State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Arizona vs Maryland
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Arizona, $55,990. After cost-of-living, the gap is 44% — not 46.3%.
Nominal pay gap
-46.3%
Arizona vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-44%
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
Maryland
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $104,330
- p25
- $77,020
- p75
- $140,670
- p10
- $59,560
- p90
- $165,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.