State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Nevada
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Nevada, $63,910. After cost-of-living, the gap is 84.1% — not 102.3%.
Nominal pay gap
+102.3%
District of Columbia vs Nevada
COL-adjusted gap
+84.1%
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
Nevada
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $63,910
- p25
- $48,130
- p75
- $74,940
- p10
- $40,560
- p90
- $83,130
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 100.0
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.