State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs North Dakota
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In North Dakota, $50,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 66.3% — not 93.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+93.6%
Connecticut vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+66.3%
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 Dakota
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $50,860
- p25
- $47,480
- p75
- $65,590
- p10
- $35,000
- p90
- $83,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.