State comparison · 2025
Writers and Authors salary: District of Columbia vs Oregon
Writers and Authors in District of Columbia earn a median of $129,300. In Oregon, $80,540. After cost-of-living, the gap is 51% — not 60.5%.
Nominal pay gap
+60.5%
District of Columbia vs Oregon
COL-adjusted gap
+51%
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
Oregon
Writers and Authors
- Median
- $80,540
- p25
- $52,620
- p75
- $104,010
- p10
- $46,180
- p90
- $158,190
- COL index (BEA RPP)100 = US average
- 103.4
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.