State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Arizona vs Connecticut
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Arizona, $55,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.5% — not 43.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-43.1%
Arizona vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
-41.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $55,990
- p25
- $47,340
- p75
- $74,570
- p10
- $42,300
- p90
- $90,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.