State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Alabama vs District of Columbia
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Alabama, $66,950. After cost-of-living, the gap is 35.9% — not 48.2%.
Nominal pay gap
-48.2%
Alabama vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-35.9%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Alabama
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $66,950
- p25
- $51,840
- p75
- $93,550
- p10
- $39,830
- p90
- $115,210
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.8
District of Columbia
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $129,300
- p25
- $100,320
- p75
- $158,020
- p10
- $74,990
- p90
- $172,480
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 109.9
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.