State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Idaho
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Idaho, $56,360. After cost-of-living, the gap is 99.4% — not 129.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+129.4%
District of Columbia vs Idaho
COL-adjusted gap
+99.4%
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
Idaho
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $56,360
- p25
- $48,770
- p75
- $69,120
- p10
- $44,660
- p90
- $108,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 95.5
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.