State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Oregon
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Oregon, $80,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22% — not 22.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+22.2%
Connecticut vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+22%
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
Oregon
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $80,540
- p25
- $52,620
- p75
- $104,010
- p10
- $46,180
- p90
- $158,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.