 Burnsville, MS $83,483 Corinth, MS $83,799 Dennis, MS $83,176 Derma, MS $83,731 Ecru, MS $83,723 Fulton, MS $83,601 Gattman, MS $82,287

Glen, MS $83,566 Abbeville, MS $84,427 Arkabutla, MS $87,313 Ashland, MS $84,747 Batesville, MS $84,189 Belen, MS $83,445 Blue Mountain, MS $83,738 Byhalia, MS $87,741

Clarksdale, MS $82,898 Coahoma, MS $83,752 Coldwater, MS $87,450 Como, MS $85,356 Courtland, MS $83,751 Crenshaw, MS $84,914 Crowder, MS $83,461 Darling, MS $84,156

Dumas, MS $83,490 Dundee, MS $84,767 Etta, MS $83,713 Falcon, MS $84,358 Falkner, MS $84,111 Farrell, MS $83,141 Friars Point, MS $83,800 Hernando, MS $88,101

Hickory Flat, MS $84,350 Holly Springs, MS $85,713 Horn Lake, MS $89,266 Independence, MS $87,108 Jonestown, MS $83,828 Lake Cormorant, MS $88,796 Lamar, MS $85,758 Stennis Space Center, MS $85,087

Diamondhead, MS $84,371 Biloxi, MS $84,887 Diberville, MS $84,840 Escatawpa, MS $84,426 Gautier, MS $84,411 Hurley, MS $84,652 Kiln, MS $84,456 Lakeshore, MS $85,151

Long Beach, MS $84,267 Mc Henry, MS $84,032 Moss Point, MS $84,495 Ocean Springs, MS $84,538 Vancleave, MS $84,329 Pascagoula, MS $84,494 Pass Christian, MS $84,269 Pearlington, MS $86,254

Perkinston, MS $84,016 Saucier, MS $84,284 Waveland, MS $84,503 Wiggins, MS $83,729 Brookhaven, MS $83,872 Bogue Chitto, MS $83,445 Bude, MS $83,454 Centreville, MS $85,910

Chatawa, MS $84,209 Crosby, MS $83,947 Fernwood, MS $83,813 Gloster, MS $84,518 Jayess, MS $83,167 Kokomo, MS $83,206 Liberty, MS $84,751 Mc Call Creek, MS $83,377

Mccomb, MS $83,476 Magnolia, MS $83,910 Meadville, MS $83,128 Monticello, MS $83,663 Oak Vale, MS $83,241 Osyka, MS $84,493 Roxie, MS $83,080 Ruth, MS $83,294

Silver Creek, MS $83,588 Smithdale, MS $83,323 Sontag, MS $83,692 Summit, MS $83,291 Tylertown, MS $83,273 Union Church, MS $83,457 Woodville, MS $84,840 Columbus, MS $81,665

Aberdeen, MS $82,216 Ackerman, MS $82,946 Artesia, MS $81,785 Bellefontaine, MS $83,072 Brooksville, MS $82,098 Caledonia, MS $82,027 Cedarbluff, MS $82,226 Crawford, MS $81,908

Eupora, MS $83,049 French Camp, MS $82,924 Hamilton, MS $81,871 Kilmichael, MS $82,883 Maben, MS $82,723 Mantee, MS $82,833 Mathiston, MS $82,871 Mayhew, MS $81,671

Montpelier, MS $82,520 Pheba, MS $82,440 Prairie, MS $82,206 Starkville, MS $82,121 Mississippi State, MS $82,054 Steens, MS $81,710 Stewart, MS $82,894 Sturgis, MS $82,677

Walthall, MS $83,210 Weir, MS $83,026 West Point, MS $81,827 Woodland, MS $82,881 Thaxton, MS $83,502 Tishomingo, MS $83,110 Toccopola, MS $83,510 Trebloc, MS $82,608

Tremont, MS $83,410 Van Vleet, MS $83,248 Vardaman, MS $83,348 Verona, MS $84,018 Wheeler, MS $83,558 Grenada, MS $82,923 Banner, MS $83,281 Big Creek, MS $83,062

Bruce, MS $83,334 Calhoun City, MS $83,232 Carrollton, MS $82,531 Cascilla, MS $82,634 Charleston, MS $82,747 Coffeeville, MS $82,973 Coila, MS $82,540 Cruger, MS $82,729

Duck Hill, MS $82,856 Elliott, MS $82,948 Enid, MS $82,985 Glendora, MS $82,499 Gore Springs, MS $83,006 Greenwood, MS $82,508 Holcomb, MS $82,527 Itta Bena, MS $83,116

Mc Carley, MS $82,638 Minter City, MS $82,333 Money, MS $82,443 Morgan City, MS $83,263 North Carrollton, MS $82,977 Oakland, MS $82,890 Paris, MS $83,283 Philipp, MS $82,269

Pittsboro, MS $83,354 Schlater, MS $82,496 Scobey, MS $82,757 Sidon, MS $82,704 Slate Spring, MS $83,178 Sumner, MS $82,745 Swan Lake, MS $82,528 Swiftown, MS $83,482

Tie Plant, MS $82,926 Tillatoba, MS $82,797 Tippo, MS $82,397 Tutwiler, MS $82,702 Vance, MS $82,569 Water Valley, MS $83,197 Webb, MS $82,631 Winona, MS $82,855

Belzoni, MS $83,877 Benton, MS $83,747 Bentonia, MS $84,346 Bolton, MS $84,694 Brandon, MS $84,699 Braxton, MS $84,558 Camden, MS $83,531 Canton, MS $84,397

Carthage, MS $83,371 Cary, MS $83,744 Clinton, MS $84,961 Conehatta, MS $83,370 Crystal Springs, MS $84,522 Delta City, MS $84,769 D Lo, MS $84,382 Durant, MS $83,013

Edwards, MS $84,473 Ethel, MS $82,902 Fayette, MS $83,173 Flora, MS $84,654 Pocahontas, MS $85,068 Florence, MS $84,871 Meridian, MS $83,206 Bailey, MS $83,094

Buckatunna, MS $83,166 Chunky, MS $83,017 Clara, MS $83,107 Collinsville, MS $83,138 Daleville, MS $83,014 Decatur, MS $83,139 De Kalb, MS $83,032 Enterprise, MS $83,016

Hickory, MS $83,031 Lauderdale, MS $83,115 Lawrence, MS $83,316 Little Rock, MS $83,048 Louin, MS $83,188 Louisville, MS $83,028 Macon, MS $83,238 Marion, MS $83,385

Newton, MS $83,158 Noxapater, MS $83,067 Pachuta, MS $82,968 Paulding, MS $82,951 Philadelphia, MS $83,136 Porterville, MS $83,017 Preston, MS $83,042 Quitman, MS $83,075

Rose Hill, MS $82,904 Scooba, MS $83,209 Sebastopol, MS $83,572 Shubuta, MS $83,004 Shuqualak, MS $83,196 State Line, MS $83,321 Stonewall, MS $83,110 Toomsuba, MS $83,133

Union, MS $83,087 Vossburg, MS $82,985 Waynesboro, MS $83,112 Hattiesburg, MS $83,304 Bassfield, MS $83,242 Bay Springs, MS $83,250 Beaumont, MS $83,210 Brooklyn, MS $83,381

Carriere, MS $84,847 Carson, MS $83,279 Collins, MS $83,355 Columbia, MS $83,232 Eastabuchie, MS $83,147 Ellisville, MS $83,177 Heidelberg, MS $83,043 Laurel, MS $83,434

Leakesville, MS $83,853 Lucedale, MS $84,506 Lumberton, MS $83,607 Mc Lain, MS $83,535 Mc Neill, MS $84,743 Moselle, MS $83,148 Moss, MS $83,098 Neely, MS $83,382

New Augusta, MS $83,042 Nicholson, MS $85,267 Ovett, MS $83,037 Petal, MS $83,275 Picayune, MS $85,188 Poplarville, MS $84,191 Prentiss, MS $83,540 Purvis, MS $83,278

Richton, MS $83,024 Sandersville, MS $83,187 Sandy Hook, MS $83,264 Seminary, MS $83,130 Soso, MS $83,115 Stringer, MS $83,163 Sumrall, MS $83,170 Foxworth, MS $83,206

Gulfport, MS $84,217 Bay Saint Louis, MS $84,993 Plantersville, MS $83,557 Pontotoc, MS $83,785 Randolph, MS $83,473 Rienzi, MS $83,558 Saltillo, MS $83,819 Shannon, MS $83,586

Sherman, MS $83,918 Smithville, MS $83,134 Golden, MS $83,278 Greenwood Springs, MS $82,556 Guntown, MS $83,683 Houlka, MS $83,592 Houston, MS $83,142 Iuka, MS $83,182

Mantachie, MS $83,693 Marietta, MS $83,449 Mooreville, MS $83,850 Nettleton, MS $83,255 New Site, MS $83,269 Okolona, MS $83,065 Lambert, MS $82,798 Forest, MS $83,769

Gallman, MS $84,292 Georgetown, MS $84,344 Goodman, MS $83,445 Harperville, MS $83,703 Harriston, MS $83,210 Harrisville, MS $84,481 Hazlehurst, MS $83,964 Hermanville, MS $83,691

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

$76,667

Average $85,414/year

$88,359

$6,389

Average $7,118/month

$7,363

$1,474

Average $1,643/week

$1,699

$37

Average $41/hour

$42

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$88,359	$7,363	$1,699	$42
Average	$85,414	$7,118	$1,643	$41
25th Percentile	$76,667	$6,389	$1,474	$37

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