State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Florida
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Florida, $68,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.3% — not 44.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.6%
Connecticut vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+44.3%
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
Florida
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $68,080
- p25
- $47,410
- p75
- $93,100
- p10
- $41,650
- p90
- $102,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.