State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Delaware
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Delaware, $57,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 65.5% — not 71.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+71.8%
Connecticut vs Delaware
COL-adjusted gap
+65.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Delaware
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $57,310
- p25
- $50,090
- p75
- $68,910
- p10
- $48,180
- p90
- $93,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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.