State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Missouri
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Missouri, $58,140. After cost-of-living, the gap is 83.7% — not 122.4%.
Nominal pay gap
+122.4%
District of Columbia vs Missouri
COL-adjusted gap
+83.7%
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
Missouri
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $58,140
- p25
- $48,130
- p75
- $77,570
- p10
- $42,000
- p90
- $98,930
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.8
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.