State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Massachusetts vs South Carolina
Technical Writers in Massachusetts earn a median of $109,200. In South Carolina, $82,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 17.2% — not 32.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+32.3%
Massachusetts vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+17.2%
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%
South Carolina
Technical Writers
- Median
- $82,540
- p25
- $66,700
- p75
- $103,550
- p10
- $57,360
- p90
- $120,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.