State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Massachusetts vs South Dakota
Technical Writers in Massachusetts earn a median of $109,200. In South Dakota, $63,350. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44.4% — not 72.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+72.4%
Massachusetts vs South Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+44.4%
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 Dakota
Technical Writers
- Median
- $63,350
- p25
- $53,730
- p75
- $75,500
- p10
- $49,490
- p90
- $84,090
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.6
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.