State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Indiana
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Indiana, $75,820. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.9% — not 29.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+29.9%
Connecticut vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+16.9%
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
Indiana
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $75,820
- p25
- $59,080
- p75
- $90,590
- p10
- $51,640
- p90
- $128,640
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
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.