State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: New Jersey vs Texas
Technical Writers in New Jersey earn a median of $122,320. In Texas, $82,750. After cost-of-living, the gap is 31.9% — not 47.8%.
Nominal pay gap
+47.8%
New Jersey vs Texas
COL-adjusted gap
+31.9%
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%
Texas
Technical Writers
- Median
- $82,750
- p25
- $63,720
- p75
- $105,630
- p10
- $50,590
- p90
- $127,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 97.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -78%
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.