State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Georgia
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Georgia, $74,710. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.5% — not 31.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.8%
Connecticut vs Georgia
COL-adjusted gap
+22.5%
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
Georgia
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $74,710
- p25
- $58,700
- p75
- $99,260
- p10
- $38,460
- p90
- $133,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.3
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.