State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Alabama vs Connecticut
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Alabama, $66,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 20.7% — not 32%.
Nominal pay gap
-32%
Alabama vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
-20.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $66,950
- p25
- $51,840
- p75
- $93,550
- p10
- $39,830
- p90
- $115,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
Connecticut
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $98,460
- p25
- $73,610
- p75
- $129,260
- p10
- $52,250
- p90
- $153,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.6
BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Cost-of-living adjustment from BEA Regional Price Parities (overall index). Hiring velocity from DOL OFLC public disclosure data, recent 180 days vs prior. See methodology.