State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Iowa
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Iowa, $61,010. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.8% — not 61.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+61.4%
Connecticut vs Iowa
COL-adjusted gap
+36.8%
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
Iowa
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $61,010
- p25
- $50,280
- p75
- $69,220
- p10
- $48,260
- p90
- $88,560
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.