State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: New Jersey vs Pennsylvania
Technical Writers in New Jersey earn a median of $122,320. In Pennsylvania, $87,620. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25.2% — not 39.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+39.6%
New Jersey vs Pennsylvania
COL-adjusted gap
+25.2%
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%
Pennsylvania
Technical Writers
- Median
- $87,620
- p25
- $71,980
- p75
- $105,300
- p10
- $54,220
- p90
- $158,180
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.6
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.