State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Kansas
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Kansas, $65,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.1% — not 49.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.5%
Connecticut vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+30.1%
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
Kansas
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $65,840
- p25
- $43,740
- p75
- $72,700
- p10
- $30,920
- p90
- $92,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.