State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Maryland
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Maryland, $104,330. After cost-of-living, the gap is 18.4% — not 23.9%.
Nominal pay gap
+23.9%
District of Columbia vs Maryland
COL-adjusted gap
+18.4%
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
Maryland
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $104,330
- p25
- $77,020
- p75
- $140,670
- p10
- $59,560
- p90
- $165,050
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.0
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.