State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: District of Columbia vs Tennessee
Technical Writers in District of Columbia earn a median of $117,810. In Tennessee, $79,550. After cost-of-living, the gap is 23.8% — not 48.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.1%
District of Columbia vs Tennessee
COL-adjusted gap
+23.8%
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
Tennessee
Technical Writers
- Median
- $79,550
- p25
- $63,540
- p75
- $102,430
- p10
- $50,430
- p90
- $108,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 91.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -50%
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.