State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Mississippi
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Mississippi, $54,180. After cost-of-living, the gap is 88.9% — not 138.6%.
Nominal pay gap
+138.6%
District of Columbia vs Mississippi
COL-adjusted gap
+88.9%
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
Mississippi
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $54,180
- p25
- $41,600
- p75
- $63,770
- p10
- $25,820
- p90
- $85,550
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.0
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.