State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia
Technical Writers in District of Columbia earn a median of $117,810. In Colorado, $100,610. After cost-of-living, the gap is 9% — not 14.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-14.6%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Colorado
Technical Writers
- Median
- $100,610
- p25
- $82,060
- p75
- $123,490
- p10
- $69,730
- p90
- $160,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +100%
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.