State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Massachusetts
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Massachusetts, $85,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.9% — not 15.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.5%
Connecticut vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+17.9%
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
Massachusetts
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $85,260
- p25
- $67,770
- p75
- $108,030
- p10
- $58,910
- p90
- $138,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.