State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Massachusetts vs Michigan
Technical Writers in Massachusetts earn a median of $109,200. In Michigan, $85,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 16.4% — not 28.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+28.1%
Massachusetts vs Michigan
COL-adjusted gap
+16.4%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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%
Michigan
Technical Writers
- Median
- $85,270
- p25
- $66,810
- p75
- $107,520
- p10
- $57,600
- p90
- $127,070
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 96.2
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.