State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Colorado vs Connecticut
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Colorado, $76,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.6% — not 22%.
Nominal pay gap
-22%
Colorado vs Connecticut
COL-adjusted gap
-21.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $76,830
- p25
- $51,710
- p75
- $95,420
- p10
- $42,810
- p90
- $132,630
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
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.