State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Michigan
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Michigan, $61,800. After cost-of-living, the gap is 47.9% — not 59.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+59.3%
Connecticut vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+47.9%
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
Michigan
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $61,800
- p25
- $45,760
- p75
- $68,510
- p10
- $35,530
- p90
- $81,580
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.