State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Oklahoma
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Oklahoma, $58,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42% — not 67.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.5%
Connecticut vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+42%
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
Oklahoma
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $58,770
- p25
- $43,640
- p75
- $76,950
- p10
- $38,230
- p90
- $98,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.