State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Massachusetts vs Mississippi
Technical Writers in Massachusetts earn a median of $109,200. In Mississippi, $65,220. After cost-of-living, the gap is 37.7% — not 67.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+67.4%
Massachusetts vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+37.7%
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%
Mississippi
Technical Writers
- Median
- $65,220
- p25
- $60,810
- p75
- $80,150
- p10
- $45,740
- p90
- $85,980
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.