Technical Author Salary in Montana

How much does a Technical Author make in Montana?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technical Author in Montana is $90,423 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): $96,379
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $81,163 to $93,540
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $72,732

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Technical Author Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,540	$7,795	$1,799	$45
Average	$90,423	$7,535	$1,739	$43
25th Percentile	$81,163	$6,764	$1,561	$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): $60,355
Early Career (1-2 years): $72,538
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $91,066
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $106,772
Expert (over 8 years): $101,025

Levels	Salary
Technical... Level Technical Author	$60,355
Technical... Level Technical Author	$72,538
Technical... Level Technical Author	$91,066
Technical... Level Technical Author	$106,772
Technical... Level Technical Author	$101,025

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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:

Absarokee: $89,872
Acton: $92,048
Ashland: $89,803

Absarokee, MT $89,872 Acton, MT $92,048 Ashland, MT $89,803 Ballantine, MT $91,908 Bearcreek, MT $89,860 Belfry, MT $89,951 Bighorn, MT $89,656 Big Timber, MT $89,798

Birney, MT $89,740 Boyd, MT $90,682 Bridger, MT $90,330 Broadview, MT $91,539 Busby, MT $89,842 Clyde Park, MT $89,814 Columbus, MT $90,552 Cooke City, MT $89,639

Crow Agency, MT $89,918 Custer, MT $89,942 Decker, MT $89,825 Edgar, MT $91,706 Emigrant, MT $89,806 Fishtail, MT $89,730 Fromberg, MT $91,344 Gardiner, MT $89,809

Garryowen, MT $89,883 Grass Range, MT $89,716 Greycliff, MT $89,803 Hardin, MT $90,665 Fort Smith, MT $90,384 Harlowton, MT $89,766 Huntley, MT $92,361 Hysham, MT $89,702

Ingomar, MT $89,531 Joliet, MT $91,355 Lame Deer, MT $89,894 Laurel, MT $92,334 Lavina, MT $90,017 Livingston, MT $89,914 Lodge Grass, MT $89,934 Mc Leod, MT $89,610

Martinsdale, MT $89,668 Melstone, MT $89,702 Melville, MT $89,634 Molt, MT $91,790 Mosby, MT $89,578 Musselshell, MT $89,671 Nye, MT $89,719 Otter, MT $89,805

Park City, MT $91,700 Pompeys Pillar, MT $91,337 Pray, MT $89,760 Pryor, MT $91,388 Rapelje, MT $90,332 Red Lodge, MT $89,879 Reed Point, MT $89,767 Roberts, MT $90,258

Roscoe, MT $89,701 Roundup, MT $89,871 Ryegate, MT $89,686 Saint Xavier, MT $90,302 Sanders, MT $89,811 Sand Springs, MT $89,588 Shawmut, MT $89,657 Shepherd, MT $91,956

Silver Gate, MT $89,880 Springdale, MT $89,747 Sumatra, MT $89,588 Teigen, MT $89,718 Two Dot, MT $89,647 Wilsall, MT $89,727 Winnett, MT $89,654 Worden, MT $91,224

Wyola, MT $89,973 Billings, MT $92,441 Baker, MT $90,116 Wolf Point, MT $89,807 Antelope, MT $89,916 Bainville, MT $90,226 Brockton, MT $89,762 Brockway, MT $89,638

Circle, MT $89,706 Crane, MT $90,288 Culbertson, MT $89,960 Dagmar, MT $90,002 Fairview, MT $90,263 Flaxville, MT $89,692 Fort Peck, MT $89,649 Frazer, MT $89,753

Froid, MT $89,839 Glasgow, MT $89,801 Saint Marie, MT $90,182 Glentana, MT $89,650 Hinsdale, MT $89,630 Homestead, MT $89,839 Lambert, MT $89,784 Larslan, MT $89,637

Medicine Lake, MT $89,826 Nashua, MT $89,754 Opheim, MT $89,623 Outlook, MT $89,758 Peerless, MT $89,641 Plentywood, MT $89,900 Poplar, MT $89,824 Raymond, MT $89,833

Redstone, MT $89,643 Reserve, MT $89,732 Richey, MT $89,680 Richland, MT $89,630 Saco, MT $89,682 Savage, MT $89,947 Scobey, MT $89,762 Sidney, MT $90,285

Vandalia, MT $89,672 Vida, MT $89,701 Westby, MT $89,984 Whitetail, MT $89,628 Miles City, MT $89,815 Alzada, MT $89,737 Angela, MT $89,575 Alberton, MT $89,709

Arlee, MT $89,742 Bonner, MT $89,712 Charlo, MT $89,768 Clinton, MT $89,773 Condon, MT $89,612 Conner, MT $89,789 Corvallis, MT $89,908 Darby, MT $89,617

De Borgia, MT $89,431 Dixon, MT $89,688 Drummond, MT $89,737 Florence, MT $89,887 Frenchtown, MT $89,850 Grantsdale, MT $89,860 Hall, MT $89,719 Hamilton, MT $89,862

Pinesdale, MT $90,068 Haugan, MT $89,410 Helmville, MT $89,544 Heron, MT $89,443 Hot Springs, MT $89,606 Huson, MT $89,732 Lolo, MT $89,833 Lonepine, MT $89,639

Milltown, MT $90,060 Noxon, MT $89,407 Ovando, MT $89,534 Pablo, MT $90,089 Paradise, MT $89,740 Philipsburg, MT $89,719 Plains, MT $89,668 Polson, MT $89,809

Ravalli, MT $89,752 Ronan, MT $89,821 Saint Ignatius, MT $89,799 Saint Regis, MT $89,607 Saltese, MT $89,373 Seeley Lake, MT $89,762 Stevensville, MT $89,905 Sula, MT $89,585

Superior, MT $89,672 Thompson Falls, MT $89,545 Trout Creek, MT $89,461 Victor, MT $89,849 Kalispell, MT $89,887 Big Arm, MT $89,768 Bigfork, MT $89,764 Columbia Falls, MT $89,878

Coram, MT $89,762 Dayton, MT $89,780 Elmo, MT $89,675 Essex, MT $89,617 Eureka, MT $89,789 Fortine, MT $89,701 Hungry Horse, MT $89,982 Kila, MT $89,691

Lake Mc Donald, MT $89,773 Lakeside, MT $89,839 Libby, MT $89,654 Marion, MT $89,642 Martin City, MT $89,836 Olney, MT $89,628 Polebridge, MT $89,471 Proctor, MT $89,649

Rexford, MT $89,716 Rollins, MT $89,704 Somers, MT $89,827 Stryker, MT $89,612 Trego, MT $89,679 Troy, MT $89,407 West Glacier, MT $89,499 Whitefish, MT $89,833

Bloomfield, MT $89,729 Boyes, MT $89,757 Broadus, MT $89,784 Brusett, MT $89,641 Capitol, MT $89,570 Cohagen, MT $89,607 Colstrip, MT $89,972 Ekalaka, MT $89,763

Fallon, MT $89,858 Forsyth, MT $89,739 Glendive, MT $90,036 Hammond, MT $89,701 Hathaway, MT $89,801 Ismay, MT $89,729 Jordan, MT $89,660 Kinsey, MT $89,767

Lindsay, MT $89,654 Mildred, MT $89,857 Olive, MT $89,672 Plevna, MT $89,935 Powderville, MT $89,584 Rosebud, MT $89,628 Terry, MT $89,687 Volborg, MT $89,630

Wibaux, MT $90,001 Willard, MT $89,964 Great Falls, MT $85,941 Malmstrom A F B, MT $85,941 Augusta, MT $89,626 Babb, MT $89,659 Belt, MT $86,995 Black Eagle, MT $85,941

Brady, MT $88,775 Browning, MT $89,779 Buffalo, MT $89,710 Bynum, MT $89,699 Carter, MT $87,433 Cascade, MT $88,642 Choteau, MT $89,701 Coffee Creek, MT $89,708

Conrad, MT $89,782 Cut Bank, MT $89,722 Denton, MT $89,687 Dupuyer, MT $89,617 Dutton, MT $87,759 East Glacier Park, MT $89,578 Ethridge, MT $89,606 Fairfield, MT $88,993

Floweree, MT $86,121 Forest Grove, MT $89,673 Fort Benton, MT $89,055 Fort Shaw, MT $87,117 Galata, MT $89,630 Geraldine, MT $89,668 Geyser, MT $89,023 Heart Butte, MT $89,778

Highwood, MT $87,120 Hilger, MT $89,709 Hobson, MT $89,721 Judith Gap, MT $89,704 Kevin, MT $89,688 Ledger, MT $89,649 Lewistown, MT $89,867 Loma, MT $89,667

Lothair, MT $89,660 Moccasin, MT $89,727 Monarch, MT $88,734 Moore, MT $89,776 Neihart, MT $89,395 Oilmont, MT $89,642 Pendroy, MT $89,617 Power, MT $86,780

Raynesford, MT $88,630 Roy, MT $89,626 Sand Coulee, MT $85,941 Shelby, MT $89,784 Simms, MT $87,795 Stanford, MT $89,716 Stockett, MT $86,826 Sunburst, MT $89,721

Sun River, MT $86,666 Sweet Grass, MT $89,665 Biddle, MT $89,816 Ulm, MT $85,982 Valier, MT $89,708 Vaughn, MT $86,296 Winifred, MT $89,676 Havre, MT $89,846

Big Sandy, MT $89,694 Box Elder, MT $89,872 Chester, MT $89,707 Chinook, MT $89,723 Dodson, MT $89,689 Gildford, MT $89,674 Harlem, MT $89,798 Hays, MT $89,834

Hingham, MT $89,675 Hogeland, MT $89,660 Inverness, MT $89,653 Joplin, MT $89,675 Kremlin, MT $89,672 Lloyd, MT $89,541 Loring, MT $89,625 Malta, MT $89,737

Rudyard, MT $89,695 Turner, MT $89,681 Whitewater, MT $89,642 Whitlash, MT $89,579 Zortman, MT $89,746 Zurich, MT $89,623 Helena, MT $85,692 Basin, MT $87,564

Boulder, MT $88,523 Canyon Creek, MT $86,648 Clancy, MT $85,837 East Helena, MT $85,634 Fort Harrison, MT $85,634 Jefferson City, MT $86,453 Lincoln, MT $89,697 Marysville, MT $86,542

Radersburg, MT $88,665 Ringling, MT $89,597 Toston, MT $89,006 Townsend, MT $87,686 White Sulphur Springs, MT $89,334 Winston, MT $86,631 Wolf Creek, MT $88,459 Butte, MT $89,693

Alder, MT $89,663 Anaconda, MT $89,892 Avon, MT $87,501 Belgrade, MT $89,999 Bozeman, MT $90,056 Big Sky, MT $89,989 Cameron, MT $89,603 Cardwell, MT $89,798

Deer Lodge, MT $89,148 Dell, MT $89,358 Dillon, MT $89,732 Divide, MT $89,707 Elliston, MT $86,772 Ennis, MT $89,852 Gallatin Gateway, MT $89,801 Garrison, MT $88,708

Glen, MT $89,703 Gold Creek, MT $89,300 Harrison, MT $89,823 Jackson, MT $89,473 Lima, MT $89,422 Mc Allister, MT $89,835 Manhattan, MT $89,973 Melrose, MT $89,713

Norris, MT $89,712 Polaris, MT $89,604 Pony, MT $89,842 Ramsay, MT $89,889 Sheridan, MT $89,872 Silver Star, MT $89,870 Three Forks, MT $89,902 Twin Bridges, MT $89,796

Virginia City, MT $89,827 Warm Springs, MT $89,879 West Yellowstone, MT $89,778 Whitehall, MT $89,890 Willow Creek, MT $89,863 Wisdom, MT $89,495 Wise River, MT $89,652 Missoula, MT $90,196

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

$81,163

Average $90,423/year

$93,540

$6,764

Average $7,535/month

$7,795

$1,561

Average $1,739/week

$1,799

$39

Average $43/hour

$45

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$93,540	$7,795	$1,799	$45
Average	$90,423	$7,535	$1,739	$43
25th Percentile	$81,163	$6,764	$1,561	$39

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