Technical Author Salary in South Dakota

How much does a Technical Author make in South Dakota?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technical Author in South Dakota is $87,042 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $42.

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

Top Earners (90th percentile): $92,775
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $78,128 to $90,043
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $70,012

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Technical Author Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,043	$7,504	$1,732	$43
Average	$87,042	$7,254	$1,674	$42
25th Percentile	$78,128	$6,511	$1,502	$38

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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): $58,098
Early Career (1-2 years): $69,826
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $87,661
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $102,780
Expert (over 8 years): $97,248

Levels	Salary
Technical... Level Technical Author	$58,098
Technical... Level Technical Author	$69,826
Technical... Level Technical Author	$87,661
Technical... Level Technical Author	$102,780
Technical... Level Technical Author	$97,248

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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:

Alcester: $87,949
Aurora: $88,417
Baltic: $87,465

Alcester, SD $87,949 Aurora, SD $88,417 Baltic, SD $87,465 Beresford, SD $87,724 Brandon, SD $87,286 Brookings, SD $88,579 Burbank, SD $87,636 Canistota, SD $87,766

Canton, SD $87,517 Centerville, SD $87,730 Chancellor, SD $87,507 Chester, SD $87,723 Colman, SD $88,009 Colton, SD $87,644 Crooks, SD $87,418 Davis, SD $87,623

Dell Rapids, SD $87,626 Egan, SD $87,861 Elk Point, SD $87,359 Elkton, SD $88,471 Fairview, SD $87,646 Flandreau, SD $88,146 Freeman, SD $88,051 Garretson, SD $87,482

Gayville, SD $88,198 Harrisburg, SD $87,342 Hartford, SD $87,476 Hudson, SD $87,715 Humboldt, SD $87,601 Hurley, SD $87,733 Irene, SD $87,979 Jefferson, SD $87,033

Lennox, SD $87,508 Lesterville, SD $88,133 Lyons, SD $87,499 Madison, SD $88,183 Marion, SD $87,792 Menno, SD $88,087 Mission Hill, SD $88,153 Monroe, SD $87,697

Belle Fourche, SD $88,036 Black Hawk, SD $85,343 Box Elder, SD $85,453 Buffalo, SD $87,876 Buffalo Gap, SD $87,185 Camp Crook, SD $87,961 Caputa, SD $85,866 Custer, SD $86,998

Deadwood, SD $86,462 Edgemont, SD $87,832 Enning, SD $87,147 Fairburn, SD $86,194 Fort Meade, SD $86,185 Hermosa, SD $85,849 Hill City, SD $86,430 Hot Springs, SD $87,765

Howes, SD $87,340 Interior, SD $87,480 Keystone, SD $85,764 Kyle, SD $87,667 Lead, SD $87,254 Ludlow, SD $88,222 Manderson, SD $87,808 Mud Butte, SD $87,394

Nemo, SD $85,884 Newell, SD $87,563 New Underwood, SD $85,870 Nisland, SD $87,757 Oelrichs, SD $87,584 Oglala, SD $87,737 Oral, SD $87,504 Owanka, SD $86,292

Piedmont, SD $85,406 Pine Ridge, SD $87,900 Porcupine, SD $87,636 Pringle, SD $87,268 Quinn, SD $87,353 Redig, SD $87,250 Saint Onge, SD $87,498 Scenic, SD $86,877

Smithwick, SD $87,614 Spearfish, SD $87,893 Sturgis, SD $85,911 Union Center, SD $87,205 Vale, SD $86,930 Wall, SD $87,227 Wasta, SD $86,785 White Owl, SD $87,380

Whitewood, SD $87,129 Wounded Knee, SD $87,813 Leola, SD $88,333 Long Lake, SD $88,468 Mansfield, SD $88,281 Mellette, SD $88,364 Northville, SD $88,269 Onaka, SD $87,926

Orient, SD $88,059 Pierpont, SD $88,358 Redfield, SD $88,501 Rockham, SD $88,164 Roscoe, SD $88,008 Selby, SD $87,855 Seneca, SD $87,871 Stratford, SD $88,369

Tolstoy, SD $87,876 Tulare, SD $88,378 Turton, SD $88,383 Warner, SD $88,471 Westport, SD $88,349 Pierre, SD $80,692 Agar, SD $82,792 Belvidere, SD $87,351

Blunt, SD $80,692 Burke, SD $88,035 Colome, SD $87,928 Dallas, SD $87,901 Draper, SD $85,188 Fort Pierre, SD $80,929 Gregory, SD $87,995 Hamill, SD $87,777

Harrold, SD $81,163 Hayes, SD $86,452 Herrick, SD $87,986 Holabird, SD $82,994 Ideal, SD $87,754 Kadoka, SD $87,452 Kennebec, SD $86,472 Long Valley, SD $87,448

Lower Brule, SD $86,358 Martin, SD $87,659 Midland, SD $87,165 Milesville, SD $87,221 Mission, SD $87,847 Murdo, SD $86,626 Norris, SD $87,584 Okaton, SD $87,363

Okreek, SD $87,797 Onida, SD $81,484 Parmelee, SD $87,741 Philip, SD $87,349 Presho, SD $85,826 Reliance, SD $87,827 Rosebud, SD $87,942 Saint Charles, SD $88,081

Saint Francis, SD $87,774 Tuthill, SD $87,554 Vivian, SD $85,453 Wanblee, SD $87,612 White River, SD $87,573 Winner, SD $87,847 Witten, SD $87,690 Wood, SD $87,562

Mobridge, SD $87,873 Bison, SD $87,654 Bullhead, SD $88,326 Cherry Creek, SD $87,427 Dupree, SD $87,446 Eagle Butte, SD $87,537 Faith, SD $87,419 Glencross, SD $87,494

Glenham, SD $87,905 Herreid, SD $88,241 Isabel, SD $87,477 Keldron, SD $87,899 Lantry, SD $87,578 Lemmon, SD $88,228 Little Eagle, SD $88,312 Lodgepole, SD $87,990

Mc Intosh, SD $88,032 Mc Laughlin, SD $87,954 Meadow, SD $87,453 Morristown, SD $88,122 Mound City, SD $88,083 Pollock, SD $88,415 Prairie City, SD $87,768 Ralph, SD $88,055

Reva, SD $87,773 Ridgeview, SD $87,580 Timber Lake, SD $87,624 Trail City, SD $87,597 Wakpala, SD $87,956 Walker, SD $88,096 Watauga, SD $87,896 Whitehorse, SD $87,673

Rapid City, SD $85,328 Ellsworth Afb, SD $85,328 Allen, SD $87,658 Batesland, SD $87,694 Montrose, SD $87,767 North Sioux City, SD $86,896 Nunda, SD $88,140 Oldham, SD $88,334

Olivet, SD $88,127 Parker, SD $87,649 Ramona, SD $88,178 Renner, SD $87,363 Rowena, SD $87,304 Rutland, SD $88,062 Salem, SD $88,068 Scotland, SD $88,265

Sinai, SD $88,614 Springfield, SD $88,371 Tabor, SD $88,312 Tea, SD $87,411 Trent, SD $87,743 Tyndall, SD $88,287 Utica, SD $88,134 Valley Springs, SD $87,356

Vermillion, SD $88,154 Viborg, SD $87,956 Volga, SD $88,407 Volin, SD $88,054 Wakonda, SD $87,964 Wentworth, SD $88,031 Winfred, SD $88,074 Worthing, SD $87,494

Yankton, SD $88,491 Sioux Falls, SD $87,282 Vienna, SD $88,566 Wallace, SD $88,512 Waubay, SD $88,471 Webster, SD $88,492 White, SD $88,629 Willow Lake, SD $88,666

Wilmot, SD $88,557 Mitchell, SD $88,572 Alexandria, SD $88,246 Alpena, SD $88,395 Armour, SD $88,213 Artesian, SD $88,382 Avon, SD $88,237 Bonesteel, SD $88,066

Bridgewater, SD $88,009 Canova, SD $88,128 Carpenter, SD $88,600 Carthage, SD $88,402 Cavour, SD $88,519 Chamberlain, SD $88,120 Corsica, SD $88,230 Dante, SD $88,186

Delmont, SD $88,190 Dimock, SD $88,287 Emery, SD $88,155 Ethan, SD $88,334 Fairfax, SD $88,081 Fedora, SD $88,305 Fort Thompson, SD $87,085 Fulton, SD $88,317

Gann Valley, SD $87,938 Geddes, SD $88,102 Harrison, SD $88,168 Highmore, SD $86,472 Stephan, SD $86,855 Hitchcock, SD $88,448 Howard, SD $88,349 Huron, SD $88,750

Iroquois, SD $88,539 Kaylor, SD $88,383 Kimball, SD $88,116 Lake Andes, SD $88,244 Lane, SD $88,580 Letcher, SD $88,342 Marty, SD $88,527 Miller, SD $88,198

Mount Vernon, SD $88,284 New Holland, SD $88,416 Oacoma, SD $88,041 Parkston, SD $88,323 Pickstown, SD $88,379 Plankinton, SD $88,270 Platte, SD $88,120 Pukwana, SD $88,057

Ree Heights, SD $87,618 Saint Lawrence, SD $88,202 Spencer, SD $88,117 Stickney, SD $88,213 Tripp, SD $88,237 Virgil, SD $88,321 Wagner, SD $88,255 Wessington, SD $88,255

Wessington Springs, SD $88,241 White Lake, SD $88,154 Wolsey, SD $88,429 Woonsocket, SD $88,389 Yale, SD $88,591 Aberdeen, SD $88,599 Akaska, SD $87,808 Amherst, SD $88,463

Andover, SD $88,336 Ashton, SD $88,320 Barnard, SD $88,441 Bath, SD $88,414 Bowdle, SD $87,974 Brentford, SD $88,480 Britton, SD $88,712 Claremont, SD $88,389

Columbia, SD $88,282 Conde, SD $88,377 Cresbard, SD $88,159 Doland, SD $88,566 Eureka, SD $88,285 Faulkton, SD $88,151 Ferney, SD $88,699 Frankfort, SD $88,560

Frederick, SD $88,464 Gettysburg, SD $87,324 Groton, SD $88,423 Hecla, SD $88,591 Hosmer, SD $88,145 Houghton, SD $88,216 Hoven, SD $87,903 Ipswich, SD $88,236

Java, SD $87,849 Langford, SD $88,345 Lebanon, SD $87,470 Watertown, SD $88,750 Arlington, SD $88,514 Astoria, SD $88,655 Badger, SD $88,669 Big Stone City, SD $88,798

Bradley, SD $88,485 Brandt, SD $88,596 Bristol, SD $88,414 Bruce, SD $88,499 Bryant, SD $88,626 Castlewood, SD $88,572 Claire City, SD $88,706 Clark, SD $88,637

Clear Lake, SD $88,603 Corona, SD $88,708 De Smet, SD $88,591 Eden, SD $88,434 Erwin, SD $88,535 Estelline, SD $88,557 Florence, SD $88,529 Garden City, SD $88,544

Gary, SD $88,660 Goodwin, SD $88,491 Grenville, SD $88,411 Hayti, SD $88,605 Hazel, SD $88,565 Henry, SD $88,567 Kranzburg, SD $88,896 Labolt, SD $88,500

Lake City, SD $88,581 Lake Norden, SD $88,647 Lake Preston, SD $88,562 Marvin, SD $88,405 Milbank, SD $88,783 New Effington, SD $88,894 Ortley, SD $88,424 Peever, SD $88,543

Raymond, SD $88,587 Revillo, SD $88,553 Rosholt, SD $88,873 Roslyn, SD $88,394 Sisseton, SD $88,597 South Shore, SD $88,432 Stockholm, SD $88,433 Strandburg, SD $88,423

Summit, SD $88,429 Toronto, SD $88,561 Twin Brooks, SD $88,399 Veblen, SD $88,750

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

$78,128

Average $87,042/year

$90,043

$6,511

Average $7,254/month

$7,504

$1,502

Average $1,674/week

$1,732

$38

Average $42/hour

$43

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$90,043	$7,504	$1,732	$43
Average	$87,042	$7,254	$1,674	$42
25th Percentile	$78,128	$6,511	$1,502	$38

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