State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs New Jersey
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In New Jersey, $81,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 26.7% — not 20.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+20.7%
Connecticut vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+26.7%
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
New Jersey
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $81,590
- p25
- $60,610
- p75
- $103,120
- p10
- $49,770
- p90
- $128,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.