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State comparison · 2025

Writers and Authors salary: Colorado vs District of Columbia

Occupation

Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Colorado, $76,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 36.7% — not 40.6%.

Nominal pay gap
-40.6%
Colorado vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-36.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities

Colorado

Writers and Authors

Median
$76,830
p25
$51,710
p75
$95,420
p10
$42,810
p90
$132,630
COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
103.1
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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
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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.