State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Utah
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Utah, $64,530. After cost-of-living, the gap is 45.7% — not 52.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.6%
Connecticut vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+45.7%
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
Utah
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $64,530
- p25
- $53,800
- p75
- $86,240
- p10
- $36,260
- p90
- $101,460
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.