State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Kansas
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Kansas, $65,840. After cost-of-living, the gap is 61% — not 96.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+96.4%
District of Columbia vs Kansas
COL-adjusted gap
+61%
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
Kansas
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $65,840
- p25
- $43,740
- p75
- $72,700
- p10
- $30,920
- p90
- $92,660
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.