State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: New Jersey vs North Carolina
Technical Writers in New Jersey earn a median of $122,320. In North Carolina, $86,320. After cost-of-living, the gap is 22.8% — not 41.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+41.7%
New Jersey vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+22.8%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
New Jersey
Technical Writers
- Median
- $122,320
- p25
- $83,150
- p75
- $135,010
- p10
- $69,400
- p90
- $163,390
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -70%
North Carolina
Technical Writers
- Median
- $86,320
- p25
- $70,390
- p75
- $103,590
- p10
- $53,790
- p90
- $139,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- 0%
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.