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State comparison · 2025

Writers and Authors salary: Arizona vs District of Columbia

Occupation

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
See full breakdown for Arizona

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
See full breakdown for District of Columbia

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.