State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs South Dakota
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In South Dakota, $56,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.5% — not 73.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+73.7%
Connecticut vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+48.5%
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 Dakota
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $56,700
- p25
- $54,080
- p75
- $59,710
- p10
- $45,760
- p90
- $68,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.