State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Pennsylvania
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Pennsylvania, $77,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.8% — not 27.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+27.2%
Connecticut vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+19.8%
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
Pennsylvania
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $77,410
- p25
- $54,030
- p75
- $102,480
- p10
- $40,270
- p90
- $178,490
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.