State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Technical Writers in District of Columbia earn a median of $117,810. In Arkansas, $61,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 34.3% — not 48.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-48.1%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-34.3%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Technical Writers
- Median
- $61,180
- p25
- $51,660
- p75
- $74,590
- p10
- $45,170
- p90
- $81,330
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.