State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs North Carolina
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In North Carolina, $63,660. After cost-of-living, the gap is 74.3% — not 103.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+103.1%
District of Columbia vs North Carolina
COL-adjusted gap
+74.3%
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
North Carolina
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $63,660
- p25
- $47,940
- p75
- $83,360
- p10
- $42,180
- p90
- $117,820
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 94.3
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.