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State comparison · 2025

Technical Writers salary: Massachusetts vs Vermont

Occupation

Technical Writers in Massachusetts earn a median of $109,200. In Vermont, $87,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.1% — not 24.3%.

Nominal pay gap
+24.3%
Massachusetts vs Vermont
COL-adjusted gap
+15.1%
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%
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Vermont

Technical Writers

Median
$87,860
p25
$65,000
p75
$101,370
p10
$61,220
p90
$223,650
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
98.0
See full breakdown for Vermont

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.