State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Louisiana vs Massachusetts
Technical Writers in Massachusetts earn a median of $109,200. In Louisiana, $63,790. After cost-of-living, the gap is 29.9% — not 41.6%.
Nominal pay gap
-41.6%
Louisiana vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
-29.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Louisiana
Technical Writers
- Median
- $63,790
- p25
- $58,020
- p75
- $76,670
- p10
- $53,220
- p90
- $94,680
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.