State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs New Jersey
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In New Jersey, $81,590. After cost-of-living, the gap is 56.9% — not 58.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+58.5%
District of Columbia vs New Jersey
COL-adjusted gap
+56.9%
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
New Jersey
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $81,590
- p25
- $60,610
- p75
- $103,120
- p10
- $49,770
- p90
- $128,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 108.8
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.