State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: California vs New Jersey
Technical Writers in New Jersey earn a median of $122,320. In California, $104,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.4% — not 15%.
Nominal pay gap
-15%
California vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
-16.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
California
Technical Writers
- Median
- $104,000
- p25
- $84,250
- p75
- $141,280
- p10
- $69,630
- p90
- $175,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 110.7
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -67%
New Jersey
Technical Writers
- Median
- $122,320
- p25
- $83,150
- p75
- $135,010
- p10
- $69,400
- p90
- $163,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
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.