State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
Technical Writers in Massachusetts earn a median of $109,200. In Rhode Island, $102,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 3.2% — not 6.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+6.7%
Massachusetts vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+3.2%
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%
Rhode Island
Technical Writers
- Median
- $102,360
- p25
- $81,780
- p75
- $105,640
- p10
- $77,480
- p90
- $115,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.