Technical Author Salary in Wisconsin

How much does a Technical Author make in Wisconsin?

As of May 01, 2026, the average salary for a Technical Author in Wisconsin is $94,216 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): $100,421
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $84,567 to $97,464
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $75,783

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Technical Author Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,464	$8,122	$1,874	$47
Average	$94,216	$7,851	$1,812	$45
25th Percentile	$84,567	$7,047	$1,626	$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): $62,886
Early Career (1-2 years): $75,581
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,886
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $111,251
Expert (over 8 years): $105,262

Levels	Salary
Technical... Level Technical Author	$62,886
Technical... Level Technical Author	$75,581
Technical... Level Technical Author	$94,886
Technical... Level Technical Author	$111,251
Technical... Level Technical Author	$105,262

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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:

Green Lake: $91,645
Greenville: $92,517
Hancock: $90,834

Green Lake, WI $91,645 Greenville, WI $92,517 Hancock, WI $90,834 Hortonville, WI $92,322 Iola, WI $91,237 King, WI $91,935 Larsen, WI $92,153 Leopolis, WI $91,124

Manawa, WI $91,576 Marion, WI $91,294 Menasha, WI $92,592 Neenah, WI $92,424 Neshkoro, WI $91,316 New London, WI $91,941 Ogdensburg, WI $91,370 Omro, WI $91,821

Pickett, WI $91,897 Pine River, WI $91,542 Plainfield, WI $91,003 Poy Sippi, WI $91,605 Princeton, WI $91,426 Readfield, WI $92,060 Redgranite, WI $91,630 Ripon, WI $91,806

Rosendale, WI $91,852 Saxeville, WI $91,441 Scandinavia, WI $91,310 Tilleda, WI $90,986 Van Dyne, WI $91,967 Waukau, WI $91,807 Waupaca, WI $91,561 Wautoma, WI $91,347

Weyauwega, WI $91,718 Wild Rose, WI $91,375 Winnebago, WI $92,178 Winneconne, WI $91,963 Wilson, WI $93,471 Boyd, WI $91,050 Cadott, WI $91,116 Chetek, WI $90,869

Chippewa Falls, WI $91,311 Colfax, WI $91,201 Conrath, WI $90,685 Cornell, WI $90,920 Dallas, WI $91,391 Downing, WI $93,033 Downsville, WI $92,358 Durand, WI $92,269

Eau Galle, WI $92,065 Eleva, WI $91,410 Elk Mound, WI $91,207 Elmwood, WI $92,950 Fairchild, WI $91,298 Fall Creek, WI $91,352 Gilmanton, WI $91,826 Holcombe, WI $90,764

Humbird, WI $91,197 Independence, WI $91,561 Jim Falls, WI $90,997 Knapp, WI $92,984 Maiden Rock, WI $93,097 Menomonie, WI $92,270 Merrillan, WI $91,071 Mondovi, WI $91,594

Nelson, WI $92,687 New Auburn, WI $90,833 Osseo, WI $91,623 Pepin, WI $93,417 Pigeon Falls, WI $91,827 Plum City, WI $92,972 Prairie Farm, WI $92,180 Ridgeland, WI $91,685

Rock Falls, WI $91,247 Sand Creek, WI $90,883 Sheldon, WI $90,646 Spring Valley, WI $93,534 Stanley, WI $91,074 Stockholm, WI $93,636 Strum, WI $91,563 Thorp, WI $91,031

Wheeler, WI $91,885 Whitehall, WI $91,443 Spooner, WI $90,618 Almena, WI $91,887 Ashland, WI $90,527 Balsam Lake, WI $93,385 Barron, WI $91,310 Barronett, WI $90,657

Bayfield, WI $90,529 Benoit, WI $90,397 Birchwood, WI $90,495 Brill, WI $90,874 Bruce, WI $90,598 Brule, WI $91,374 Cable, WI $90,212 Cameron, WI $90,896

Centuria, WI $93,898 Comstock, WI $92,137 Cornucopia, WI $90,650 Couderay, WI $90,258 Cumberland, WI $91,459 Danbury, WI $91,160 Drummond, WI $90,481 Edgewater, WI $90,442

Exeland, WI $90,325 Foxboro, WI $91,699 Frederic, WI $91,966 Gordon, WI $90,937 Grand View, WI $90,297 Grantsburg, WI $92,525 Haugen, WI $90,972 Hawthorne, WI $91,674

Hayward, WI $90,325 Herbster, WI $90,775 Hertel, WI $90,643 High Bridge, WI $90,392 Iron River, WI $91,042 Ladysmith, WI $90,606 Lake Nebagamon, WI $91,471 La Pointe, WI $90,375

Luck, WI $93,032 Maple, WI $91,686 Marengo, WI $90,355 Mason, WI $90,368 Mikana, WI $90,864 Milltown, WI $93,420 Minong, WI $90,897 Odanah, WI $90,733

Ojibwa, WI $90,169 Glidden, WI $90,203 Harshaw, WI $90,621 Hawkins, WI $90,449 Hazelhurst, WI $90,636 Heafford Junction, WI $90,712 Hurley, WI $90,454 Iron Belt, WI $90,285

Kennan, WI $90,463 Lac Du Flambeau, WI $90,612 Lake Tomahawk, WI $90,663 Land O Lakes, WI $90,541 Laona, WI $90,591 Long Lake, WI $90,343 Mc Naughton, WI $90,673 Manitowish Waters, WI $90,534

Mellen, WI $90,240 Mercer, WI $90,374 Minocqua, WI $90,707 Montreal, WI $90,478 Park Falls, WI $90,442 Phelps, WI $90,540 Phillips, WI $90,482 Prentice, WI $90,552

Presque Isle, WI $90,497 Saint Germain, WI $90,725 Saxon, WI $90,320 Sayner, WI $90,601 Star Lake, WI $90,366 Three Lakes, WI $90,618 Tony, WI $90,594 Tripoli, WI $90,399

Upson, WI $90,016 Wabeno, WI $90,598 Woodruff, WI $90,745 La Crosse, WI $90,107 Alma, WI $92,403 Alma Center, WI $91,184 Arcadia, WI $91,518 Arkdale, WI $90,840

Bangor, WI $90,304 Black River Falls, WI $90,889 Blair, WI $91,164 Camp Douglas, WI $90,973 Cashton, WI $90,402 Cataract, WI $90,547 Chaseburg, WI $90,255 Cochrane, WI $92,243

Coon Valley, WI $90,219 De Soto, WI $90,412 Dodge, WI $91,261 Eastman, WI $90,668 Ettrick, WI $90,585 Ferryville, WI $90,559 Fountain City, WI $91,844 Galesville, WI $90,861

Gays Mills, WI $90,843 Genoa, WI $90,322 Hillsboro, WI $91,166 Hixton, WI $91,184 Holmen, WI $90,317 Hustler, WI $91,305 Kendall, WI $91,054 La Farge, WI $90,914

Lynxville, WI $90,676 Mather, WI $90,864 Melrose, WI $90,568 Millston, WI $90,669 Mindoro, WI $90,381 Mount Sterling, WI $90,992 Necedah, WI $90,874 Norwalk, WI $90,509

Oakdale, WI $90,978 Onalaska, WI $90,176 Ontario, WI $90,906 Readstown, WI $90,811 Rockland, WI $90,287 Seneca, WI $91,081 Soldiers Grove, WI $90,911 Sparta, WI $90,475

Steuben, WI $90,832 Stoddard, WI $90,181 Taylor, WI $90,985 Tomah, WI $91,024 Trempealeau, WI $90,849 Palmyra, WI $92,903 Tunnel City, WI $90,980 Viola, WI $90,972

Viroqua, WI $90,404 Warrens, WI $90,837 Westby, WI $90,358 West Salem, WI $90,223 Wilton, WI $90,973 Eau Claire, WI $91,561 Altoona, WI $91,685 Arkansaw, WI $92,647

Augusta, WI $91,332 Bay City, WI $93,489 Bloomer, WI $91,018 Boyceville, WI $92,454 Glen Flora, WI $90,446 Wales, WI $94,174 Bagley, WI $90,684 Beetown, WI $90,775

Benton, WI $91,133 Bloomington, WI $90,791 Boscobel, WI $90,986 Cassville, WI $90,683 Cuba City, WI $90,971 Dickeyville, WI $91,048 Fennimore, WI $91,095 Glen Haven, WI $90,633

Hazel Green, WI $90,823 Kieler, WI $91,073 Lancaster, WI $90,888 Mount Hope, WI $90,776 Patch Grove, WI $91,104 Platteville, WI $91,275 Potosi, WI $90,708 Prairie Du Chien, WI $90,905

Sinsinawa, WI $90,787 Stitzer, WI $91,067 Wauzeka, WI $90,821 Woodman, WI $90,722 Portage, WI $92,720 Adams, WI $91,257 Arlington, WI $93,657 Baraboo, WI $92,727

Beaver Dam, WI $92,644 Brandon, WI $91,658 Briggsville, WI $92,143 Burnett, WI $92,019 Cambria, WI $92,590 Cazenovia, WI $91,332 Columbus, WI $93,374 Dalton, WI $92,063

Dellwood, WI $90,950 Doylestown, WI $93,228 Elroy, WI $91,080 Endeavor, WI $92,027 Fairwater, WI $91,837 Fall River, WI $93,110 Fox Lake, WI $92,187 Friendship, WI $90,982

Friesland, WI $92,472 Grand Marsh, WI $91,298 Hillpoint, WI $91,865 Kingston, WI $92,150 Lake Delton, WI $92,386 La Valle, WI $91,458 Lime Ridge, WI $91,800 Loganville, WI $92,077

Lyndon Station, WI $91,581 Markesan, WI $91,705 Marquette, WI $92,022 Mauston, WI $91,235 Montello, WI $91,703 New Lisbon, WI $90,983 North Freedom, WI $92,772 Oxford, WI $91,718

Packwaukee, WI $92,083 Pardeeville, WI $92,775 Poynette, WI $93,363 Randolph, WI $92,588 Reedsburg, WI $92,050 Rio, WI $93,264 Rock Springs, WI $92,172 Union Center, WI $91,492

Waupun, WI $91,849 Westfield, WI $91,277 Wisconsin Dells, WI $92,007 Wonewoc, WI $91,146 Wyocena, WI $92,984 Amery, WI $93,922 Baldwin, WI $94,486 Beldenville, WI $94,312

Clayton, WI $92,693 Clear Lake, WI $93,439 Cushing, WI $93,605 Deer Park, WI $94,110 Dresser, WI $94,745 East Ellsworth, WI $94,072 Ellsworth, WI $94,226 Glenwood City, WI $93,647

Hager City, WI $94,468 Hammond, WI $95,599 Hudson, WI $97,112 New Richmond, WI $95,830 Osceola, WI $96,077 Prescott, WI $96,341 River Falls, WI $96,220 Roberts, WI $96,194

Saint Croix Falls, WI $94,183 Somerset, WI $96,732 Star Prairie, WI $95,576 Pell Lake, WI $92,651 Pleasant Prairie, WI $92,737 Powers Lake, WI $92,809 Rochester, WI $93,182 Salem, WI $92,883

Silver Lake, WI $92,906 Somers, WI $92,623 South Milwaukee, WI $95,364 Springfield, WI $92,691 Sturtevant, WI $92,641 Sullivan, WI $93,120 Trevor, WI $92,927 Twin Lakes, WI $92,886

Union Grove, WI $92,842 Walworth, WI $92,496 Radisson, WI $90,284 Waterford, WI $93,674 Waukesha, WI $95,096 Whitewater, WI $92,373 Williams Bay, WI $92,407 Wilmot, WI $92,922

Woodworth, WI $92,809 Zenda, WI $92,402 Milwaukee, WI $95,882 Saint Francis, WI $95,840 Racine, WI $92,578 Afton, WI $92,309 Albany, WI $92,938 Arena, WI $92,970

Argyle, WI $92,419 Avalon, WI $92,322 Avoca, WI $91,792 Barneveld, WI $92,977 Belleville, WI $93,551 Belmont, WI $91,529 Beloit, WI $92,224 Black Earth, WI $93,556

Blanchardville, WI $92,662 Blue Mounds, WI $93,279 Blue River, WI $90,953 Brodhead, WI $92,304 Brooklyn, WI $93,596 Browntown, WI $91,694 Cambridge, WI $93,551 Gile, WI $90,756

Clinton, WI $92,376 Wausau, WI $91,057 Marshfield, WI $91,096 Abbotsford, WI $91,006 Amherst, WI $91,249 Amherst Junction, WI $91,146 Aniwa, WI $90,700 Antigo, WI $90,790

Arpin, WI $90,916 Athens, WI $90,798 Auburndale, WI $90,871 Babcock, WI $90,730 Birnamwood, WI $90,754 Blenker, WI $90,859 Bowler, WI $90,931 Brokaw, WI $90,935

Bryant, WI $90,594 Chili, WI $90,986 Colby, WI $90,958 Curtiss, WI $90,916 Custer, WI $91,018 Deerbrook, WI $90,588 Dorchester, WI $90,922 Edgar, WI $90,869

Eland, WI $90,858 Elcho, WI $90,632 Elderon, WI $90,912 Elton, WI $90,710 Galloway, WI $90,999 Gilman, WI $90,717 Jump River, WI $90,638 Gleason, WI $90,607

Granton, WI $90,981 Greenwood, WI $91,028 Hannibal, WI $90,702 Hatley, WI $90,822 Hewitt, WI $91,259 Irma, WI $90,648 Junction City, WI $90,823 Loyal, WI $91,020

Lublin, WI $90,794 Marathon, WI $90,853 Mattoon, WI $91,034 Medford, WI $90,824 Merrill, WI $90,794 Milladore, WI $90,856 Mosinee, WI $90,915 Neillsville, WI $91,107

Nekoosa, WI $90,947 Nelsonville, WI $91,344 Ogema, WI $90,579 Owen, WI $90,935 Pearson, WI $90,557 Pelican Lake, WI $90,563 Phlox, WI $90,967 Woodville, WI $93,965

Houlton, WI $97,351 Abrams, WI $91,060 Amberg, WI $90,509 Armstrong Creek, WI $90,532 Athelstane, WI $90,568 Black Creek, WI $92,046 Bonduel, WI $91,313 Brillion, WI $91,964

Cecil, WI $91,172 Coleman, WI $90,981 Combined Locks, WI $92,658 Crivitz, WI $90,818 De Pere, WI $91,255 Dunbar, WI $90,472 Fence, WI $90,377 Florence, WI $90,510

Forest Junction, WI $92,227 Gillett, WI $91,106 Goodman, WI $90,528 Greenleaf, WI $91,605 Green Valley, WI $91,131 Gresham, WI $91,073 Hilbert, WI $92,192 Kaukauna, WI $92,544

Freedom, WI $92,429 Keshena, WI $91,171 Kimberly, WI $92,663 Krakow, WI $91,132 Lakewood, WI $90,678 Lena, WI $91,044 Little Chute, WI $92,659 Little Suamico, WI $91,037

Marinette, WI $91,095 Mountain, WI $90,731 Neopit, WI $90,948 Niagara, WI $90,609 Nichols, WI $91,639 Oconto, WI $91,035 Oconto Falls, WI $91,085 Oneida, WI $91,140

Pembine, WI $90,550 Peshtigo, WI $91,019 Porterfield, WI $90,781 Potter, WI $92,013 Pound, WI $90,883 Pulaski, WI $91,165 Pickerel, WI $90,642 Pittsville, WI $90,849

Plover, WI $91,155 Port Edwards, WI $91,203 Rib Lake, WI $90,704 Ringle, WI $90,794 Rosholt, WI $90,980 Rothschild, WI $91,141 Rudolph, WI $90,886 Schofield, WI $91,067

Spencer, WI $91,003 Stetsonville, WI $90,866 Stevens Point, WI $91,115 Stratford, WI $90,926 Summit Lake, WI $90,659 Tigerton, WI $91,071 Tomahawk, WI $90,715 Unity, WI $90,931

Vesper, WI $90,899 Westboro, WI $90,586 White Lake, WI $90,632 Willard, WI $91,008 Wisconsin Rapids, WI $91,061 Withee, WI $90,881 Wittenberg, WI $90,961 Rhinelander, WI $90,766

Argonne, WI $90,475 Boulder Junction, WI $90,531 Brantwood, WI $90,447 Butternut, WI $90,300 Catawba, WI $90,476 Clam Lake, WI $89,986 Conover, WI $90,578 Crandon, WI $90,719

Eagle River, WI $90,713 Fifield, WI $90,418 Poplar, WI $91,819 Port Wing, WI $91,065 Seymour, WI $91,529 Oak Creek, WI $94,720 Adell, WI $92,869 Allenton, WI $93,208

Ashippun, WI $93,508 Belgium, WI $93,780 Brookfield, WI $95,671 Brownsville, WI $91,943 Butler, WI $95,726 Campbellsport, WI $92,397 Cascade, WI $92,320 Cedarburg, WI $94,856

Cedar Grove, WI $93,349 Chilton, WI $92,017 Cleveland, WI $91,648 Clyman, WI $92,775 Colgate, WI $94,704 Delafield, WI $94,136 Eden, WI $91,914 Elkhart Lake, WI $91,908

Fredonia, WI $93,756 Germantown, WI $95,098 Glenbeulah, WI $91,863 Grafton, WI $94,873 Greenbush, WI $91,860 Hartford, WI $93,869 Hartland, WI $94,423 Hingham, WI $92,722

Horicon, WI $92,506 Hubertus, WI $94,578 Hustisford, WI $92,877 Iron Ridge, WI $93,015 Ixonia, WI $93,304 Jackson, WI $94,586 Johnson Creek, WI $93,017 Juneau, WI $92,505

Kewaskum, WI $93,248 Kiel, WI $91,747 Kohler, WI $92,142 Lannon, WI $95,230 Lebanon, WI $92,967 Lomira, WI $92,374 Malone, WI $91,938 Mayville, WI $92,405

Menomonee Falls, WI $95,373 Merton, WI $94,578 Mount Calvary, WI $92,016 Nashotah, WI $94,115 Neosho, WI $93,338 Newburg, WI $94,136 New Holstein, WI $91,887 Newton, WI $91,561

North Lake, WI $94,906 Oakfield, WI $91,773 Oconomowoc, WI $93,746 Okauchee, WI $94,013 Oostburg, WI $92,890 Pewaukee, WI $94,832 Plymouth, WI $92,032 Port Washington, WI $94,298

Random Lake, WI $93,311 Richfield, WI $94,629 Rubicon, WI $93,499 Saint Cloud, WI $92,007 Saukville, WI $94,415 Sheboygan, WI $92,407 Sheboygan Falls, WI $92,095 Slinger, WI $94,164

Stockbridge, WI $92,223 Sussex, WI $94,904 West Bend, WI $93,675 Theresa, WI $92,927 Thiensville, WI $95,556 Waldo, WI $92,638 Watertown, WI $92,900 Mequon, WI $95,311

Woodland, WI $93,098 Bassett, WI $92,887 Benet Lake, WI $92,800 Big Bend, WI $94,336 Bristol, WI $92,812 Burlington, WI $92,986 Caledonia, WI $93,334 Camp Lake, WI $92,915

Cudahy, WI $95,766 Darien, WI $92,477 Delavan, WI $92,437 Dousman, WI $93,492 Eagle, WI $93,320 Cobb, WI $91,842 Cottage Grove, WI $94,087 Cross Plains, WI $93,852

Dane, WI $93,846 Darlington, WI $91,791 Deerfield, WI $93,829 De Forest, WI $93,951 Dodgeville, WI $92,254 Edgerton, WI $93,346 Edmund, WI $92,044 Evansville, WI $93,090

Footville, WI $92,508 Fort Atkinson, WI $92,946 Gotham, WI $92,251 Gratiot, WI $91,380 Hanover, WI $92,489 Highland, WI $91,719 Hollandale, WI $92,810 Janesville, WI $92,562

Shawano, WI $91,224 Sherwood, WI $92,463 Shiocton, WI $91,813 Sobieski, WI $91,052 Suamico, WI $91,027 Suring, WI $90,913 Townsend, WI $90,719 Wausaukee, WI $90,665

Wrightstown, WI $92,190 Zachow, WI $91,201 Algoma, WI $91,033 Baileys Harbor, WI $90,783 Brussels, WI $91,024 Casco, WI $91,042 Collins, WI $91,755 Denmark, WI $91,150

Egg Harbor, WI $90,855 Ellison Bay, WI $90,700 Ephraim, WI $90,854 Fish Creek, WI $90,794 Forestville, WI $91,026 Francis Creek, WI $91,255 Kellnersville, WI $91,316 Kewaunee, WI $91,085

Luxemburg, WI $91,044 Manitowoc, WI $91,427 Maplewood, WI $91,009 Maribel, WI $91,258 Mishicot, WI $91,182 New Franken, WI $91,030 Reedsville, WI $91,502 Saint Nazianz, WI $91,682

Sister Bay, WI $90,800 Sturgeon Bay, WI $91,041 Tisch Mills, WI $91,140 Two Rivers, WI $91,174 Valders, WI $91,638 Washington Island, WI $90,647 Whitelaw, WI $91,320 Green Bay, WI $91,017

East Troy, WI $93,320 Elkhorn, WI $92,678 Elm Grove, WI $95,726 Fontana, WI $92,459 Franksville, WI $93,272 Genesee Depot, WI $93,991 Genoa City, WI $92,723 Greendale, WI $95,657

Hales Corners, WI $95,494 Franklin, WI $94,943 Helenville, WI $92,796 Honey Creek, WI $93,028 Kansasville, WI $92,996 Kenosha, WI $92,601 New Berlin, WI $95,195 Lake Geneva, WI $92,409

Lyons, WI $92,906 Mukwonago, WI $93,890 Muskego, WI $94,485 New Munster, WI $92,916 North Prairie, WI $93,839 Fremont, WI $91,889 Rice Lake, WI $90,791 Sarona, WI $90,569

Shell Lake, WI $90,646 Siren, WI $91,563 Solon Springs, WI $91,048 South Range, WI $91,908 Springbrook, WI $90,394 Stone Lake, WI $90,428 Superior, WI $92,005 Trego, WI $90,491

Turtle Lake, WI $92,541 Wascott, WI $90,957 Washburn, WI $90,608 Webster, WI $90,718 Weyerhaeuser, WI $90,571 Winter, WI $90,139 Oshkosh, WI $92,131 Almond, WI $91,135

Appleton, WI $92,664 Bancroft, WI $90,850 Bear Creek, WI $91,665 Berlin, WI $91,729 Big Falls, WI $91,454 Butte Des Morts, WI $92,083 Caroline, WI $91,207 Clintonville, WI $91,442

Coloma, WI $90,895 Dale, WI $92,250 Eldorado, WI $91,912 Embarrass, WI $91,411 Eureka, WI $91,753 Fond Du Lac, WI $92,360 Jefferson, WI $92,868 Juda, WI $92,189

Lake Mills, WI $93,313 Linden, WI $91,948 Livingston, WI $91,476 Lodi, WI $93,546 Lone Rock, WI $91,974 Lowell, WI $92,951 Mc Farland, WI $94,192 Marshall, WI $93,728

Mazomanie, WI $93,508 Merrimac, WI $93,139 Middleton, WI $94,124 Milton, WI $92,602 Mineral Point, WI $91,988 Monroe, WI $92,133 Montfort, WI $91,515 Monticello, WI $92,832

Morrisonville, WI $93,855 Mount Horeb, WI $93,413 Muscoda, WI $91,360 New Glarus, WI $93,212 Oregon, WI $94,035 Orfordville, WI $92,402 Plain, WI $92,253 Prairie Du Sac, WI $93,188

Reeseville, WI $93,139 Rewey, WI $91,579 Richland Center, WI $91,268 Ridgeway, WI $92,916 Sauk City, WI $93,215 Sextonville, WI $92,107 Sharon, WI $92,454 Shullsburg, WI $91,205

South Wayne, WI $91,574 Spring Green, WI $92,609 Stoughton, WI $93,857 Sun Prairie, WI $93,951 Verona, WI $93,926 Waterloo, WI $93,439 Waunakee, WI $94,161 Windsor, WI $94,102

Woodford, WI $92,117 Madison, WI $94,360

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

$84,567

Average $94,216/year

$97,464

$7,047

Average $7,851/month

$8,122

$1,626

Average $1,812/week

$1,874

$41

Average $45/hour

$47

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$97,464	$8,122	$1,874	$47
Average	$94,216	$7,851	$1,812	$45
25th Percentile	$84,567	$7,047	$1,626	$41

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