State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Washington
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Washington, $85,700. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.7% — not 14.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+14.9%
Connecticut vs Washington
COL-adjusted gap
+18.7%
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
Washington
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $85,700
- p25
- $65,330
- p75
- $109,000
- p10
- $50,600
- p90
- $129,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.0
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.