State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Massachusetts vs Minnesota
Technical Writers in Massachusetts earn a median of $109,200. In Minnesota, $83,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.2% — not 31.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+31.1%
Massachusetts vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+22.2%
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%
Minnesota
Technical Writers
- Median
- $83,270
- p25
- $66,000
- p75
- $102,180
- p10
- $58,670
- p90
- $127,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.