State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Alaska vs District of Columbia
Technical Writers in District of Columbia earn a median of $117,810. In Alaska, $83,200. After cost-of-living, the gap is 24.2% — not 29.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-29.4%
Alaska vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-24.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alaska
Technical Writers
- Median
- $83,200
- p25
- $61,920
- p75
- $93,500
- p10
- $61,020
- p90
- $102,120
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.4
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.