State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Louisiana
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Louisiana, $89,520. After cost-of-living, the gap is 15.9% — not 44.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+44.4%
District of Columbia vs Louisiana
COL-adjusted gap
+15.9%
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
Louisiana
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $89,520
- p25
- $55,860
- p75
- $105,970
- p10
- $29,740
- p90
- $114,810
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 88.2
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.