State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Ohio
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Ohio, $65,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 33.8% — not 49.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+49.3%
Connecticut vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+33.8%
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
Ohio
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $65,930
- p25
- $55,680
- p75
- $81,060
- p10
- $40,190
- p90
- $101,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.