State wages ยท Cost of living
Technical Writers pay by state
The highest published median is in Connecticut, at $109,400. Connecticut leads after cost of living, at $105,590. Rhode Island has the lowest RPP among states paying at least the national median ($91,670).
National median
$91,670
Highest state median
$109,400
Connecticut
Best adjusted pay
$105,590
Connecticut
States and territories
52
Blank wages are not estimated
Pay at national average prices
Lower: $66,660Higher: $105,590Puerto Rico: No cost of living index
All states
52 rows
| Connecticut | $109,400 | +19.3% | 103.61 | $105,590 | 1 |
| Colorado | $103,960 | +13.4% | 103.052 | $100,880 | 2 |
| Rhode Island | $100,580 | +9.7% | 102.28 | $98,340 | 3 |
| Massachusetts | $102,640 | +12.0% | 105.757 | $97,050 | 4 |
| Maryland | $98,350 | +7.3% | 104.959 | $93,700 | 5 |
| North Carolina | $87,330 | -4.7% | 94.326 | $92,580 | 6 |
| California | $100,440 | +9.6% | 110.72 | $90,720 | 7 |
| Alabama | $80,570 | -12.1% | 88.823 | $90,710 | 8 |
| Missouri | $81,150 | -11.5% | 90.817 | $89,360 | 9 |
| New Hampshire | $91,710 | 0.0% | 104.165 | $88,040 | 10 |
| Washington | $93,230 | +1.7% | 107.013 | $87,120 | 11 |
| Nevada | $85,860 | -6.3% | 99.979 | $85,880 | 12 |
| New Mexico | $78,840 | -14.0% | 92.212 | $85,500 | 13 |
| Vermont | $83,680 | -8.7% | 97.958 | $85,420 | 14 |
| South Carolina | $78,660 | -14.2% | 93.749 | $83,900 | 15 |
| Indiana | $78,240 | -14.7% | 93.329 | $83,830 | 16 |
| Tennessee | $76,950 | -16.1% | 91.87 | $83,760 | 17 |
| Idaho | $79,490 | -13.3% | 95.494 | $83,240 | 18 |
| Virginia | $84,000 | -8.4% | 101.104 | $83,080 | 19 |
| Michigan | $78,750 | -14.1% | 96.217 | $81,850 | 20 |
| Arizona | $82,100 | -10.4% | 100.677 | $81,550 | 21 |
| Texas | $79,060 | -13.8% | 97.057 | $81,460 | 22 |
| District of Columbia | $89,180 | -2.7% | 109.901 | $81,150 | 23 |
| Pennsylvania | $78,970 | -13.9% | 97.572 | $80,940 | 24 |
| Wisconsin | $76,090 | -17.0% | 94.095 | $80,870 | 25 |
| Oregon | $83,200 | -9.2% | 103.361 | $80,490 | 26 |
| Kansas | $72,330 | -21.1% | 90.068 | $80,310 | 27 |
| New Jersey | $86,990 | -5.1% | 108.805 | $79,950 | 28 |
| Illinois | $79,690 | -13.1% | 99.958 | $79,720 | 29 |
| Alaska | $80,640 | -12.0% | 102.359 | $78,780 | 30 |
| Kentucky | $70,970 | -22.6% | 90.159 | $78,720 | 31 |
| Florida | $80,840 | -11.8% | 103.414 | $78,170 | 32 |
| Minnesota | $76,770 | -16.3% | 98.621 | $77,840 | 33 |
| New York | $82,980 | -9.5% | 107.921 | $76,890 | 34 |
| Ohio | $70,640 | -22.9% | 92.774 | $76,140 | 35 |
| Utah | $74,940 | -18.3% | 98.864 | $75,800 | 36 |
| Oklahoma | $66,560 | -27.4% | 87.843 | $75,770 | 37 |
| Georgia | $72,440 | -21.0% | 96.293 | $75,230 | 38 |
| North Dakota | $65,740 | -28.3% | 88.959 | $73,900 | 39 |
| Maine | $70,570 | -23.0% | 97.05 | $72,720 | 40 |
| Nebraska | $65,480 | -28.6% | 90.103 | $72,670 | 41 |
| Iowa | $63,680 | -30.5% | 87.762 | $72,560 | 42 |
| Mississippi | $62,680 | -31.6% | 86.953 | $72,080 | 43 |
| Arkansas | $62,490 | -31.8% | 86.937 | $71,880 | 44 |
| West Virginia | $62,250 | -32.1% | 89.497 | $69,560 | 45 |
| South Dakota | $60,310 | -34.2% | 88.586 | $68,080 | 46 |
| Louisiana | $59,250 | -35.4% | 88.207 | $67,170 | 47 |
| Montana | $63,090 | -31.2% | 94.645 | $66,660 | 48 |
| Delaware | Not available | Not available | 99.808 | Not available | Not available |
| Hawaii | Not available | Not available | 109.951 | Not available | Not available |
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Ranks are supplied source ranks for published wage observations. Cost of living comparisons exclude Puerto Rico. Some nominal source ranks exceed 52; they are retained without correction.