State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Virginia
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Virginia, $85,000. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13% — not 15.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+15.8%
Connecticut vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+13%
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
Virginia
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $85,000
- p25
- $64,730
- p75
- $104,000
- p10
- $44,190
- p90
- $131,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
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.