State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Connecticut vs Wyoming
Writers and Authors in Connecticut earn a median of $98,460. In Wyoming, $49,650. After cost-of-living, the gap is 77.4% — not 98.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+98.3%
Connecticut vs Wyoming
COL-adjusted gap
+77.4%
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
Wyoming
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $49,650
- p25
- $41,560
- p75
- $57,600
- p10
- $41,170
- p90
- $66,510
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.7
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.