State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Massachusetts vs Montana
Technical Writers in Massachusetts earn a median of $109,200. In Montana, $75,070. After cost-of-living, the gap is 30.1% — not 45.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+45.5%
Massachusetts vs Montana
COL-adjusted gap
+30.1%
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%
Montana
Technical Writers
- Median
- $75,070
- p25
- $73,340
- p75
- $75,330
- p10
- $65,630
- p90
- $89,280
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.6
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.