State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Missouri
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Missouri, $58,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.4% — not 69.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+69.3%
Connecticut vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+48.4%
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
Missouri
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $58,140
- p25
- $48,130
- p75
- $77,570
- p10
- $42,000
- p90
- $98,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.