State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Massachusetts vs Missouri
Technical Writers in Massachusetts earn a median of $109,200. In Missouri, $80,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 35.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+35.1%
Massachusetts vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+15.9%
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%
Missouri
Technical Writers
- Median
- $80,840
- p25
- $62,440
- p75
- $101,770
- p10
- $51,170
- p90
- $192,040
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.