State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Technical Writers in District of Columbia earn a median of $117,810. In Arizona, $79,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.1% — not 32.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-32.3%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-26.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Technical Writers
- Median
- $79,780
- p25
- $67,600
- p75
- $100,270
- p10
- $60,100
- p90
- $119,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.