State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Technical Writers in District of Columbia earn a median of $117,810. In Mississippi, $65,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 43% — not 80.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+80.6%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+43%
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
Mississippi
Technical Writers
- Median
- $65,220
- p25
- $60,810
- p75
- $80,150
- p10
- $45,740
- p90
- $85,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.