State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs North Dakota
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In North Dakota, $50,860. After cost-of-living, the gap is 105.9% — not 154.2%.
Nominal pay gap
+154.2%
District of Columbia vs North Dakota
COL-adjusted gap
+105.9%
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
North Dakota
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $50,860
- p25
- $47,480
- p75
- $65,590
- p10
- $35,000
- p90
- $83,920
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 89.0
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.