State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Arizona, $55,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 52.7% — not 56.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-56.7%
Arizona vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-52.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arizona
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $55,990
- p25
- $47,340
- p75
- $74,570
- p10
- $42,300
- p90
- $90,990
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.7
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.