State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: New Jersey vs South Carolina
Technical Writers in New Jersey earn a median of $122,320. In South Carolina, $82,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 27.6% — not 48.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+48.2%
New Jersey vs South Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+27.6%
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%
South Carolina
Technical Writers
- Median
- $82,540
- p25
- $66,700
- p75
- $103,550
- p10
- $57,360
- p90
- $120,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 93.7
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.