State comparison · 2025
Technical Writers salary: New Jersey vs Virginia
Technical Writers in New Jersey earn a median of $122,320. In Virginia, $93,600. After cost-of-living, the gap is 21.4% — not 30.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+30.7%
New Jersey vs Virginia
COL-adjusted gap
+21.4%
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%
Virginia
Technical Writers
- Median
- $93,600
- p25
- $75,510
- p75
- $113,510
- p10
- $60,930
- p90
- $139,470
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 101.1
- Hiring velocity (180d)
- -80%
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.