State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Arkansas vs District of Columbia
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Arkansas, $47,970. After cost-of-living, the gap is 53.1% — not 62.9%.
Nominal pay gap
-62.9%
Arkansas vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-53.1%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Arkansas
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $47,970
- p25
- $39,150
- p75
- $62,790
- p10
- $30,560
- p90
- $79,350
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 86.9
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.