State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Tennessee
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Tennessee, $58,870. After cost-of-living, the gap is 48.4% — not 67.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.2%
Connecticut vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+48.4%
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
Tennessee
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $58,870
- p25
- $47,120
- p75
- $78,900
- p10
- $38,720
- p90
- $100,910
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
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.