State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Rhode Island
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Rhode Island, $70,190. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.5% — not 40.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.3%
Connecticut vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+38.5%
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
Rhode Island
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $70,190
- p25
- $56,180
- p75
- $84,170
- p10
- $42,060
- p90
- $130,000
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.