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State comparison · 2025

Writers and Authors salary: Alabama vs Connecticut

Occupation

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
See full breakdown for Alabama

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
See full breakdown for Connecticut

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.