State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: Colorado vs Maryland
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Colorado, $76,830. After cost-of-living, the gap is 25% — not 26.4%.
Nominal pay gap
-26.4%
Colorado vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-25%
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
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.