State comparison · 2024
Writers and Authors salary: Delaware vs Maryland
Writers and Authors in Maryland earn a median of $104,330. In Delaware, $57,310. After cost-of-living, the gap is 42.2% — not 45.1%.
Nominal pay gap
-45.1%
Delaware vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
-42.2%
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
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 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.