State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Indiana vs Massachusetts
Technical Writers in Massachusetts earn a median of $109,200. In Indiana, $75,510. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.6% — not 30.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-30.9%
Indiana vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-21.6%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Massachusetts
Technical Writers
- Median
- $109,200
- p25
- $86,060
- p75
- $134,620
- p10
- $71,120
- p90
- $165,060
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -25%
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.