State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Technical Writers in District of Columbia earn a median of $117,810. In Alabama, $85,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9.8% — not 27.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-27.1%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-9.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Technical Writers
- Median
- $85,840
- p25
- $74,210
- p75
- $104,860
- p10
- $60,700
- p90
- $123,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Technical Writers
- Median
- $117,810
- p25
- $84,990
- p75
- $128,610
- p10
- $74,720
- p90
- $148,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.