State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Oklahoma, $58,770. After cost-of-living, the gap is 75.8% — not 120%.
Nominal pay gap
+120%
District of Columbia vs Oklahoma
COL-adjusted gap
+75.8%
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
Oklahoma
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $58,770
- p25
- $43,640
- p75
- $76,950
- p10
- $38,230
- p90
- $98,230
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 87.8
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.