State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Massachusetts, $85,260. After cost-of-living, the gap is 46% — not 51.7%.
Nominal pay gap
+51.7%
District of Columbia vs Massachusetts
COL-adjusted gap
+46%
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
Massachusetts
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $85,260
- p25
- $67,770
- p75
- $108,030
- p10
- $58,910
- p90
- $138,950
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 105.8
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.