State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Illinois
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Illinois, $68,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 39.3% — not 44.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.3%
Connecticut vs Illinois
COL-adjusted gap
+39.3%
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
Illinois
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $68,220
- p25
- $43,440
- p75
- $97,280
- p10
- $41,830
- p90
- $134,400
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +50%
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.