State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Nebraska
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Nebraska, $65,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.8% — not 50.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+50.4%
Connecticut vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+30.8%
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
Nebraska
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $65,470
- p25
- $55,290
- p75
- $77,260
- p10
- $44,230
- p90
- $93,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.