State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
Technical Writers in District of Columbia earn a median of $117,810. In Pennsylvania, $87,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 19.4% — not 34.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+34.5%
District of Columbia vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+19.4%
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
Pennsylvania
Technical Writers
- Median
- $87,620
- p25
- $71,980
- p75
- $105,300
- p10
- $54,220
- p90
- $158,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.