State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Florida
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Florida, $68,080. After cost-of-living, the gap is 78.7% — not 89.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+89.9%
District of Columbia vs Florida
COL-adjusted gap
+78.7%
After BEA Regional Price Parities
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
Florida
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $68,080
- p25
- $47,410
- p75
- $93,100
- p10
- $41,650
- p90
- $102,540
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.