State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Idaho
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Idaho, $56,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 61% — not 74.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+74.7%
Connecticut vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+61%
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
Idaho
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $56,360
- p25
- $48,770
- p75
- $69,120
- p10
- $44,660
- p90
- $108,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.