State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Kentucky
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Kentucky, $48,780. After cost-of-living, the gap is 117.6% — not 165.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+165.1%
District of Columbia vs Kentucky
COL-adjusted gap
+117.6%
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
Kentucky
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $48,780
- p25
- $40,760
- p75
- $64,550
- p10
- $39,580
- p90
- $76,010
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.2
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.