What are the main factors that influence an Assistant Technical Writer's salary?

The primary factors are: 1) Experience Level, 2) Geographic Location, 3) Education/Skills, 4) Company Size & Industry

What industry pays the highest salary for Assistant Technical Writer?

The Aerospace & Defense industry offers the highest average compensation for Assistant Technical Writer roles, with salaries approximately 12% above the market median.

How does experience change An Assistant Technical Writer's salary?

An Assistant Technical Writer's salary grows with experience: starting around $62,343 for beginners, reaching about $94,058 at mid-level, and approach $104,381 for experts.

What are the highest paying states for an Assistant Technical Writer?

Assistant Technical Writer salary varies significantly by state. The top 3 highest paying states for Assistant Technical Writer roles are District of Columbia $73,499, California $73,220, Massachusetts $72,244. These tech hubs typically pay 10-15% above the national average.

How much do different types of Assistant Technical Writer roles make?

Salaries for Assistant Technical Writer level roles vary by specialization: Technical Writer IV: $113,453; Senior Technical Writer: $96,800; Technical Writer III: $96,727; Intermediate Technical Writer: $77,100; Technical Writer II: $77,053.

Assistant Technical Writer Salary in Iowa

How much does an Assistant Technical Writer make in Iowa? As of September 01, 2026, the average salary for an Assistant Technical Writer in Iowa is $63,528 per year, which breaks down to an hourly rate of $31.

However, an Assistant Technical Writer's salary can vary significantly. Here's a look at the typical salary range:

Top Earners (90th percentile): $74,394
Majority Range (25th-75th percentile): $58,481 to $69,216
Entry-Level (10th percentile): $53,885

10% $53,885

50% (Median) $63,528

90% $74,394

Assistant Technical Writer Salaries by Percentile

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,216	$5,768	$1,331	$33
Average	$63,528	$5,294	$1,222	$31
25th Percentile	$58,481	$4,873	$1,125	$28

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Key Factors That Influence Assistant Technical Writer Salaries

An Assistant Technical Writer'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 Assistant Technical Writer Salaries?

Experience is a primary driver of an Assistant Technical Writer'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): $62,343
Early Career (1-2 years): $74,927
Mid-Level (2-4 years): $94,058
Senior-Level (5-8 years): $110,323
Expert (over 8 years): $104,381

Job Role	Years of Experience	Average Salary
Assistant Technical Writer	less than 1 year	$62,343
Technical Writer II	1-2 years	$74,927
Technical Writer III	2-4 years	$94,058
Technical Writer IV	5-8 years	$110,323
Technical Writing Supervisor	over 8 years	$104,381

How Do Assistant Technical Writer 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 Assistant Technical Writers. For example, consider the average annual salaries in these key locations:

District of Columbia: $73,499.
California: $73,220.
Massachusetts: $72,244.

District of Columbia $73,499 California $73,220 Massachusetts $72,244 Washington $71,978 New Jersey $71,952 Alaska $71,859 Connecticut $70,943 New York $70,571

Hawaii $69,383 Rhode Island $68,825 Maryland $68,447 Minnesota $67,929 Colorado $67,730 Illinois $67,664 Oregon $67,411 Delaware $67,225

New Hampshire $67,109 Virginia $66,847 Pennsylvania $66,084 Nevada $65,699 North Dakota $65,573 Michigan $65,373 Wisconsin $65,300 Vermont $65,154

Texas $64,749 Maine $64,723 Arizona $64,683 Ohio $64,637 Georgia $64,026 Indiana $63,720 Wyoming $63,661 Utah $63,568

Iowa $63,528 Kansas $63,209 Louisiana $63,116 North Carolina $63,083 Missouri $63,070 Florida $62,811 Montana $62,672 Nebraska $62,539

Kentucky $62,466 South Carolina $62,200 Tennessee $62,034 Idaho $61,968 New Mexico $61,483 Oklahoma $61,377 Alabama $60,986 South Dakota $60,328

Arkansas $59,970 West Virginia $59,777 Mississippi $59,200

Top Paying Cities for Assistant Technical Writer

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:

West Bend: $61,907
Melvin: $61,726
Milford: $61,989

West Bend, IA $61,907

Melvin, IA $61,726

Milford, IA $61,989

Ocheyedan, IA $61,837

Okoboji, IA $62,220

Royal, IA $61,919

Ruthven, IA $61,922

Spirit Lake, IA $62,162

Superior, IA $62,216

Terril, IA $61,872

Wallingford, IA $61,959

Webb, IA $61,860

Carroll, IA $61,973

Arcadia, IA $61,874

Arthur, IA $61,819

Aspinwall, IA $62,228

Auburn, IA $61,848

Breda, IA $61,864

Charter Oak, IA $61,846

Dedham, IA $61,980

Deloit, IA $61,915

Denison, IA $62,062

Glidden, IA $62,066

Halbur, IA $62,070

Ida Grove, IA $61,807

Irwin, IA $62,210

Kirkman, IA $62,164

Kiron, IA $61,829

Lake City, IA $61,904

Lake View, IA $61,918

Lanesboro, IA $62,159

Lidderdale, IA $61,993

Lohrville, IA $61,981

Manilla, IA $62,098

Manning, IA $62,056

Odebolt, IA $61,876

Ralston, IA $62,352

Ricketts, IA $62,037

Schleswig, IA $61,865

Scranton, IA $62,328

Templeton, IA $61,941

Vail, IA $61,891

Wall Lake, IA $61,893

Westside, IA $61,861

Council Bluffs, IA $63,083

Carter Lake, IA $63,083

Arion, IA $61,970

Avoca, IA $62,601

Blencoe, IA $61,831

Carson, IA $62,765

Crescent, IA $63,081

Defiance, IA $62,170

Dow City, IA $62,103

Dunlap, IA $62,138

Earling, IA $62,245

Elk Horn, IA $62,327

Elliott, IA $62,289

Emerson, IA $62,634

Glenwood, IA $62,907

Griswold, IA $62,413

Hancock, IA $62,687

Harlan, IA $62,419

Hastings, IA $62,690

Henderson, IA $62,733

Honey Creek, IA $63,051

Kimballton, IA $62,250

Lewis, IA $62,353

Little Sioux, IA $62,141

Logan, IA $62,761

Mc Clelland, IA $62,993

Macedonia, IA $62,809

Magnolia, IA $62,708

Malvern, IA $62,731

Marne, IA $62,314

Minden, IA $62,857

Mineola, IA $63,002

Missouri Valley, IA $62,882

Modale, IA $62,729

Mondamin, IA $62,482

Moorhead, IA $61,895

Van Meter, IA $64,463

Van Wert, IA $62,578

Waukee, IA $64,656

Weldon, IA $62,668

West Des Moines, IA $64,958

What Cheer, IA $62,273

Whitten, IA $62,366

Williams, IA $62,015

Williamson, IA $63,324

Winterset, IA $63,898

Wiota, IA $62,145

Woodburn, IA $63,479

Woodward, IA $64,111

Yale, IA $63,023

Zearing, IA $62,591

Des Moines, IA $65,108

Urbandale, IA $64,989

Windsor Heights, IA $65,079

Clive, IA $64,856

Pleasant Hill, IA $64,992

Mason City, IA $62,061

Alexander, IA $61,848

Belmond, IA $61,935

Britt, IA $61,900

Buffalo Center, IA $61,971

Carpenter, IA $62,593

Chapin, IA $62,169

Clear Lake, IA $61,997

Corwith, IA $61,821

Coulter, IA $62,163

Crystal Lake, IA $62,164

Dougherty, IA $61,791

Fertile, IA $61,951

Floyd, IA $62,087

Forest City, IA $61,957

Garner, IA $61,931

Goodell, IA $61,824

Grafton, IA $61,960

Hampton, IA $61,995

Hanlontown, IA $61,876

Joice, IA $61,922

Kanawha, IA $61,848

Kensett, IA $61,873

Klemme, IA $61,878

Lake Mills, IA $62,088

Lakota, IA $61,923

Latimer, IA $61,920

Leland, IA $61,951

Sioux Center, IA $61,564

Neola, IA $62,913

Oakland, IA $62,740

Mount Ayr, IA $61,865

Nodaway, IA $61,971

Orient, IA $62,520

Prescott, IA $61,962

Redding, IA $61,732

Shannon City, IA $62,243

Sharpsburg, IA $61,724

Tingley, IA $62,232

Villisca, IA $62,147

Akron, IA $60,841

Alta, IA $61,937

Alton, IA $61,555

Anthon, IA $60,839

Aurelia, IA $61,784

Battle Creek, IA $61,663

Bronson, IA $60,417

Brunsville, IA $60,775

Calumet, IA $62,083

Castana, IA $61,607

Chatsworth, IA $60,998

Cherokee, IA $61,705

Cleghorn, IA $61,457

Climbing Hill, IA $60,638

Correctionville, IA $60,986

Cushing, IA $61,428

Danbury, IA $61,553

Galva, IA $61,735

Granville, IA $61,544

Hawarden, IA $61,414

Hinton, IA $60,387

Holstein, IA $61,594

Hornick, IA $60,911

Ireton, IA $61,318

Kingsley, IA $60,725

Larrabee, IA $61,720

Lawton, IA $60,361

Le Mars, IA $60,806

Linn Grove, IA $61,856

Mapleton, IA $61,724

Marcus, IA $61,377

Maurice, IA $61,373

Meriden, IA $61,592

Merrill, IA $60,510

Moville, IA $60,595

Onawa, IA $61,741

Orange City, IA $61,649

Oto, IA $61,072

Oyens, IA $60,954

Paullina, IA $61,704

Peterson, IA $61,856

Pierson, IA $60,936

Quimby, IA $61,423

Remsen, IA $61,043

Rodney, IA $61,213

Salix, IA $60,486

Schaller, IA $61,878

Sergeant Bluff, IA $60,296

Sloan, IA $60,808

Smithland, IA $61,138

Sutherland, IA $61,882

Ute, IA $61,852

Washta, IA $61,301

Westfield, IA $60,533

Whiting, IA $61,134

Sioux City, IA $60,222

Sheldon, IA $61,676

Alvord, IA $60,887

Archer, IA $61,694

Ashton, IA $61,570

Boyden, IA $61,483

Doon, IA $61,045

George, IA $61,434

Hospers, IA $61,671

Hull, IA $61,444

Inwood, IA $60,812

Larchwood, IA $60,663

Lester, IA $60,830

Little Rock, IA $61,527

Matlock, IA $61,684

Primghar, IA $61,880

Rock Rapids, IA $61,060

Rock Valley, IA $61,023

Sanborn, IA $61,773

Sibley, IA $61,740

Spencer, IA $62,043

Massena, IA $62,051

Gifford, IA $62,218

Lenox, IA $61,925

Ackworth, IA $64,415

Adair, IA $62,308

Adel, IA $64,233

Albion, IA $62,277

Alden, IA $62,032

Alleman, IA $64,583

Allerton, IA $62,082

Altoona, IA $64,877

Ames, IA $63,813

Anita, IA $62,060

Ankeny, IA $64,836

Atlantic, IA $62,395

Audubon, IA $62,069

Bagley, IA $62,707

Barnes City, IA $62,222

Baxter, IA $63,938

Bayard, IA $62,529

Beaver, IA $63,199

Berwick, IA $64,992

Bevington, IA $64,433

Blairsburg, IA $61,926

Bondurant, IA $64,704

Boone, IA $63,529

Booneville, IA $64,568

Bouton, IA $64,015

Boxholm, IA $62,917

Bradford, IA $62,240

Brayton, IA $62,156

Buckeye, IA $62,084

Bussey, IA $62,879

Cambridge, IA $64,268

Carlisle, IA $64,787

Casey, IA $62,591

Chariton, IA $63,045

Churdan, IA $62,220

Clemons, IA $62,368

Clio, IA $62,008

Colfax, IA $64,289

Collins, IA $64,002

Colo, IA $63,308

Columbia, IA $63,494

Coon Rapids, IA $62,231

Cooper, IA $62,916

Corydon, IA $62,309

Cumming, IA $64,735

Melcher Dallas, IA $63,812

Dallas Center, IA $64,421

Dana, IA $62,675

Davis City, IA $61,931

Dawson, IA $63,589

Decatur, IA $62,092

Derby, IA $62,814

De Soto, IA $64,245

Dexter, IA $63,658

Dows, IA $61,869

Earlham, IA $63,964

Elkhart, IA $64,585

Ellston, IA $62,376

Ellsworth, IA $62,494

Exira, IA $62,101

Ferguson, IA $62,669

Galt, IA $61,810

Garden City, IA $62,684

Garden Grove, IA $62,423

Gibson, IA $62,279

Gilbert, IA $63,520

Gilman, IA $62,451

Grand Junction, IA $62,901

Grand River, IA $62,350

Granger, IA $64,543

Gray, IA $62,199

Grimes, IA $64,735

Grinnell, IA $62,607

Guthrie Center, IA $62,568

Hamilton, IA $62,943

Pacific Junction, IA $62,897

Hamlin, IA $62,009

Little Cedar, IA $62,510

Mc Intire, IA $62,937

Manly, IA $61,926

Meservey, IA $61,843

Nora Springs, IA $62,022

Northwood, IA $62,278

Orchard, IA $62,054

Osage, IA $62,123

Plymouth, IA $61,902

Rake, IA $62,168

Riceville, IA $62,552

Rock Falls, IA $62,022

Rockford, IA $61,958

Rockwell, IA $61,916

Rowan, IA $61,831

Rudd, IA $62,036

Saint Ansgar, IA $62,445

Scarville, IA $62,038

Sheffield, IA $61,894

Stacyville, IA $62,803

Swaledale, IA $61,873

Thompson, IA $61,966

Thornton, IA $61,852

Titonka, IA $61,879

Toeterville, IA $62,674

Ventura, IA $61,912

Wesley, IA $61,844

Woden, IA $61,841

Fort Dodge, IA $62,152

Albert City, IA $61,909

Algona, IA $61,993

Armstrong, IA $61,958

Ayrshire, IA $61,863

Badger, IA $61,927

Bancroft, IA $61,906

Barnum, IA $61,866

Bode, IA $61,874

Bradgate, IA $61,839

Burnside, IA $62,496

Burt, IA $61,864

Callender, IA $62,133

Clare, IA $61,850

Clarion, IA $61,918

Curlew, IA $61,819

Cylinder, IA $61,814

Dakota City, IA $62,246

Dayton, IA $62,605

Dolliver, IA $61,957

Duncombe, IA $62,134

Eagle Grove, IA $61,957

Early, IA $61,882

Emmetsburg, IA $61,968

Farnhamville, IA $62,149

Fenton, IA $61,857

Fonda, IA $61,871

Gilmore City, IA $61,860

Goldfield, IA $61,874

Gowrie, IA $62,326

Harcourt, IA $62,507

Hardy, IA $61,816

Havelock, IA $61,840

Humboldt, IA $61,979

Jolley, IA $61,792

Knierim, IA $62,034

Laurens, IA $61,946

Ledyard, IA $61,996

Lehigh, IA $62,368

Livermore, IA $61,876

Lone Rock, IA $61,845

Lu Verne, IA $61,826

Lytton, IA $61,860

Mallard, IA $61,863

Manson, IA $61,927

Marathon, IA $61,898

Moorland, IA $61,936

Nemaha, IA $61,837

Newell, IA $61,915

Otho, IA $62,269

Ottosen, IA $61,820

Palmer, IA $61,835

Plover, IA $62,062

Pocahontas, IA $61,937

Pomeroy, IA $61,886

Rembrandt, IA $61,896

Renwick, IA $61,853

Ringsted, IA $61,873

Rockwell City, IA $61,905

Rolfe, IA $61,867

Rutland, IA $61,852

Sac City, IA $61,920

Sioux Rapids, IA $61,933

Somers, IA $61,854

Storm Lake, IA $62,052

Swea City, IA $61,976

Thor, IA $61,855

Truesdale, IA $62,181

Varina, IA $62,158

Vincent, IA $61,847

Webster City, IA $62,300

Luana, IA $61,883

Mc Gregor, IA $61,983

Marquette, IA $62,176

Monona, IA $61,979

New Albin, IA $62,307

Ossian, IA $61,914

Postville, IA $61,961

Protivin, IA $62,112

Randalia, IA $61,886

Ridgeway, IA $61,962

Saint Lucas, IA $62,183

Spillville, IA $62,218

Wadena, IA $61,931

Waterville, IA $62,017

Waucoma, IA $61,900

Waukon, IA $62,117

West Union, IA $61,990

Ainsworth, IA $62,219

Alburnett, IA $63,236

Amana, IA $63,154

Anamosa, IA $62,930

Atkins, IA $63,278

Baldwin, IA $62,158

Belle Plaine, IA $62,472

Blairstown, IA $62,818

Brandon, IA $62,198

Brooklyn, IA $62,391

Center Junction, IA $62,535

Center Point, IA $63,040

Central City, IA $63,102

Chelsea, IA $62,245

Clarence, IA $62,379

Clutier, IA $62,203

Coggon, IA $62,818

Prairieburg, IA $62,912

Conroy, IA $62,929

Guernsey, IA $62,425

Deep River, IA $62,357

Delhi, IA $62,411

Dysart, IA $62,130

Elberon, IA $62,227

Ely, IA $63,444

Fairfax, IA $63,410

Garrison, IA $62,288

Harper, IA $62,326

Hartford, IA $64,582

Harvey, IA $63,116

Haverhill, IA $62,618

Hubbard, IA $62,300

Humeston, IA $62,541

Huxley, IA $64,308

Indianola, IA $64,469

Iowa Falls, IA $62,143

Ira, IA $64,104

Jamaica, IA $63,010

Jefferson, IA $62,746

Jewell, IA $62,631

Johnston, IA $64,867

Kamrar, IA $62,312

Kellerton, IA $62,010

Kelley, IA $64,113

Kellogg, IA $62,869

Keswick, IA $62,349

Killduff, IA $63,578

Knoxville, IA $63,726

Hartwick, IA $62,348

Mount Pleasant, IA $62,107

Rome, IA $61,968

Mount Union, IA $62,023

New London, IA $62,101

Oakville, IA $62,109

Olds, IA $62,372

Pilot Grove, IA $62,176

Salem, IA $61,981

Sperry, IA $62,112

Stockport, IA $61,925

Swedesburg, IA $62,156

Wapello, IA $62,228

Wayland, IA $62,099

West Burlington, IA $62,251

West Point, IA $61,985

Saint Paul, IA $62,177

Wever, IA $62,002

Winfield, IA $62,131

Yarmouth, IA $62,028

Andover, IA $62,245

Atalissa, IA $62,373

Bennett, IA $62,395

Bettendorf, IA $62,449

Blue Grass, IA $62,509

Bryant, IA $62,227

Buffalo, IA $62,490

Calamus, IA $62,411

Camanche, IA $62,338

Charlotte, IA $62,275

Clinton, IA $62,282

Columbus City, IA $62,528

Columbus Junction, IA $62,226

Conesville, IA $62,261

De Witt, IA $62,368

Dixon, IA $62,467

Donahue, IA $62,498

Durant, IA $62,443

Eldridge, IA $62,554

Fruitland, IA $62,310

Goose Lake, IA $62,256

Grand Mound, IA $62,388

Grandview, IA $62,267

Le Claire, IA $62,401

Letts, IA $62,238

Lone Tree, IA $62,388

Long Grove, IA $62,468

Low Moor, IA $62,333

Mc Causland, IA $62,405

Montpelier, IA $62,464

Moscow, IA $62,378

Muscatine, IA $62,355

New Liberty, IA $62,427

Nichols, IA $62,291

Pleasant Valley, IA $62,386

Princeton, IA $62,397

Stockton, IA $62,481

Teeds Grove, IA $62,223

Tipton, IA $62,421

Walcott, IA $62,553

Welton, IA $62,332

West Liberty, IA $62,371

Wheatland, IA $62,372

Wilton, IA $62,401

Davenport, IA $63,004

Hiawatha, IA $63,488

Hills, IA $62,665

Homestead, IA $63,073

Hopkinton, IA $62,678

Iowa City, IA $62,763

Coralville, IA $63,025

Kalona, IA $62,628

Keota, IA $62,348

Keystone, IA $62,450

Ladora, IA $62,619

Langworthy, IA $62,725

Lisbon, IA $63,092

Lost Nation, IA $62,319

Lowden, IA $62,371

Luzerne, IA $62,636

Marengo, IA $62,808

Marion, IA $63,405

Martelle, IA $63,109

Mechanicsville, IA $62,844

Middle Amana, IA $63,133

Millersburg, IA $62,865

Monmouth, IA $62,174

Monticello, IA $62,645

Morley, IA $62,891

Mount Auburn, IA $62,194

Mount Vernon, IA $63,312

Newhall, IA $63,091

North English, IA $62,576

North Liberty, IA $63,217

Norway, IA $63,236

Oakdale, IA $63,034

Olin, IA $62,660

Onslow, IA $62,268

Oxford, IA $63,059

Oxford Junction, IA $62,288

Palo, IA $63,344

Parnell, IA $62,852

Quasqueton, IA $62,348

Riverside, IA $62,478

Robins, IA $63,446

Rowley, IA $62,316

Ryan, IA $62,643

Shellsburg, IA $63,135

Solon, IA $63,185

South Amana, IA $63,000

South English, IA $62,472

Springville, IA $63,235

Stanwood, IA $62,567

Swisher, IA $63,329

Tama, IA $62,326

Morning Sun, IA $62,135

Lacona, IA $63,845

Lamoni, IA $61,963

Laurel, IA $62,703

Le Grand, IA $62,603

Leighton, IA $62,844

Leon, IA $62,314

Liberty Center, IA $63,985

Linden, IA $63,669

Lineville, IA $61,923

Liscomb, IA $62,242

Lorimor, IA $63,041

Lovilia, IA $62,833

Lucas, IA $63,573

Luther, IA $63,928

Lynnville, IA $62,890

Mc Callsburg, IA $62,657

Macksburg, IA $62,928

Madrid, IA $64,165

Malcom, IA $62,230

Marshalltown, IA $62,446

Martensdale, IA $64,540

Maxwell, IA $64,291

Melbourne, IA $63,065

Menlo, IA $62,788

Millerton, IA $62,686

Milo, IA $64,193

Minburn, IA $64,096

Mingo, IA $64,227

Mitchellville, IA $64,611

Monroe, IA $64,047

Montezuma, IA $62,379

Montour, IA $62,271

Murray, IA $62,915

Nevada, IA $63,746

New Providence, IA $62,222

New Sharon, IA $62,568

Newton, IA $63,811

New Virginia, IA $63,976

Norwalk, IA $64,828

Ogden, IA $63,119

Osceola, IA $63,136

Otley, IA $63,858

Panora, IA $63,141

Paton, IA $62,508

Patterson, IA $64,275

Pella, IA $63,241

Perry, IA $63,780

Peru, IA $63,778

Pilot Mound, IA $62,791

Pleasantville, IA $64,214

Polk City, IA $64,579

Popejoy, IA $62,136

Prairie City, IA $64,380

Prole, IA $64,514

Radcliffe, IA $62,376

Randall, IA $62,963

Reasnor, IA $63,696

Redfield, IA $63,795

Rhodes, IA $63,824

Rippey, IA $63,009

Roland, IA $62,896

Runnells, IA $64,682

Russell, IA $62,705

Saint Anthony, IA $62,420

Saint Charles, IA $64,242

Saint Marys, IA $64,331

Searsboro, IA $62,616

Sheldahl, IA $64,357

Slater, IA $64,421

Stanhope, IA $62,662

State Center, IA $62,729

Story City, IA $62,942

Stratford, IA $62,674

Stuart, IA $63,057

Sully, IA $63,073

Swan, IA $64,451

Thayer, IA $62,674

Thornburg, IA $62,553

Tracy, IA $62,953

Truro, IA $63,809

Union, IA $62,215

Whittemore, IA $61,894

Woolstock, IA $61,862

Ackley, IA $62,000

Allison, IA $61,873

Alta Vista, IA $62,068

Aplington, IA $61,880

Aredale, IA $61,839

Arlington, IA $61,982

Aurora, IA $62,063

Austinville, IA $61,878

Beaman, IA $62,097

Bristow, IA $61,866

Buckingham, IA $61,997

Cedar Falls, IA $61,842

Charles City, IA $62,127

Clarksville, IA $61,871

Colwell, IA $62,338

Conrad, IA $62,099

Denver, IA $61,911

Dewar, IA $61,992

Dike, IA $61,900

Dumont, IA $61,911

Dunkerton, IA $61,968

Eldora, IA $62,196

Elma, IA $62,004

Fairbank, IA $61,964

Fredericksburg, IA $61,910

Frederika, IA $61,855

Garwin, IA $62,253

Geneva, IA $61,884

Gilbertville, IA $62,012

Gladbrook, IA $62,079

Greene, IA $61,888

Grundy Center, IA $61,969

Hazleton, IA $62,024

Holland, IA $61,892

Hudson, IA $61,975

Independence, IA $62,109

Ionia, IA $61,890

Janesville, IA $61,874

Jesup, IA $62,014

Kesley, IA $61,875

Lamont, IA $62,083

La Porte City, IA $62,030

Lincoln, IA $62,024

Marble Rock, IA $61,893

Masonville, IA $62,471

Maynard, IA $61,967

Morrison, IA $61,935

Nashua, IA $61,850

New Hampton, IA $62,105

New Hartford, IA $61,876

North Washington, IA $62,119

Oelwein, IA $61,983

Oran, IA $61,951

Toddville, IA $63,353

Toledo, IA $62,208

Troy Mills, IA $62,785

Urbana, IA $62,719

Van Horne, IA $62,779

Victor, IA $62,498

Vining, IA $62,459

Vinton, IA $62,583

Viola, IA $63,243

Walford, IA $63,314

Walker, IA $62,683

Washington, IA $62,329

Watkins, IA $63,072

Webster, IA $62,370

Wellman, IA $62,536

West Branch, IA $62,633

West Chester, IA $62,338

Williamsburg, IA $62,865

Wyoming, IA $62,319

Cedar Rapids, IA $63,515

Ottumwa, IA $62,125

Agency, IA $62,064

Albia, IA $62,494

Batavia, IA $61,960

Beacon, IA $62,814

Birmingham, IA $61,955

Blakesburg, IA $62,044

Bloomfield, IA $61,945

West Grove, IA $61,884

Brighton, IA $62,076

Cantril, IA $61,879

Cedar, IA $62,194

Centerville, IA $61,995

Chillicothe, IA $62,357

Cincinnati, IA $61,876

Delta, IA $62,106

Douds, IA $61,927

Drakesville, IA $61,927

Eddyville, IA $62,386

Eldon, IA $62,017

Exline, IA $61,883

Fairfield, IA $62,095

Floris, IA $61,941

Fremont, IA $62,166

Hayesville, IA $62,344

Hedrick, IA $61,968

Keosauqua, IA $61,953

Kirkville, IA $62,265

Libertyville, IA $61,995

Martinsburg, IA $62,232

Melrose, IA $62,569

Milton, IA $61,923

Moravia, IA $62,182

Moulton, IA $61,880

Mount Sterling, IA $61,814

Mystic, IA $62,199

Ollie, IA $62,122

Oskaloosa, IA $62,660

Packwood, IA $61,962

Plano, IA $62,201

Promise City, IA $62,268

Pulaski, IA $61,925

Richland, IA $62,141

Rose Hill, IA $62,185

Selma, IA $61,912

Seymour, IA $61,999

Sigourney, IA $62,297

Udell, IA $61,847

Unionville, IA $61,868

University Park, IA $62,763

Burlington, IA $62,276

Argyle, IA $61,920

Bonaparte, IA $61,941

Crawfordsville, IA $62,124

Danville, IA $62,067

Denmark, IA $62,210

Donnellson, IA $61,974

Farmington, IA $61,925

Fort Madison, IA $62,151

Hillsboro, IA $61,916

Houghton, IA $62,200

Keokuk, IA $62,147

Lockridge, IA $61,971

Mediapolis, IA $62,186

Middletown, IA $62,012

Montrose, IA $62,020

Lime Springs, IA $62,548

Panama, IA $62,502

Persia, IA $62,745

Pisgah, IA $62,297

Portsmouth, IA $62,619

Red Oak, IA $62,459

Shelby, IA $62,688

Silver City, IA $62,929

Soldier, IA $61,864

Stanton, IA $62,247

Treynor, IA $62,960

Underwood, IA $63,036

Walnut, IA $62,459

Westphalia, IA $62,437

Woodbine, IA $62,571

Shenandoah, IA $62,313

Blanchard, IA $61,948

Braddyville, IA $61,842

Clarinda, IA $62,101

Coin, IA $62,026

College Springs, IA $62,156

Essex, IA $62,253

Farragut, IA $62,226

Hamburg, IA $62,131

Imogene, IA $62,455

New Market, IA $61,932

Northboro, IA $62,017

Percival, IA $62,374

Randolph, IA $62,487

Riverton, IA $62,184

Shambaugh, IA $62,248

Sidney, IA $62,413

Tabor, IA $62,615

Thurman, IA $62,557

Yorktown, IA $62,313

Dubuque, IA $62,327

Tiffin, IA $63,073

Andrew, IA $62,506

Bellevue, IA $62,205

Bernard, IA $62,129

Cascade, IA $62,344

Colesburg, IA $62,058

Delaware, IA $62,545

Delmar, IA $62,297

Dundee, IA $62,116

Durango, IA $62,101

Dyersville, IA $62,354

Earlville, IA $62,285

Edgewood, IA $62,093

Elkader, IA $61,933

Elkport, IA $61,939

Epworth, IA $62,248

Farley, IA $62,285

Farmersburg, IA $61,888

Garber, IA $61,939

Garnavillo, IA $61,949

Greeley, IA $62,117

Guttenberg, IA $62,027

Holy Cross, IA $62,058

La Motte, IA $62,140

Luxemburg, IA $62,356

Manchester, IA $62,368

Maquoketa, IA $62,271

Miles, IA $62,158

New Vienna, IA $62,113

North Buena Vista, IA $62,040

Peosta, IA $62,235

Preston, IA $62,227

Sabula, IA $62,208

Saint Donatus, IA $62,335

Saint Olaf, IA $61,855

Sherrill, IA $62,020

Spragueville, IA $62,131

Springbrook, IA $62,348

Strawberry Point, IA $62,046

Volga, IA $61,937

Worthington, IA $62,323

Zwingle, IA $62,085

Decorah, IA $62,245

Calmar, IA $61,934

Castalia, IA $61,848

Chester, IA $62,946

Clermont, IA $61,936

Cresco, IA $62,255

Dorchester, IA $62,267

Elgin, IA $61,924

Fayette, IA $61,991

Fort Atkinson, IA $61,916

Harpers Ferry, IA $62,008

Hawkeye, IA $61,900

Highlandville, IA $62,425

Lansing, IA $62,195

Lawler, IA $61,931

Parkersburg, IA $61,883

Plainfield, IA $61,865

Raymond, IA $62,013

Readlyn, IA $61,929

Reinbeck, IA $61,942

Shell Rock, IA $61,877

Stanley, IA $62,033

Steamboat Rock, IA $62,090

Stout, IA $61,886

Sumner, IA $61,872

Traer, IA $62,059

Tripoli, IA $61,880

Waverly, IA $61,878

Wellsburg, IA $61,978

Westgate, IA $61,945

Winthrop, IA $62,271

Waterloo, IA $62,041

Evansdale, IA $62,024

Creston, IA $62,466

Afton, IA $62,645

Arispe, IA $62,646

Bedford, IA $61,766

Benton, IA $61,725

Blockton, IA $61,684

Bridgewater, IA $61,942

Carbon, IA $62,223

Clearfield, IA $61,771

Corning, IA $62,009

Cromwell, IA $62,476

Cumberland, IA $62,160

Diagonal, IA $61,944

Fontanelle, IA $62,285

Grant, IA $62,487

Gravity, IA $61,825

Greenfield, IA $62,702

Arnolds Park, IA $62,251

Dickens, IA $61,861

Estherville, IA $62,054

Everly, IA $61,895

Fostoria, IA $62,212

Gillett Grove, IA $62,074

Graettinger, IA $61,908

Greenville, IA $61,884

Gruver, IA $62,026

Harris, IA $61,907

Hartley, IA $61,908

Lake Park, IA $61,991

Assistant Technical Writer Salary by Industry: Top Paying Sectors

For Assistant Technical Writer roles, the industry you choose can affect earning potential by as much as 27% (the gap between the highest and lowest paying industries). Data shows that the Aerospace & Defense and Software & Networking sectors offer the strongest compensation, at 12% above the average. In contrast, Assistant Technical Writer positions in Edu., Gov't. & Nonprofit or MFG Nondurable typically offer lower base pay, as these industries often view Assistant Technical Writer as a support function rather than a direct revenue driver.

The top paying industries for an Assistant Technical Writer

Industry Sector	Average Annual Salary	Average Hourly Rate	Pay vs.Avg
Aerospace & Defense	$71,151	$34.0	12%
Software & Networking	$70,516	$34.0	11%
Construction	$69,881	$34.0	10%
Internet	$68,610	$33.0	8%
Pharmaceuticals	$67,340	$32.0	6%

Assistant Technical Writer Salary: Hourly Rate, Weekly Pay, and Monthly Pay

Understanding how an Assistant Technical Writer'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.

$58,481

Average $63,528/year

$69,216

$4,873

Average $5,294/month

$5,768

$1,125

Average $1,222/week

$1,331

$28

Average $31/hour

$33

	Annual Salary	Monthly Pay	Weekly Pay	Hourly Wage
75th Percentile	$69,216	$5,768	$1,331	$33
Average	$63,528	$5,294	$1,222	$31
25th Percentile	$58,481	$4,873	$1,125	$28

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