State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Texas
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Texas, $69,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.9% — not 40.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+40.7%
Connecticut vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+31.9%
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
Texas
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $69,990
- p25
- $53,950
- p75
- $96,260
- p10
- $49,070
- p90
- $125,240
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +300%
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.