State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Arkansas vs Connecticut
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Arkansas, $47,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 41.9% — not 51.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-51.3%
Arkansas vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
-41.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $47,970
- p25
- $39,150
- p75
- $62,790
- p10
- $30,560
- p90
- $79,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.