State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Wisconsin
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Wisconsin, $64,370. After cost-of-living, the gap is 38.9% — not 53%.
Nominal pay gap
+53%
Connecticut vs Wisconsin
COL-adjusted gap
+38.9%
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
Wisconsin
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $64,370
- p25
- $51,710
- p75
- $77,220
- p10
- $47,410
- p90
- $90,880
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.1
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.