State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Mississippi
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Mississippi, $54,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.6% — not 81.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+81.7%
Connecticut vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+52.6%
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
Mississippi
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $54,180
- p25
- $41,600
- p75
- $63,770
- p10
- $25,820
- p90
- $85,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.