State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Ohio
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Ohio, $65,930. After cost-of-living, the gap is 65.6% — not 96.1%.
Nominal pay gap
+96.1%
District of Columbia vs Ohio
COL-adjusted gap
+65.6%
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
Ohio
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $65,930
- p25
- $55,680
- p75
- $81,060
- p10
- $40,190
- p90
- $101,710
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 92.8
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.