State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs North Carolina
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In North Carolina, $63,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 40.8% — not 54.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+54.7%
Connecticut vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+40.8%
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
North Carolina
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $63,660
- p25
- $47,940
- p75
- $83,360
- p10
- $42,180
- p90
- $117,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.