State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: Massachusetts vs Utah
Technical Writers in Massachusetts earn a median of $109,200. In Utah, $80,270. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.2% — not 36%.
Nominal pay gap
+36%
Massachusetts vs Utah
COL-adjusted gap
+27.2%
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%
Utah
Technical Writers
- Median
- $80,270
- p25
- $64,910
- p75
- $102,590
- p10
- $50,610
- p90
- $132,590
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.9
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.