State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Massachusetts vs North Carolina
Technical Writers in Massachusetts earn a median of $109,200. In North Carolina, $86,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.8% — not 26.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+26.5%
Massachusetts vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+12.8%
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%
North Carolina
Technical Writers
- Median
- $86,320
- p25
- $70,390
- p75
- $103,590
- p10
- $53,790
- p90
- $139,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- 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.