State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs West Virginia
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In West Virginia, $64,410. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.1% — not 52.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+52.9%
Connecticut vs West Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+32.1%
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
West Virginia
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $64,410
- p25
- $47,530
- p75
- $72,340
- p10
- $24,340
- p90
- $103,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.5
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.