State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Massachusetts vs New York
Technical Writers in Massachusetts earn a median of $109,200. In New York, $98,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 13.3% — not 11.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+11.1%
Massachusetts vs New York
COL-adjusted gap
+13.3%
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%
New York
Technical Writers
- Median
- $98,310
- p25
- $73,440
- p75
- $121,500
- p10
- $53,560
- p90
- $152,570
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 107.9
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -33%
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.