State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Louisiana
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Louisiana, $89,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 6.4% — not 10%.
Nominal pay gap
+10%
Connecticut vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
-6.4%
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
Louisiana
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $89,520
- p25
- $55,860
- p75
- $105,970
- p10
- $29,740
- p90
- $114,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.