State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Minnesota
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Minnesota, $72,810. After cost-of-living, the gap is 59.3% — not 77.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+77.6%
District of Columbia vs Minnesota
COL-adjusted gap
+59.3%
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
Minnesota
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $72,810
- p25
- $61,970
- p75
- $86,390
- p10
- $50,700
- p90
- $103,890
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 98.6
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.