State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs South Carolina
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In South Carolina, $51,920. After cost-of-living, the gap is 71.5% — not 89.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+89.6%
Connecticut vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+71.5%
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
South Carolina
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $51,920
- p25
- $41,610
- p75
- $76,330
- p10
- $38,210
- p90
- $91,140
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.