State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Minnesota
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Minnesota, $72,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 28.7% — not 35.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.2%
Connecticut vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+28.7%
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
Minnesota
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $72,810
- p25
- $61,970
- p75
- $86,390
- p10
- $50,700
- p90
- $103,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.