State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Nebraska
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Nebraska, $65,470. After cost-of-living, the gap is 61.9% — not 97.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+97.5%
District of Columbia vs Nebraska
COL-adjusted gap
+61.9%
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
Nebraska
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $65,470
- p25
- $55,290
- p75
- $77,260
- p10
- $44,230
- p90
- $93,600
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 90.1
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.