State comparison · 2024
Writers and Authors salary: Delaware vs District of Columbia
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Delaware, $57,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51.2% — not 55.7%.
Nominal pay gap
-55.7%
Delaware vs District of Columbia
COL-adjusted gap
-51.2%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
Delaware
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $57,310
- p25
- $50,090
- p75
- $68,910
- p10
- $48,180
- p90
- $93,860
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 99.8
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 2024. 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.