State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Kentucky
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Kentucky, $48,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 75.7% — not 101.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+101.8%
Connecticut vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+75.7%
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
Kentucky
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $48,780
- p25
- $40,760
- p75
- $64,550
- p10
- $39,580
- p90
- $76,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.