State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: New Jersey vs Rhode Island
Technical Writers in New Jersey earn a median of $122,320. In Rhode Island, $102,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 12.4% — not 19.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+19.5%
New Jersey vs Rhode Island
COL-adjusted gap
+12.4%
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%
Rhode Island
Technical Writers
- Median
- $102,360
- p25
- $81,780
- p75
- $105,640
- p10
- $77,480
- p90
- $115,380
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 102.3
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.