State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: District of Columbia vs Indiana
Technical Writers in District of Columbia earn a median of $117,810. In Indiana, $75,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 32.5% — not 56%.
Nominal pay gap
+56%
District of Columbia vs Indiana
COL-adjusted gap
+32.5%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
District of Columbia
Technical Writers
- Median
- $117,810
- p25
- $84,990
- p75
- $128,610
- p10
- $74,720
- p90
- $148,770
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
Indiana
Technical Writers
- Median
- $75,510
- p25
- $63,540
- p75
- $89,500
- p10
- $52,350
- p90
- $106,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- +33%
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.